| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jerry Smith inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Jerry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-19 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Harry Minter hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Hinton and the foul's on Steve Manners - foul #2 on Steve Manners, team foul #1 | 36-19 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the free throw | 36-19 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-19 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Harry Minter hits the follow up shot | 38-19 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Silas Pringle - foul #1 on Silas Pringle, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Harry Minter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-22 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-22 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dirk Littlejohn - foul #4 on Dirk Littlejohn, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (PG) Dirk Littlejohn | |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Charles Pettit misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Minter - foul #1 on Harry Minter, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Miladen Zanders (C) Steve Manners | |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Charles Pettit misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Charles Pettit makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Harry Minter is denied on a dunk by Howard Peterson | 39-23 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Howard Peterson snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Ervin Nelson takes the ball from Silas Pringle | 39-23 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Charles Pettit buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Miladen Zanders | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Silas Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Harry Minter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Miladen Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Harry Minter lays it in set up by Silas Pringle | 41-26 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Harry Minter steals it from Charles Pettit | 41-26 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton can't finish the layup | 41-26 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Howard Peterson gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Richard Hinton - foul #2 on Richard Hinton, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Silas Pringle, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Davis (SF), Joel Mullenix (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Howard Peterson, Miladen Zanders | |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matchett (SG) Ervin Nelson | |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Charles Pettit misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Steve Manners hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Kinney | 43-29 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Robert Matchett is hacked by Roosevelt Littlefield - foul #2 on Roosevelt Littlefield, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) William Duncan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn (PG) Charles Pettit | |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Steve Manners can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | James Davis is called for the reach on Robert Villasenor - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Harry Minter (C) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SF) James Davis | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor can't finish the layup | 43-29 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Robert Matchett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) PF - Joel Mullenix (fresh) C - Steve Manners (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Steve Manners is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-29 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix snags the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #2 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (SG), Miladen Zanders (C) Robert Matchett, Steve Manners | |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Dirk Littlejohn takes the ball from Bruce Willis | 45-30 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Jerry Smith lays it in set up by Dirk Littlejohn | 45-32 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Richard Hinton is blocked by Miladen Zanders | 45-32 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn scores on a 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Harry Minter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix misses the dunk but the foul's on Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #3 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), James Davis (SF), Steve Manners (C) Charles Pettit, Jerry Smith, Miladen Zanders | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield is hacked by Ervin Nelson - foul #1 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (PF) Joel Mullenix | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Kinney | 47-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Steve Manners tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Staten (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Howard Peterson misses the floater from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | William Duncan is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SF), Miladen Zanders (C) James Davis, Steve Manners | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Harry Minter gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Hinton | 49-37 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 49-40 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Willis | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dirk Littlejohn | 51-43 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton is fouled on the floor by Ervin Nelson - foul #2 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Pettit (SG), Joel Mullenix (PF), Steve Manners (C) Ervin Nelson, Howard Peterson, Miladen Zanders | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Steve Manners is called for the reach on Harry Minter - foul #3 on Steve Manners, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Villasenor | 53-43 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Joel Mullenix comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Charles Pettit grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor connects on the runner from the right block set up by Harry Minter and he's hacked by Steve Manners - foul #4 on Steve Manners, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (PF) Joel Mullenix | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Staten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dirk Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dirk Littlejohn | 55-43 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Daniel Eisenhauer swats the short shot by Charles Pettit | 55-43 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney hits the finger roll set up by Robert Villasenor and he's fouled by Steve Manners - foul #5 on Steve Manners, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Harry Minter (C) Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), James Davis (SF), Miladen Zanders (C) Charles Pettit, Jerry Smith, Steve Manners | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | James Davis connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ervin Nelson | 58-45 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roosevelt Littlefield | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SF) James Davis | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer's pass is intercepted by Dirk Littlejohn | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Willis | 62-45 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Dirk Littlejohn clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 62-45 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Miladen Zanders tips it but misses | 62-45 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Eisenhauer | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton runs out the clock | 62-45 |