| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Taylor inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it home | 33-35 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 33-37 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Chris Morrissette - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Charles Powers connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-39 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Little | 39-39 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette banks in the layup set up by George Taylor | 39-41 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it home | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Charles Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Stephen Little, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Chris Foster | 43-41 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-41 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it home | 43-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Bruce Hankins - foul #2 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Stephen Little (SG), Brian Espinosa (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Chris Morrissette picks off the pass by Robert Ribeiro | 43-43 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's layup is rejected by Charles Powers | 43-43 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is denied on a dunk by George Taylor | 43-45 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Charles Powers snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 43-47 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Chris Foster is fouled on the floor by George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Chris Morrissette | |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the dribble to Thomas Powell | 45-47 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a runner near the basket | 47-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | John Hale misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Douglas Faris steals it from Robert Ribeiro | 47-47 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Faris | 47-50 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Steven Timko connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Steven Timko swats the layup by Michael Jackson | 47-53 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Charles Powers lays it in on a great pass from John Hale | 47-55 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris double dribbles | 47-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Robert Ribeiro, John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #4 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-55 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #1 | 50-55 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chris Foster | 50-55 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith drills a shot in the paint | 50-58 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Foster | 53-58 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's pass is intercepted by Chris Foster | 53-58 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-58 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the turnaround from close range | 53-59 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins drills a jumper from the right block | 53-61 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | John Hart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Wiens | 56-61 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Leonard Youngblood | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | John Hart is whistled for a carry | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Douglas Faris | 56-64 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | John Hale gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is hacked by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Brian Espinosa (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 56-64 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Charles Powers snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | John Hale misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 59-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Charles Powers | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chris Morrissette | 59-66 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 62-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 62-69 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Leonard Youngblood takes the ball from Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | George Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Youngblood | 62-71 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | George Taylor is called for the reach on Stephen Little - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Charles Powers snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-71 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | George Taylor gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Robert Ribeiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SF) George Taylor | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Douglas Faris - foul #5 on Michael Jackson, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Robert Ribeiro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Little | 66-72 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ribeiro - foul #4 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ribeiro - foul #5 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF) John Hale | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the board | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood is hacked by Chris Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SF) George Taylor | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-77 |