| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | James Rollo takes the ball from Joshua Burke | 32-37 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Dewey Carrier steals it from Robert Christian | 32-37 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Daniel Ebbert steals the ball from George Smathers | 32-37 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert banks in the layup | 32-39 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Dewey Carrier takes the ball from Ariel Rizzo | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Donald Depuy lays it in set up by Stephen Kay | 34-39 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Robert Christian snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 34-39 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 34-42 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is called for a backcourt violation | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke, John Blackburn | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 34-45 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | George Smathers's layup is rejected by Benjamin Ross | 34-45 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Robin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Peter Ingram | |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | William Duerr comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Robin Williams is called for the reach on William Duerr - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Stephen Kay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), Benjamin Ross (C) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, John Blackburn | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | David Nance gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Ross | 37-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Nance (fresh) PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Rollo | 39-50 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | David Nance drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Donald Depuy snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 41-52 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Depuy | 41-52 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Joshua Burke steals the ball from George Smathers | 41-52 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF) Ronald Spangler, Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, Benjamin Ross | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Stephen Kay evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 43-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG) George Brown | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Stephen Kay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | John Blackburn scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-59 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Kay and the foul's on William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Blackburn | 46-59 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 46-59 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | William Duerr is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| 05:45 | St. John's | James Rollo is hacked by David Nance - foul #2 on David Nance, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | David Nance picks off the pass by Stephen Kay | 46-59 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Duerr comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #5 on Robin Williams, team foul #11 | 46-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, David Nance, Peter Ingram | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo jams it on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 48-60 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | George Smathers picks off the pass by John Blackburn | 48-60 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | William Duerr is called for the reach on Ariel Rizzo - foul #4 on William Duerr, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown, William Duerr | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Christian | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Daniel Ebbert takes the ball from George Smathers | 50-62 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #12 | 50-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF), Joshua Burke (PF) Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Donald Depuy can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), John Blackburn (C) Lee Westmoreland, Benjamin Ross | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Spangler takes the ball from Daniel Ebbert | 52-63 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | John Blackburn lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 52-65 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Stephen Kay evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-65 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | William Duerr steals it from Donald Depuy | 52-65 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Stephen Kay splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Christian | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 55-69 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | George Smathers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 57-69 |