| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 35-29 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses long on a jumper near the basket | 35-29 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it home | 37-29 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman loses the dribble to Frederick Davis | 37-29 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Neil Smith knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Erick Keen | 39-29 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Dee Polk loses the ball out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses badly on a shot from close range | 39-29 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Dee Polk grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Dee Polk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-29 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado slams it home | 41-29 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses the dunk attempt | 41-29 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dustin Regalado | 41-29 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell is whistled for a carry | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Paul Wymore (SG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Dee Polk, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Neil Smith steals it from Darrel Briceno | 41-29 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Erick Keen and the foul's on Darrel Briceno - foul #1 on Darrel Briceno, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (C) Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Erick Keen is called for the reach on Paul Wymore - foul #2 on Erick Keen, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:00 | St. John's | The jumper by Paul Wymore is denied by Joshua Thompson | 43-29 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darrel Briceno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Michael Sok's pass is intercepted by Douglas Deckert | 43-31 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Kevin Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Thompson | 43-31 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Neil Smith | 43-31 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Thompson | 45-31 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | John Summerville pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | John Summerville drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Thompson | 48-31 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Paul Wymore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Wymore, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Kevin Smith, Paul Wymore, Darrel Briceno, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Norman Smith snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue makes the shot from the left block | 48-33 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | William Igo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by David Cheatham and he's fouled by Brad Blackwell - foul #1 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Neil Smith scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sok | 50-36 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Norman Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frederick Davis - foul #1 on Frederick Davis, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Pogue - foul #3 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SG), Micheal Pesce (C) David Cheatham, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Igo | 53-38 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Feldmann | 53-40 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is hacked by Micheal Pesce - foul #1 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Paul Wymore is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #2 on Paul Wymore, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG) Darrel Briceno | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Paul Wymore steals it from John Summerville | 53-40 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | David Cheatham tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Deckert swats the short shot by John Summerville | 53-42 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith lays it in set up by Erick Keen | 55-42 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce is hacked by Joshua Thompson - foul #3 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Dee Polk, David Cheatham, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG) Paul Wymore | |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the lay-in | 55-42 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Dee Polk scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Feldmann | 55-45 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Dee Polk is called for the reach on Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Dee Polk, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG) Dee Polk | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 6 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis double dribbles | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF) Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | William Igo steps in front of the David Cheatham pass | 57-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Wymore - foul #3 on Paul Wymore, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, David Cheatham, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | William Igo is fouled on the floor by Dee Polk - foul #3 on Dee Polk, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Dee Polk, Paul Wymore, Darrel Briceno, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | David Cheatham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann loses the dribble to Joshua Thompson | 61-45 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Neil Smith scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Thompson | 63-45 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Summerville | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is hacked by Douglas Deckert - foul #2 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF) Christopher Feldmann | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the easy layup | 67-46 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell lays it in set up by Erick Keen | 69-46 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Deckert | 69-48 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Blackwell | 72-48 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Sok - foul #3 on Michael Sok, team foul #6 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Dee Polk gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert gets the offensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert can't connect on a floater from the left side | 72-50 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Paul Wymore hits the follow up shot | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | John Summerville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-52 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 72-55 |