| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn buries a shot in the paint set up by Michael Lewis | 29-26 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | James Troutman is hacked by Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Will Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 29-26 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie tips it in | 31-26 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-26 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cleghorn | 34-26 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Troutman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF), William Power (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, James Troutman, Will Johnson, Joshua Danforth | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | William Power is called for traveling | 34-26 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Alfred Haile makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Dan Whelchel and he's hacked by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #3 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Alfred Haile misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 37-28 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Spataro | 40-28 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG), Will Johnson (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Alfred Haile, Johnnie Fleming, William Power | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Greg Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Robbs out of a doubleteam | 40-31 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Henry - foul #2 on Greg Henry, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG) Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Will Johnson gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Greg Henry clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Will Johnson tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Danforth | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Michael Lewis steps in front of the Will Johnson pass | 41-33 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie lays it in set up by Michael Lewis | 43-33 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Greg Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dan Whelchel | 43-36 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), Larry Stanton (SF) Jeffrey Rorie, Charles Lauver | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF), William Power (C) Dan Whelchel, Joshua Danforth | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | William Power misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | William Power makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | William Power misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Will Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | William Power connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Will Johnson | 43-39 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Joey Rosenzweig steps in front of the Greg Henry pass | 43-39 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | James Troutman misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | James Troutman tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Will Johnson - foul #2 on Will Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Charles Lauver (SF), John Alexander (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Michael Lewis, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, James Troutman, Will Johnson, William Power | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 46-41 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is denied on a layup by Joshua Danforth | 46-41 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Danforth | 46-41 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth is hacked by Charles Lauver - foul #4 on Charles Lauver, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Daniel Spataro (PF) Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG) Alfred Haile | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | John Alexander loses the dribble to Christopher Hack | 46-41 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses the dunk attempt | 46-41 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Johnnie Fleming takes the ball from Jeffrey Rorie | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, John Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF) Edmund Robbs, Dan Whelchel, Johnnie Fleming | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-43 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Will Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Will Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Spataro | 46-43 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Freeman Hahn takes the ball from Joshua Danforth | 49-43 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn tips it home | 51-43 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Troutman | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Lauver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Spataro (fairly fresh) C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Will Johnson can't finish the layup | 53-45 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Will Johnson grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Greg Henry | 53-47 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Freeman Hahn | 56-47 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the reach on Christopher Hack - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Daniel Spataro | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 59-49 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Greg Henry is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Greg Henry, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG) Christopher Hack | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | The jumper by Michael Lewis is denied by Will Johnson | 59-49 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Troutman - foul #1 on James Troutman, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Edmund Robbs - foul #2 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Troutman - foul #2 on James Troutman, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Freeman Hahn (C) Larry Stanton, John Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses the turnaround in the paint | 61-49 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie runs out the clock | 61-49 |