| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Lee Westmoreland steps in front of the Kevin Richardson pass | 23-22 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 23-24 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits a 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Scott Wood takes the ball from Robert Bates | 26-24 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Carroll - foul #3 on James Carroll, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (PF) James Carroll | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell connects on the runner near the basket | 27-26 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 27-26 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell | 27-29 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | David Nance pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore loses the dribble to Sean Bunting in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 29-29 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Westmoreland | 29-29 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nance (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Kevin Richardson blocks the jumper by David Nance | 32-29 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Sean Bunting snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Scott Wood tips it home | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the 3 from straight away | 34-29 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | David Nance gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell | 37-32 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 40-32 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Wood - foul #2 on Scott Wood, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dima Czaplinski (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), James Carroll (PF), Jeremy Wagner (C) Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, Robert Bates | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeremy Wagner (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Jeremy Wagner grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 40-33 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | James Carroll can't tip it in | 40-33 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 40-33 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Maurice Beaudet, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Chris Mitchell, George Brown, Jeremy Wagner | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is hacked by James Carroll - foul #4 on James Carroll, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (PF) James Carroll | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman's fadeaway is rejected by David Nance | 40-33 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 40-33 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Robert Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | David Nance snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG), James Carroll (PF) Thomas Moore, David Nance | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Wood - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | David Nance snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is hacked by Scott Wood - foul #4 on Scott Wood, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Dima Czaplinski steps in front of the Chris Mitchell pass | 40-35 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 43-35 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell | 43-37 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 43-40 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), Robert Bates (C) Lee Westmoreland, David Nance | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Brown | 43-43 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Richardson (C) Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG) Thomas Moore, Chris Mitchell | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Wood | 43-43 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Chris Mitchell (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) Darrell Lewis, Ty Derenthal, George Brown | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski scores on a shot from the right block set up by Sean Bunting | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | James Carroll double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Maurice Beaudet in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Scott Wood, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Chris Mitchell - foul #2 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is fouled on the floor by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-43 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelrahman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Robert Bates buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chris Mitchell | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Moore - foul #5 on Thomas Moore, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG) Thomas Moore | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is hacked by Chris Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #10 | 51-46 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson runs out the clock | 53-46 |