| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) C - Jack Linton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Terry Sacks inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Neil Anderson and he's fouled by John Harrison - foul #3 on John Harrison, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Shaiming Chin steps in front of the Edward Thomason pass | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-34 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | John Harrison is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Jack Linton tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Jack Linton snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz lays it in | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | John Harrison is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #4 on John Harrison, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, John Harrison, Jack Linton | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Rufus Howard is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Rufus Howard, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG) Norman Shannon | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Richard Hayes is called for the reach on Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Richard Hayes, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams tips it home | 36-38 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | The short jumper by Lazaro Bruno is denied by Rufus Howard | 36-38 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes grabs the board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rufus Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Dikembe Adi blocks the short jumper by Shawn Williams | 36-38 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Jack Linton (C) Baran Roznowski, Richard Hayes, Rufus Howard | |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt's layup is rejected by Jack Linton | 39-38 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Andrew Hadley steals the ball from Bobby Smith in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Rentz - foul #4 on Edward Rentz, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Edward Rentz | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Jack Linton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (SF) Bobby Smith | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Jack Linton swats the layup by Shaiming Chin | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 42-38 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Richard Hayes grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the floater from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Anderson | 42-38 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomason and he's hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (PF), Rufus Howard (C) Edward Thomason, Richard Hayes, Shawn Williams, Jack Linton | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 4 pf. C - Rufus Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | John Harrison gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Rufus Howard | 44-42 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Rufus Howard scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Harrison | 44-44 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Baran Roznowski - foul #2 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Jack Linton (C) Norman Shannon, Baran Roznowski, Rufus Howard | |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Hart takes the ball from Bobby Smith | 46-44 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | John Harrison is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #5 on John Harrison, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (PF) John Harrison | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Jack Linton snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Jack Linton buries a turnaround from the right block | 46-46 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Edward Thomason steals it from Shaiming Chin | 46-46 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason slams it home | 46-48 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt blows the layup | 46-48 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Joseph Hart travels with the ball | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Baran Roznowski (SG), Shawn Williams (PF) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Terry Sacks steps in front of the Richard Hayes pass | 46-48 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Neil Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 48-48 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Hayes and he's hacked by Shaiming Chin - foul #3 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Baran Roznowski - foul #3 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hadley - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Minh Zheng (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF) Baran Roznowski, Richard Hayes | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Minh Zheng - foul #1 on Minh Zheng, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF) Andrew Hadley, Minh Zheng | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rufus Howard (C) Jack Linton | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Rufus Howard | 50-52 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz jams it set up by Norman Shannon | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Joseph Hart can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Edward Thomason - foul #4 on Edward Thomason, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dikembe Adi, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Norman Shannon | 50-56 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin blows the layup but the foul's on Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Jack Linton (C) Norman Shannon, Rufus Howard | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bobby Smith | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 53-58 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Baran Roznowski (SG) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the dunk attempt | 53-58 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is hacked by Baran Roznowski - foul #4 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hayes (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski is hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #3 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rufus Howard (PF) Edward Rentz | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-59 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt blows the layup | 55-59 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Baran Roznowski | 55-59 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Shawn Williams (PF) Baran Roznowski, Richard Hayes, Rufus Howard | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 55-59 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | The jumper by Shaiming Chin is denied by Shawn Williams | 55-59 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jack Linton | 55-59 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 55-59 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | The short jumper by Paul Seabolt is denied by Shawn Williams | 55-59 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is whistled for traveling | 55-59 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Jack Linton buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion 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) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin connects on the runner from close range set up by Ronald Soucy | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Neil Anderson loses the dribble to Edward Rentz | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz runs out the clock | 59-61 |