| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fetters (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Byrd (fresh) C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Fetters inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Daniel Miller - foul #1 on Daniel Miller, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole | 42-42 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Daniel Miller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Roy Lebron grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Jonathan Mobley takes the ball from Howard Spencer | 42-42 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Roy Lebron loses the dribble to Norman Thomas in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley's dunk attempt is rejected by Russell Byrd | 42-42 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Lloyd Remley picks off the pass by Daniel Miller | 42-42 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 42-42 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Spencer - foul #2 on Howard Spencer, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Roy Lebron shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Poole, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Roy Lebron shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Howard Spencer tips it home | 44-44 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Tenofsky | 50-44 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Roy Lebron hits a floater from the left side | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Miller (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fetters (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Russell Byrd (tiring) C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Roy Lebron snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Roy Lebron comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Morris | 50-46 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Miller | 50-46 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Michael Fetters clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Byrd | 50-46 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Daniel Miller scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Lebron | 50-49 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is hacked by Roy Lebron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Lebron, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Roy Lebron, Daniel Miller, Michael Fetters, Russell Byrd, Howard Spencer | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 52-49 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Verville picks off the pass by Benjamin Poole in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Anthony Verville lays it in | 52-54 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Reid Simpson | 52-56 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Benjamin Ball | 54-56 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it in | 54-58 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Reid Simpson steals it from Benjamin Poole in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Jay Grier lays it in on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 54-60 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley | 57-60 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Remley - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #1 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Steven Poyner (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Benjamin Poole, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the tip | 57-62 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Anthony Verville pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Poyner (fresh) SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Verville | 57-65 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman blows the layup | 57-65 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Richard Morris gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 59-65 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson buries a 3 from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Lebron - foul #4 on Roy Lebron, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Richard Morris, Steven Poyner, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Daniel Miller (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Roy Lebron, Reid Simpson, Anthony Verville, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-68 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Robert Zidek is called for the reach on Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Zidek, team foul #2 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #3 | 59-68 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove snags the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Daniel Miller can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (PF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Daniel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Daniel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetters - foul #2 on Michael Fetters, team foul #6 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Tenofsky | 62-70 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Russell Byrd drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Reid Simpson | 62-72 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky travels in the backcourt | 62-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Michael Fetters | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses long on a floater from the right side | 62-72 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett tips it home | 64-72 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Tomas Bowman swats the short shot by Russell Byrd | 64-72 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 66-72 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Miller (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Miller - foul #2 on Daniel Miller, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Anthony Verville (SG), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Reid Simpson, Daniel Miller, Russell Byrd, Howard Spencer | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Benjamin Poole steals it from Antwan Harris | 67-72 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 69-72 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Benjamin Poole is called for the reach on Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #5 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Fetters (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Roy Lebron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-72 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Roy Lebron steps in front of the Lloyd Remley pass | 69-72 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Anthony Verville hits the finger roll set up by Roy Lebron | 69-74 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole connects on the open shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 71-74 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Benjamin Poole - foul #3 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #6 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Antwan Harris | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Michael Fetters makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Bowman | 74-75 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Roy Lebron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Richard Morris, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF) Reid Simpson, Michael Fetters, Jay Grier | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-75 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the tip | 74-75 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Daniel Miller snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Daniel Miller shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Lebron | 74-77 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky snags the offensive board | 74-77 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-80 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cosgrove | 77-80 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | The jump hook by Robert Cosgrove is blocked by Tomas Bowman | 77-80 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Miller (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-80 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove loses the dribble to Benjamin Ball | 77-80 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Roy Lebron - foul #5 on Roy Lebron, team foul #8 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (PG), Anthony Verville (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Russell Byrd (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Roy Lebron, Daniel Miller, Steven Selvidge, Robert Cosgrove, Howard Spencer | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Robert Zidek steals it from Reid Simpson | 77-80 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Ball | 79-80 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (SG), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Antwan Harris | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | The jump hook by Daniel Miller is blocked by Richard Tenofsky | 79-80 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the tip | 79-80 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the shot from the right block | 79-80 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Russell Byrd | 79-80 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses short on an open floater in the lane | 79-80 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is called for traveling | 79-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF) Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Michael Fetters hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-83 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #7 | 82-83 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #9 | 82-85 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is hacked by Robert Zidek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Zidek, team foul #8 | 84-85 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is hacked by Michael Fetters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Fetters, team foul #10 | 84-87 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Michael Fetters grabs the defensive rebound | 84-87 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Robert Zidek is called for the reach on Michael Fetters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Zidek, team foul #9 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (PF) Russell Byrd | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 84-87 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball's pass is intercepted by Howard Spencer | 84-87 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Zidek is called for the reach on Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Zidek, team foul #10 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Michael Fetters steps in front of the Benjamin Ball pass | 84-89 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Reid Simpson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Fetters | 84-91 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-91 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 84-91 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-91 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Russell Byrd (PF) Michael Fetters, Jay Grier | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Reid Simpson runs out the clock | 84-91 |