| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) SG - James Kirk (fresh) SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Timothy Haines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Mark Spiro (fresh) SF - Phillip Stevenson (fresh) PF - Mathew Weigel (fresh) C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Jones | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | James Jones is called for the reach on Daniel Parada - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Spiro | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Samuel Peterman swats the dunk try by Harvey Marine | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | James Kirk can't tip it in | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | James Jones loses the dribble to Harvey Marine | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Weigel | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Mark Spiro pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fairly fresh) SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Phillip Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - Mathew Weigel (tiring) C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Jerry Stone is called for the reach on Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Jerry Stone, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, David Heywood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Glenn Turpin (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel, Samuel Peterman | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson misses the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Glenn Turpin hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Haines | 9-7 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Silvia | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike loses the dribble to Mark Silvia in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Larry Heikkinen | 9-10 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Patrick Smith (SF), Francis Frazier (PF), David Heywood (C) Larry Heikkinen, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SG), Mathew Weigel (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Phillip Stevenson, Glenn Turpin, Kenneth Morin | |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Mark Silvia clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Heywood | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith is called for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG) Bradford Mike | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Mark Silvia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Heywood - foul #1 on David Heywood, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Morin (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Mark Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel buries a driving attempt from the left block | 9-13 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF), Glenn Turpin (PF) Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith's floater is knocked away by Glenn Turpin | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier tips it in | 11-13 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Mark Silvia scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Morin | 11-16 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), John Hazel (C) Jerry Stone, Patrick Smith, Francis Frazier, David Heywood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Glenn Turpin connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Lammers | 11-18 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Kenneth Morin is called for the reach on John Hazel - foul #1 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Larry Heikkinen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Piatt (SG), Mathew Weigel (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Silvia, Glenn Turpin, Kenneth Morin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) SG - James Kirk (fresh) SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Piatt (fresh) SF - Russell Fleming (fresh) PF - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | John Hazel blows the layup | 11-18 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | John Hazel denies the turnaround by Mathew Weigel | 11-18 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Russell Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Harvey Marine steals it from Mathew Weigel | 11-18 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | James Kirk is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Patrick Smith (SF), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, John Hazel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson (SF) Russell Fleming | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Francis Frazier - foul #1 on Francis Frazier, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Scott Piatt | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 11-21 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is hacked by Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Francis Frazier, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) James Kirk, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Glenn Turpin (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mathew Weigel, Samuel Peterman | |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-21 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Lammers clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 11-21 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada loses the dribble to Phillip Stevenson in the backcourt | 11-21 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson lays it in | 11-23 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Larry Heikkinen | 13-23 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Mark Silvia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), John Hazel (PF), David Heywood (C) Jerry Stone, Harvey Marine, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Piatt (SG) Mark Silvia | |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Morin - foul #2 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Phillip Stevenson, Kenneth Morin | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | David Heywood is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 15-23 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Glenn Turpin is hacked by John Hazel - foul #1 on John Hazel, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Patrick Smith (SF) Larry Heikkinen, Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (PF) Glenn Turpin | |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a floater from close range | 15-23 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | John Hazel pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | James Lammers comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Heywood - foul #2 on David Heywood, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Harvey Marine (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, John Hazel, David Heywood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Phillip Stevenson (SF) Russell Fleming, Mathew Weigel | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Daniel Parada (SF) James Kirk, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Glenn Turpin (PF) Scott Piatt | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Turpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Mark Silvia hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Lammers | 20-26 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Phillip Stevenson is called for the reach on Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Phillip Stevenson, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Patrick Smith (SF) Jerry Stone, Larry Heikkinen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Piatt (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Mitchell Kennedy (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Mark Silvia, Phillip Stevenson, Glenn Turpin, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel travels with the ball | 22-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | James Kirk is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mitchell Kennedy - foul #1 on Mitchell Kennedy, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), John Hazel (C) Patrick Smith, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Lammers | 25-28 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Kirk | 27-28 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Russell Fleming - foul #1 on Russell Fleming, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Bradford Mike, James Kirk, John Hazel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Phillip Stevenson (SF), Glenn Turpin (PF) Scott Piatt, Russell Fleming, Mitchell Kennedy | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Turpin and the foul's on Timothy Haines - foul #1 on Timothy Haines, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (PF), David Heywood (C) Harvey Marine, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Mark Spiro (SG), Kenneth Morin (C) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Mathew Weigel | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on Phillip Stevenson - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Smith (fresh) PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Heywood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Spiro (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Phillip Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Turpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Mathew Weigel (PF) Mark Spiro, Glenn Turpin | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Francis Frazier steps in front of the Mathew Weigel pass | 29-32 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Jerry Stone - foul #1 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #13 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Piatt (PF) Mathew Weigel | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Scott Piatt grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Stone - foul #2 on Jerry Stone, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG) Jerry Stone | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | David Heywood hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Morin - foul #3 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #14 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Patrick Smith (SF), John Hazel (PF) Larry Heikkinen, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Phillip Stevenson, Kenneth Morin | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | David Heywood misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | David Heywood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Scott Piatt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Haines (C) David Heywood | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #15 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) John Hazel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Glenn Turpin (PF) James Jones, Scott Piatt | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | James Lammers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Francis Frazier (PF) James Kirk, Patrick Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson (SF) Russell Fleming | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits a jumper from close range | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Glenn Turpin misses long on a floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Francis Frazier | 34-36 |