| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 6 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield inbounds the ball | 15-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino lays it up and in set up by James Anderson and the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #1 | 15-29 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 15-30 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Justin Britt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Brooks | 18-30 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Mayfield | 18-33 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Glenn Creek hits a fadeaway in the lane | 20-33 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Francis Watkins steals the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 20-33 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Justin Britt is called for 10 seconds | 20-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 20-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF) Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks loses the dribble to William Taylor | 22-33 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Duane Coleman connects on the jump hook near the basket | 24-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Glenn Creek (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Britt, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Mayfield | 24-36 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Anthony Mayfield blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by William Taylor | 24-36 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Eric Greening steals it from William Taylor | 24-36 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the easy layup but the foul's on Glenn Creek - foul #1 on Glenn Creek, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Willie Byrum (SF), Jason Newman (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Francis Watkins comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 24-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-37 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Glenn Creek snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Justin Britt is hacked by Anthony Mayfield - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #5 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, Glenn Creek, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks clanks a shot in the paint | 26-37 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (tiring) C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Justin Britt | 28-37 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Sneed | 28-39 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | William Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Duane Coleman | 31-39 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Brooks | 31-39 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth hits the follow up shot | 31-41 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Duane Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, William Taylor, Willie Byrum, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth, James Anderson | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-43 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mayfield - foul #3 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Glenn Creek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 31-45 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Glenn Creek drills a shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Spalding (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't tip it in | 33-45 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Eric Greening tips it but misses | 33-45 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth can't tip it in | 33-45 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Thomas Hollingsworth swats the layup by Jason Newman | 33-45 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Justin Spalding - foul #3 on Justin Spalding, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), William Taylor (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Spalding, Francis Watkins, Leonard Starr, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), James Anderson (PF) Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses short on a shot from the left block | 33-45 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Justin Britt picks off the pass by Heriberto Marino | 33-45 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Justin Britt blows the layup | 33-45 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Mayfield | 33-45 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Floyd Brooks swats the short shot by Heriberto Marino | 33-45 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Britt | 35-45 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Glenn Creek - foul #2 on Glenn Creek, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 35-48 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Sneed and he's hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the free throw | 35-50 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Jason Newman pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the driving attempt in the lane | 37-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Duane Coleman is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Duane Coleman, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) James Anderson | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Spalding | 40-51 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth gets the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth dunks the ball set up by Joshua Barnes | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Coleman | 40-53 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Duane Coleman buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Taylor and he's hacked by Anthony Mayfield - foul #4 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | James Anderson gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Collins | 42-55 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Heriberto Marino blocks the jumper by Leonard Starr | 42-55 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Justin Spalding hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Eric Greening, Anthony Mayfield | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Leonard Starr tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is hacked by Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Francis Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Leonard Starr snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Justin Spalding, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 46-57 |