| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Michael Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Charles Powers (PF) John Hale, Harrison Brooker | |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the runner from close range | 26-26 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Danny Davenport drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 28-26 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette double dribbles | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Charles Powers knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Youngblood | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the open jump hook from close range set up by Brian Espinosa | 30-28 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 32-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Danny Davenport clanks a runner from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Robert Young gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Robert Young throws it down on a nice dish by Leonard Youngblood | 32-33 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is called for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), William Davis (SF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Steven Timko drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chris Foster | 35-35 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Hale | 35-38 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Hart | 35-38 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | John Hart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Steven Timko tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Little | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Robert Young buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Stephen Little, John Hart, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Robert Young can't connect on a floater from the right side | 40-40 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | John Hale gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF) Robert Young, William Davis | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the dribble to Michael Jackson | 40-40 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 43-40 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses badly on a floater near the basket | 43-40 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is fouled on the floor by Danny Davenport - foul #1 on Danny Davenport, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (PF) Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, William Davis, Charles Powers | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Robert Young double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Douglas Faris, Steven Timko | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Danny Davenport works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Charles Powers - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Steven Timko knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Young | 44-42 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | William Davis's pass is intercepted by Steven Wiens | 44-42 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Espinosa | 47-42 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | William Davis makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Young | 47-45 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | John Hale is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Steven Wiens, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, John Hale, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little's pass is intercepted by Chris Morrissette | 47-45 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Little - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Chris Foster is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins and he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Charles Powers | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Little | 52-51 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Young | 52-54 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Steven Timko (PF) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Charles Powers | |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 52-54 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it home | 54-54 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Roderick Hasegawa steps in front of the Bruce Hankins pass | 54-54 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Steven Timko steps in front of the Danny Davenport pass | 54-54 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-54 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Timko (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Espinosa | 56-54 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Danny Davenport shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Robert Young can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-54 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Danny Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, William Davis, Charles Powers | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Danny Davenport jams it | 60-54 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins can't tip it in | 60-54 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Thomas Powell (PF), Max Henley (C) Robert Ribeiro, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by John Hale - foul #3 on John Hale, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Chris Morrissette is called for the reach on Max Henley - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Max Henley makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Max Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harrison Brooker | 62-57 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | John Hale is called for the reach on Thomas Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hale, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | John Hale misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Robert Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Robert Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Max Henley is hacked by Robert Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Young, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Max Henley makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Max Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | John Hale hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Young | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Danny Davenport | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robert Young is called for the reach on Thomas Powell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Young, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Robert Young | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Hale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-60 |