| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | George Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin's floater is tipped away by Jordon Stebbins | 30-26 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Walker | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | William Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | John Miser pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Wilson | 30-28 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the dunk | 30-28 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | John Miser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Gary and he's hacked by Ken Pegg - foul #2 on Ken Pegg, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ray steals the ball from Dennis Heckman | 33-28 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | David Gary hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ray | 35-28 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | George Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Miser | 35-31 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Gary | 38-31 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Wilson | 38-34 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | William Walker misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Robert Ray gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | David Gary clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ken Pegg - foul #3 on Ken Pegg, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | David Gary misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | David Gary is called for the reach on Dennis Heckman - foul #1 on David Gary, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Dennis Heckman - foul #2 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 3rd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker drills a 3 from the left wing set up by David Gary | 43-34 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-34 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman tips it in | 43-36 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 43-36 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Floyd Ward grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Gary | 46-36 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | William Walker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | George Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | John Miser tips it home | 48-38 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Robert Ray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:02 | St. John's | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Jordon Stebbins (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Jeffrey Beach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Dennis Heckman is called for the reach on Jordon Stebbins - foul #3 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ray (SF) Waldo Coop | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | William Walker loses the dribble to Ken Pegg | 50-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | David Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-38 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-38 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Robert Ray gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Robert Ray tips it home | 52-38 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ken Pegg is blocked by Robert Ray | 52-38 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heckman (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a jumper near the basket | 52-38 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the shot in the paint | 52-40 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Ken Pegg swats the short shot by Jordon Stebbins | 52-40 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | John Miser can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is fouled on the floor by Dennis Heckman - foul #4 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), James Bergen (SG), Waldo Coop (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Robert Ray, Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| 05:42 | St. John's | James Bergen loses the dribble to Mark Baity | 52-40 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Mark Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Waldo Coop clanks a runner from the right block | 52-40 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach can't tip it in | 52-40 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Mark Baity clanks a turnaround from the right block | 52-40 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from James Bergen | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Mark Jones makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 52-43 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Waldo Coop scores on a turnaround from the left block | 54-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bergen (fresh) SF - Waldo Coop (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Ward | 54-43 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Waldo Coop can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-43 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Michael Bell grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Floyd Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Waldo Coop misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shane Bennett - foul #2 on Shane Bennett, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Robert Ray (SF), Jordon Stebbins (C) Kenneth Moncayo, James Bergen, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Ray - foul #2 on Robert Ray, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Waldo Coop | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ken Pegg - foul #4 on Ken Pegg, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Walker (C) Jordon Stebbins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | John Miser is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Beach picks off the pass by John Miser | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the follow up shot | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Beach - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Gary runs out the clock | 62-48 |