| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) SF - Van Joyner (fresh) PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Van Joyner inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Mario Lunsford takes the ball from John Pelzer | 22-23 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on John Pelzer - foul #2 on John Pelzer, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | The short jumper by Ian Froehlich is denied by Mario Lunsford | 25-23 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Van Joyner tips it in | 25-25 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 25-25 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Mario Lunsford is called for the reach on Ian Froehlich - foul #1 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG) Thomas Phelps | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Patrick Williams takes the ball from Van Joyner | 25-25 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Gary Jones snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SF - Melvin Vieira (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fairly fresh) SF - Van Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | John Pelzer snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Michael Richardson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Van Joyner | 28-27 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is fouled on the floor by Van Joyner - foul #3 on Van Joyner, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Steven Citizen (SF), Bruce Her (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (SG), Thomas Wills (SF) James Zermeno, Van Joyner | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps tips it home | 30-27 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Jeffrey Shelton is called for the reach on Joseph Maez - foul #2 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Michael Richardson double dribbles | 30-27 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Shelton | 32-27 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Pelzer - foul #3 on John Pelzer, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Her - foul #1 on Bruce Her, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SF), Michael Williams (C) Thomas Wills, Michael Richardson | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zermeno | 34-28 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Meadows - foul #1 on Kristopher Meadows, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | St. John's | Van Joyner (SF), Raymon Goldman (C) Joseph Maez, John Pelzer | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Van Joyner lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Zermeno and he's fouled by Jeffrey Shelton - foul #3 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Thomas Phelps, Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Van Joyner makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Gary Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-31 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Van Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymon Goldman (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | St. John's | James Zermeno double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Johnny Katz, Patrick Williams, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (SG), John Pelzer (PF), Michael Richardson (C) James Zermeno, Michael Williams, Raymon Goldman | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Van Joyner steps in front of the Thomas Phelps pass | 36-31 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Van Joyner hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Joseph Maez pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Joseph Maez drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses badly on a runner near the basket | 36-35 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Gary Jones clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ian Froehlich - foul #2 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Jeffrey Shelton (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (PG), Thomas Wills (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Ian Froehlich, Van Joyner, John Pelzer | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | James Zermeno is hacked by Gary Jones - foul #3 on Gary Jones, team foul #7 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (SF) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Kneeland (PG), Raymon Goldman (C) Joseph Maez, Michael Richardson | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | James Zermeno makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | James Zermeno makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is fouled on the floor by Raymon Goldman - foul #2 on Raymon Goldman, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Duane Kneeland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wills (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymon Goldman (fresh) | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Duane Kneeland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Raymon Goldman lays it in on a great pass from Duane Kneeland | 41-39 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams loses the dribble to Raymon Goldman | 41-39 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Van Joyner (SF), John Pelzer (PF), Michael Richardson (C) Duane Kneeland, Thomas Wills, Michael Williams, Raymon Goldman | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Melvin Vieira | 41-39 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 41-39 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James Zermeno clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | James Zermeno picks off the pass by Thomas Phelps | 43-39 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Van Joyner is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 43-41 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams's floater is tipped away by James Zermeno | 43-41 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | John Pelzer snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Mario Lunsford steps in front of the Ian Froehlich pass | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Joyner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Michael Richardson is hacked by Mario Lunsford - foul #2 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Michael Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira throws it down | 45-43 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Pelzer | 45-45 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps tips it home | 47-45 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Thomas Phelps steals the ball from Ian Froehlich | 47-45 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Michael Richardson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Zermeno misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-45 |