| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | David Rhodes is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hart | 25-35 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it but misses | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | John Hart buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 28-38 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage's fadeaway is rejected by David Rhodes | 30-38 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 30-38 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Gilyard | 33-38 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Paul Oliphant | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Powell steps in front of the Lloyd Clark pass | 33-40 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | James Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG) Scott Davis | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Martin Arsenault steals it from Richard Jones | 33-40 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | John Hart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | John Hart loses the dribble to Joshua Savage | 35-40 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hough | 35-43 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, James Hough | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it up and in | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Paul Oliphant denies the turnaround by Joshua Savage | 35-45 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 35-45 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Lloyd Clark is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Richard Jones comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (PF) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF) David Rhodes | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | John Hart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | James Hough snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | John Hart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Davis | 37-47 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders double dribbles | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | John Hart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Rhodes | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders travels in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | John Hart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-50 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders clanks a shot from the left side | 37-50 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the follow up shot | 39-50 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | John Hart clanks a shot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Thomas Powell hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Powell is called for the reach on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 39-52 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is intercepted by Scott Davis | 39-52 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Scott Davis travels with the ball | 39-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-52 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it home | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 43-52 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 43-54 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 43-54 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it home | 45-54 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is whistled for traveling | 45-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Scott Davis | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the floater from the right side | 45-54 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | James Hough misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Norby swats the short shot by James Hough | 47-54 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Norby | 49-54 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Scott Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hart | 49-57 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is fouled on the floor by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | St. John's | The jump hook by Paul Oliphant is blocked by Lawrence Gilyard | 49-57 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper near the basket set up by Scott Davis and the foul's on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Sanders | 55-60 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-60 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, David Rhodes | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the jumper from the right side | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell, Robert Hardy | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Clark - foul #3 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Sanders, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Lloyd Clark is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-64 |