| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Terry Sacks inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | John Harrison is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #4 on John Harrison, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF) John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaiming Chin | 23-24 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Seabolt - foul #3 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Shaiming Chin | 25-26 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 25-26 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Neil Anderson steals the ball from Edward Thomason | 25-26 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Neil Anderson banks in the layup | 25-28 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Bobby Smith (SF), Richard Hayes (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rufus Howard - foul #1 on Rufus Howard, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF) Norman Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Dikembe Adi denies the turnaround by Baran Roznowski | 27-29 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski tips it home | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's layup is rejected by Richard Hayes | 29-29 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Hart steps in front of the Bobby Smith pass | 29-29 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a floater in the paint | 29-29 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Bobby Smith, Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams, Rufus Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Terry Sacks clanks a shot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Jack Linton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Seabolt - foul #4 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Edward Rentz steals the ball from Shaiming Chin | 29-29 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Hadley | 29-29 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Anderson | 29-31 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Jack Linton can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Neil Anderson | 29-31 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Neil Anderson | 29-33 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Sacks - foul #2 on Terry Sacks, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), John Harrison (PF) Edward Thomason, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Baran Roznowski steals the ball from Neil Anderson | 30-33 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski dunks the ball | 32-33 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Lazaro Bruno | 32-35 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski lays it up and in on a great pass from John Harrison | 34-35 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Jack Linton denies the turnaround by Shaiming Chin | 34-35 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the finger roll and the foul's on Norman Shannon - foul #3 on Norman Shannon, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Shawn Williams (SF), Rufus Howard (C) Norman Shannon, Baran Roznowski, Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (SF) Rufus Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno loses the dribble to Edward Thomason | 35-38 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Richard Hayes, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits a shot in the lane | 39-38 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Shawn Williams blocks the short jumper by Ronald Soucy | 39-38 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Edward Thomason - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Dikembe Adi | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Thomason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-38 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Neil Anderson gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), John Harrison (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | John Harrison lays it in | 41-38 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy drills a floater from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is hacked by Richard Hayes - foul #2 on Richard Hayes, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Richard Hayes, Rufus Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 43-42 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Jack Linton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is fouled on the floor by Edward Rentz - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF) John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Neil Anderson | 45-45 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (PF) Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Seabolt - foul #5 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Joseph Hart, Paul Seabolt | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton tips it home | 51-47 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Jack Linton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by Ronald Soucy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Sacks | 54-52 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | John Harrison double dribbles | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | John Harrison gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on John Harrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |