| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Kevin Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Kevin Smith takes the ball from Frederick Davis | 18-26 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | David Cheatham hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Smith | 20-26 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman can't tip it in | 20-28 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Mercer | 20-28 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman drills a fadeaway in the paint | 22-28 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Erick Keen and the foul's on Fredrick Pogue - foul #1 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Sam Ford | |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Cheatham | 22-30 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-30 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Neil Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Lyle | 22-32 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | James Lyle is called for the reach on Johnnie Loman - foul #1 on James Lyle, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Deckert swats the layup by James Lyle | 24-32 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it home | 24-34 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-34 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Paul Wymore tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Pesce - foul #2 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (C) Kevin Smith, Christopher Feldmann, Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) C - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Dee Polk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell's layup is rejected by Johnnie Loman | 26-35 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Erick Keen can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert lays it in | 28-35 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Dustin Regalado is denied by Douglas Deckert | 28-35 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Norman Smith snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Douglas Deckert | 28-35 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado loses the dribble to Norman Smith | 28-35 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith lays it in and the foul's on Winston Centeno - foul #2 on Winston Centeno, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Dee Polk, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Dustin Regalado | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 30-35 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher tips it in | 30-37 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Norman Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | James Lyle gets the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Lyle | 30-40 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 30-40 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 32-40 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Lyle | 32-43 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Paul Wymore connects on the jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Wymore - foul #1 on Paul Wymore, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Christopher Feldmann, Paul Wymore, Fredrick Pogue, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Michael Sok | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Deckert | 36-43 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | William Igo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Sam Ford snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Douglas Deckert is called for the reach on Frederick Davis - foul #1 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | James Lyle is fouled on the floor by Micheal Pesce - foul #3 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Coco (C) Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Ford (C) Michael Sok | |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Jerry Coco pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Jerry Coco double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Sam Ford | |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Pogue | 36-43 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | David Cheatham is hacked by Eugene Rademacher - foul #1 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG) David Cheatham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Neil Smith (SF) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Dee Polk knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Eugene Rademacher - foul #2 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) Johnnie Loman, Micheal Pesce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Erick Keen picks off the pass by Dee Polk | 39-45 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell banks in the layup on a great pass from Erick Keen | 39-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dee Polk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Sam Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert lays it up and in set up by Fredrick Pogue | 41-47 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Erick Keen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell tips it home | 41-49 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Dee Polk can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Sam Ford grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Erick Keen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Winston Centeno | 41-52 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Paul Wymore grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Kevin Smith can't finish the layup | 41-52 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (C) Dee Polk, Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Michael Sok denies the turnaround by Norman Smith | 41-52 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is fouled on the floor by David Cheatham - foul #3 on David Cheatham, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Deckert (PF) Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Winston Centeno (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Lyle | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | David Cheatham clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert tips it but misses | 41-54 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | David Cheatham grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert double dribbles | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (PF) Winston Centeno | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the jump hook in the paint set up by James Lyle | 41-56 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Kevin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Jerry Coco (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Douglas Deckert, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Paul Wymore picks off the pass by Sam Ford | 41-56 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Jerry Coco loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 2 ast. C - Sam Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Erick Keen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Paul Wymore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Deckert (PF) Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Michael Sok connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Lyle | 41-58 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Dee Polk drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Micheal Pesce | 43-58 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sok jams it on a great pass from Eugene Rademacher | 43-60 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Mercer - foul #2 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Winston Centeno (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Rademacher | 45-63 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-63 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer slams it home set up by James Lyle | 45-65 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Micheal Pesce - foul #4 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #7 | 45-65 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Eugene Rademacher is called for the reach on Christopher Feldmann - foul #3 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Wymore and the foul's on Eugene Rademacher - foul #4 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #7 | 47-66 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann makes the free throw | 48-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Lyle runs out the clock | 48-66 |