| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) SG - Stephen King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blair Cheek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen King - foul #2 on Stephen King, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Richard Putt pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Richard Putt blows the dunk | 20-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 22-33 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Earl Standish misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks is hacked by Stephen King - foul #3 on Stephen King, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Jack Swann's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Earl Standish | 22-33 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Earl Standish lays it up and in | 24-33 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brooks | 24-36 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Jack Swann is called for the reach on Norbert Cousins - foul #2 on Jack Swann, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Mealy (C) Eli Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Brian Paras (C) Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Albert Render | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG) Stephen King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Swann | 24-39 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Earl Standish comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-39 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Mealy | 24-39 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Earl Standish scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Rister (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Mealy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Paras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | David Rister hits the follow up shot | 29-42 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Armando Roman takes the ball from David Rister | 29-45 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Brian Paras is whistled for traveling | 29-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Eli Reese (C) Earl Standish, Norbert Cousins, Donald Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Jack Swann, Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman, Brian Paras | |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Richard Putt buries a floater in the paint | 31-45 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Albert Render buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brian Harris | 31-47 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Eli Reese buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Chad Jones | 33-47 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Blair Cheek, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF) David Rister | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Stephen King misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek scores on a runner from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Richard Putt makes the driving attempt from close range | 35-49 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen King - foul #4 on Stephen King, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norbert Cousins (SF), Donald Mealy (PF) Max Webster, Richard Putt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG) Brian Harris, Robert Brooks | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Chad Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG) Eli Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Brian Paras (C) Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Albert Render | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) C - Chad Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Paras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Brian Paras tips it but misses | 35-50 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Stephen King grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Paul Dickey swats the layup by Chad Jones | 35-50 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Donald Mealy can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Armando Roman | 35-50 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Brian Paras gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Dickey out of the doubleteam | 35-52 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Chad Jones connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Earl Standish | 37-52 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy is fouled on the floor by Chad Jones - foul #1 on Chad Jones, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG), Max Webster (SF), Eli Reese (C) Stephen King, Norbert Cousins, Chad Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman, Brian Paras | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Albert Render hits a wide open shot from the left wing set up by Blair Cheek | 37-54 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Max Webster is fouled on the floor by Daniel Valladares - foul #1 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Putt (PF) Donald Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Max Webster misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-54 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | David Rister tips it in | 39-54 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norbert Cousins (SF) Max Webster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Eli Reese tips it in | 41-54 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-54 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Richard Putt gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Standish and the foul's on Daniel Valladares - foul #2 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Donald Mealy (PF) Earl Standish, David Rister, Richard Putt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Brian Paras (C) Brian Harris, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Albert Render | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Brian Paras pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Jack Swann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Eli Reese's pass is intercepted by Paul Dickey | 43-54 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen King - foul #5 on Stephen King, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG), Max Webster (SF) Stephen King, Norbert Cousins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Rister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Max Webster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Paras (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Max Webster double dribbles | 43-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Blair Cheek (PF) Robert Brooks, Armando Roman | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Donald Mealy grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Eli Reese evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side | 45-56 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Chad Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | David Rister misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Max Webster takes the ball from Paul Dickey | 45-56 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Max Webster is hacked by Brian Paras - foul #3 on Brian Paras, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Carl Poulson (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Richard Putt (PF) Chad Jones, David Rister, Max Webster, Donald Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Albert Render (C) Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Blair Cheek, Brian Paras | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Eli Reese misses the wide open shot from the left side | 45-56 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Armando Roman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks is hacked by Carl Poulson - foul #1 on Carl Poulson, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Eli Reese is called for the reach on Albert Render - foul #4 on Eli Reese, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG) Carl Poulson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Richard Putt snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Armando Roman is called for the reach on Richard Putt - foul #1 on Armando Roman, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (C) Eli Reese | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Blair Cheek (PF) Robert Brooks, Armando Roman | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Earl Standish buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Putt | 48-56 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Harris | 48-59 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Brian Harris takes the ball from Earl Standish | 48-59 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Brian Harris throws it down | 48-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blair Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-61 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | David Rister grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Albert Render can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Albert Render tips it in | 48-63 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-63 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render is hacked by Chad Jones - foul #2 on Chad Jones, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eli Reese (C) Chad Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF) Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek | |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brian Harris | 50-66 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Richard Putt can't finish the layup | 50-66 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Albert Render grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 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/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Albert Render's layup is rejected by Eli Reese | 50-66 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey grabs the offensive board | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Brian Harris runs out the clock | 50-66 |