| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Paul Parker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-37 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sylvester Sharp | 29-37 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by Paul Parker - foul #1 on Paul Parker, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), William Wyatt (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Eric Eidemiller, Paul Parker, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp blows the layup but he's hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen jams it on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 29-40 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | William Wyatt clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Rudolph Rutledge | 29-40 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | William Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), Paul Parker (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Rudolph Rutledge, William Wyatt, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Matthew Covington (SF) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Brown | 32-42 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Charles Frank is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Gates - foul #3 on Dewey Gates, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Glen Thompson - foul #1 on Glen Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-45 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Paul Parker drills a turnaround from close range | 36-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses long on a runner near the basket | 36-45 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is fouled on the floor by Dima Czaplinski - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Chad White connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 36-48 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | The jump hook by Eric Eidemiller is blocked by Sylvester Sharp | 36-48 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 36-51 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rudolph Rutledge | 38-51 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the finger roll set up by Chad White | 38-53 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-53 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Paul Parker comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-53 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | David Brown is hacked by Eric Eidemiller - foul #3 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Eric Eidemiller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | David Brown misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Richardson - foul #2 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Timothy Allen steals the ball from Charles Frank | 40-54 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen lays it in | 40-56 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson tips it but misses | 40-56 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | William Wyatt snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | William Wyatt lays it up and in | 42-56 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is denied on a layup by Kevin Richardson | 42-56 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 42-56 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Paul Parker tips it in | 44-56 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates buries a 3 from the right wing set up by David Brown | 44-59 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | William Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | William Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | William Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins lays it in and he's fouled by William Wyatt - foul #1 on William Wyatt, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad White | 45-65 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Timothy Allen | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Chad White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Frank | 48-65 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Charles Frank is called for the reach on Dewey Gates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Frank, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Liptak (C) Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Paul Parker pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Paul Parker can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 48-66 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Eric Eidemiller, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Preston Higgins | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Parker (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Paul Parker tips it but misses | 48-66 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp drills a turnaround in the lane | 50-68 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson travels with the ball | 50-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF), William Wyatt (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Dima Czaplinski, Paul Parker, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dewey Gates and he's fouled by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #4 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Parker (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) William Wyatt, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Charles Frank comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Glen Thompson - foul #2 on Glen Thompson, team foul #4 | 50-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Charles Frank misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Charles Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | David Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 51-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Parker (PF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Paul Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), William Wyatt (PF) Rudolph Rutledge, Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF) Timothy Allen, David Brown | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Preston Higgins | 51-73 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is fouled on the floor by Glen Thompson - foul #3 on Glen Thompson, team foul #6 | 51-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), Paul Parker (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Dima Czaplinski, William Wyatt, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Sylvester Sharp steals it from Charles Frank | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eric Eidemiller - foul #4 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Richardson (C) Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF) Preston Higgins | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Parker | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Paul Parker knocks in the shot from close range | 53-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Parker (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Covington | 53-77 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller loses the ball out of bounds | 53-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), William Wyatt (PF) Eric Eidemiller, Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF) Chad White, Matthew Covington | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | David Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Frank - foul #4 on Charles Frank, team foul #11 | 53-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Parker (PF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson's pass is intercepted by Darrell Lewis | 53-79 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen can't throw it down | 53-79 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Paul Parker snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-79 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Charles Frank tips it but misses | 53-79 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the follow up shot | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a jumper in the paint | 55-79 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Allen | 55-79 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp loses the dribble to Rudolph Rutledge | 55-79 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Charles Frank's pass is intercepted by Timothy Allen in the backcourt | 55-79 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | David Brown misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #5 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #12 | 55-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), William Wyatt (PF) Rudolph Rutledge, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 55-80 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates dunks the ball set up by David Brown | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Paul Parker's floater is tipped away by David Brown | 55-82 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the rebound | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Allen and he's hacked by Charles Frank - foul #5 on Charles Frank, team foul #13 | 55-84 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PG) Charles Frank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 55-85 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Paul Parker loses the dribble to Dewey Gates | 55-85 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates blows the dunk | 55-85 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | William Wyatt grabs the board | 55-85 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-85 |