| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 3 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Lawrence inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | John Lawrence is denied on a layup by Heriberto Marino | 30-19 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the dunk attempt | 30-19 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 32-19 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield's floater is tipped away by Heriberto Marino | 32-19 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 32-19 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #1 | 32-19 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it home | 33-21 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a floater from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Galliher (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Marcelino Russo (C) Edward Stockstill, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Vincent Young hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Corey Ulrich is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Marcelino Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin lays it up and in | 37-25 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Jason Newman lays it in | 37-27 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Nathan Kirtley - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Nathan Kirtley, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Jason Newman | |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese blows the layup | 37-27 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hipple | 37-27 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Justin Britt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Galliher (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a shot from the right side | 37-27 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple tips it home | 39-27 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #5 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) Vincent Young | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Oliver Hamlin steals the ball from Justin Britt | 41-27 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | David Butner steals it from Heriberto Marino | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses long on a runner from close range | 41-29 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Vincent Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #4 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Marcelino Russo (C) Edward Stockstill, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Justin Britt, Jason Newman | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 41-29 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-29 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Hipple | 44-29 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Vincent Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher, Marcelino Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF) David Butner, Corey Ulrich | |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Arthur Porterfield is called for the reach on Patrick Reese - foul #4 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #6 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Vincent Young | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | John Lawrence drills a runner in the lane | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-31 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | John Lawrence clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is whistled for a carry | 46-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Barry Galliher (SF) Nathan Kirtley, Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Corey Ulrich, Benjamin Oden | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | John Lawrence is hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SF), Marcelino Russo (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Vincent Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Justin Britt | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the floater from the left block | 46-31 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Marcelino Russo is called for the reach on Jason Newman - foul #1 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Edward Stockstill, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher, Marcelino Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Demski (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF) David Butner, John Lawrence | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Jason Newman drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Young | 46-33 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley lays it up and in | 48-33 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Leif Demski | 48-35 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Heriberto Marino | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leif Demski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin throws it down | 52-37 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich blows the layup | 52-37 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is whistled for traveling | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Marcelino Russo (C) Nathan Kirtley, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich lays it up and in set up by John Lawrence | 52-39 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Edward Stockstill, Barry Galliher, Marcelino Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) John Lawrence | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Jason Newman is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #5 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Barry Galliher (C) Jonathan Robinson, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Young | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Jason Newman denies the turnaround by Oliver Hamlin | 56-43 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill runs out the clock | 56-43 |