| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Peralez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Meador (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Egan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Andrew Parker inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Albert Sims is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), William Wallace (PF) Michael Green, Daniel King | |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Andrew Parker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Albert Sims gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's pass is intercepted by Stephen Egan | 38-38 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the finger roll | 38-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by George Peralez in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Peralez, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Michael Green (SF), Joe Collins (PF) George Peralez, August Cisowski, William Wallace | |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joe Collins - foul #1 on Joe Collins, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Michael Green knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Roger Meador | 39-42 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Albert Sims drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leif Taberski | 42-42 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Roger Meador scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Green | 42-45 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Meador and he's hacked by Albert Sims - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), William Wallace (PF) Marvin Friedman, Joe Collins | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Michael Green double dribbles | 42-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF) Roger Meador, Michael Green, William Wallace | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Sims | 44-49 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Daniel King lays it up and in | 44-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Eilerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Egan (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Friedman - foul #2 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Peralez (PG), Roger Meador (SG), Michael Green (SF), William Wallace (PF) Marvin Friedman, John Eilerman, August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | George Peralez lays it up and in and he's fouled by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Joe Collins (PF) Roger Meador, Michael Green, William Wallace | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Pettaway is called for the reach on John Eilerman - foul #2 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Meador (SG), Michael Green (SF), Daniel King (PF) John Eilerman, August Cisowski, Joe Collins | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Andrew Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Andrew Parker, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Wallace (PF) Daniel King | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | George Peralez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-57 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't tip it in | 49-57 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | George Peralez snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Michael Green buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Roger Meador is called for the reach on Andrew Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Meador, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF) Roger Meador, Michael Green, William Wallace | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger slams it home on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 51-59 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 51-59 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Daniel King steals the ball from Michael Clevenger | 51-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Peralez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Eilerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Egan (very tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Daniel King buries a jumper from close range set up by August Cisowski | 51-61 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Albert Sims connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | John Eilerman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | John Eilerman clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #3 on Albert Sims, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Joshua Pettaway, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (SF), William Wallace (PF), Joe Collins (C) August Cisowski, Daniel King, Stephen Egan | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 54-61 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | George Peralez snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | William Wallace knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Collins and he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Meador (SG) John Eilerman | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | William Wallace makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-64 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Green | 54-64 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on George Peralez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | George Peralez is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Peralez, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) George Peralez | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Andrew Parker's floater is tipped away by William Wallace | 54-66 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Michael Green connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Friedman and the foul's on Albert Sims - foul #4 on Albert Sims, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the free throw | 54-68 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ivan Zausch | 54-68 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-68 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | William Wallace hits the follow up shot | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Friedman - foul #3 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel King (PF), Stephen Egan (C) William Wallace, Joe Collins | |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch slams it home set up by Aldo Rossi | 56-70 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Leif Taberski is called for the reach on Michael Green - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #10 | 56-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Peralez (PG), William Wallace (PF), Joe Collins (C) Marvin Friedman, Daniel King, Stephen Egan | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | William Wallace blocks the short jumper by Joshua Pettaway | 56-72 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | George Peralez gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Peralez (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roger Meador (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Green (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-72 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the easy layup | 56-72 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-72 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Albert Sims knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Ordonez | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | William Wallace is hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #11 | 59-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Stephen Egan (C) Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | William Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | William Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:53 | St. John's | William Wallace swats the shot by Claudio Rossi | 59-72 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the tip | 59-72 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Roger Meador snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | William Wallace lays it in | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a shot from the left side | 59-74 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by George Peralez - foul #5 on George Peralez, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), John Eilerman (SG), Daniel King (PF) George Peralez, Roger Meador, William Wallace | |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Leif Taberski, team foul #12 | 60-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Meador (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Egan - foul #3 on Stephen Egan, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Michael Green (SF), Joe Collins (C) John Eilerman, August Cisowski, Stephen Egan | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Joe Collins loses the dribble to Michael Clevenger | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), August Cisowski (SF), Stephen Egan (C) Marvin Friedman, Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Meador (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Egan (very tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-75 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the tip | 64-75 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Pettaway takes the ball from Roger Meador | 64-75 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Albert Sims slams it home set up by Joshua Pettaway | 66-75 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Pettaway is called for the reach on Daniel King - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #13 | 66-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Michael Green (SF), Joe Collins (C) Roger Meador, August Cisowski, Stephen Egan | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Leif Taberski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Meador (SG), Stephen Egan (C) Marvin Friedman, Joe Collins | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-77 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Roger Meador is called for the reach on Albert Sims - foul #2 on Roger Meador, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel King | 67-77 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #5 on Albert Sims, team foul #14 | 67-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Roger Meador misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by Roger Meador - foul #3 on Roger Meador, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Daniel King is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Hutson - foul #2 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #15 | 68-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a shot from the right side | 68-78 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Green | 68-78 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on Michael Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #16 | 68-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Wallace (PF) Daniel King | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-79 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Roger Meador grabs the board | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the floater from the baseline | 68-79 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway loses the ball out of bounds | 68-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Daniel King (PF) Marvin Friedman, William Wallace | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Eilerman runs out the clock | 68-79 |