| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - William O'Connell (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William O'Connell | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi hits a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Moshier | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joseph Hart lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 6-4 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | William O'Connell tips it in | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Joseph Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 10-4 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-5 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi loses the dribble to Shawn Williams | 10-5 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is whistled for traveling | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Craig Holley steals it from James Brown | 10-5 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Craig Holley banks in the layup | 12-5 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | James Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett banks in the layup | 14-5 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez snags the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Brown scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Hernandez | 14-8 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Lee | 16-8 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Mark Moshier steals it from Rodolfo Hernandez | 16-8 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Dario Gostowski - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown, Clarence Staab | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Bobby Smith picks off the pass by Andrew Hadley in the backcourt | 18-8 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #5 | 18-8 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams clanks a jumper from close range | 18-8 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the offensive board | 18-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is whistled for a carry | 18-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Rentz, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the lay-in | 18-8 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt's fadeaway is rejected by William O'Connell | 18-8 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the tip | 18-8 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-8 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett can't tip it in | 18-8 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 18-8 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason drills a shot from the free throw line | 20-8 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Joseph Hart knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 20-10 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-10 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Jesse Maes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Edward Thomason, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 20-10 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz tips it back up and in | 22-10 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-10 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bobby Smith, team foul #3 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Clarence Staab | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's fadeaway is rejected by William O'Connell | 23-10 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | William O'Connell gets the rebound | 23-10 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Moshier and he's hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #7 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, James Brown | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 26-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is fouled on the floor by Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #4 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #8 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Holley | 28-10 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-10 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the rebound | 28-10 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), John Harrison (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, William O'Connell, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-10 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz pulls down the rebound | 28-10 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-10 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams tips it in | 30-10 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #5 | 30-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Edward Rentz blocks the short jumper by Rodolfo Hernandez | 30-10 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't tip it in | 30-10 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the board | 30-10 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-10 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 30-10 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | James Brown hits a runner from close range set up by Rodolfo Hernandez | 30-12 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason travels with the ball | 30-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), William O'Connell (SF), Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Dario Gostowski, Robert Sweet, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-12 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 30-12 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Shawn Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #9 | 30-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Allen Sharp (PF) Andrew Hadley, Dikembe Adi | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-12 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-12 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #10 | 32-12 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 32-12 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-12 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-12 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bobby Smith | 32-12 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-12 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the defensive board | 32-12 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William O'Connell - foul #1 on William O'Connell, team foul #6 | 32-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (C) Bobby Smith, Mark Moshier, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 32-13 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-13 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-13 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Edward Thomason steals it from Dikembe Adi | 32-13 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason hits the finger roll | 34-13 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez travels with the ball | 34-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Gary Lee (PF) William O'Connell, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Gary Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-13 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-13 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 37-13 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | John Harrison is whistled for a carry | 37-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-13 |