| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Steven Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edek Murawski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Heromin Lenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Stamps (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Hain (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | James Warrington misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Stamps | 30-22 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Gary Hain's floater is tipped away by Bret Mabry | 30-22 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt misses the jump hook in the lane | 30-22 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Harold Christian's pass is intercepted by Martin Jernigan | 30-22 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan banks in the layup | 32-22 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Harold Christian clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Gary Hain can't tip it in | 32-22 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero makes the turnaround from close range set up by Harold Christian | 32-24 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Oswalt and he's fouled by Lorenzo Romero - foul #1 on Lorenzo Romero, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (PG), Shaun Bequette (SG), Ray Johnson (PF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Steven Oswalt, Martin Jernigan, Bret Mabry, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG), Randy Lapine (SG), George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (PF), Archie Poirier (C) James Warrington, Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Lorenzo Romero, Gary Hain | |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Edek Murawski steals it from Brian Mazza | 35-24 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the floater in the lane | 37-24 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Brian Mazza can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-24 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Brian Mazza - foul #2 on Brian Mazza, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Brian Mazza drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-27 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Brian Mazza grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Randy Lapine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Martin Jernigan (SG), Henry Hart (SF), Bret Mabry (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Willie Isaac, Shaun Bequette, Edek Murawski, Ray Johnson, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Harold Christian (SG), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Lars Zarnick (C) Randy Lapine, George Cox, Mark Chon, Archie Poirier | |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nicholas Nunn, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | James Warrington connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Christian | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Martin Jernigan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hart (fresh) PF - Bret Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Mazza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lars Zarnick (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Heromin Lenski (C) Nicholas Nunn, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stamps (SF), Lloyd King (PF), Gary Hain (C) Brian Mazza, Lorenzo Romero, Lars Zarnick | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Steven Oswalt steals the ball from Lloyd King in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski is fouled on the floor by Harold Christian - foul #2 on Harold Christian, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (SF) Henry Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Willie Isaac is blocked by Gary Hain | 38-30 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan tips it home | 40-30 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Gary Hain dunks the ball on a great pass from James Warrington and he's fouled by Heromin Lenski - foul #2 on Heromin Lenski, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (SG), Wilbert Nicks (PF) Martin Jernigan, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Gary Hain misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shaun Bequette | 40-32 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt's layup is rejected by Matthew Stamps | 40-32 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Gary Hain snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Harold Christian drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Warrington | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette is hacked by Matthew Stamps - foul #2 on Matthew Stamps, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Edek Murawski (SF), Bret Mabry (PF), Ray Johnson (C) Steven Oswalt, Willie Isaac, Wilbert Nicks, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Archie Poirier (PG), Brian Mazza (SG), George Cox (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Mark Chon (C) James Warrington, Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Lloyd King, Gary Hain | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Mabry | 40-34 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Henry Hart (SF) Shaun Bequette, Edek Murawski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Lapine (SG) Archie Poirier | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Mark Chon hits a wide open fadeaway from close range | 40-36 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn is fouled on the floor by Brian Mazza - foul #3 on Brian Mazza, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Bret Mabry, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stamps (SF), Lars Zarnick (C) George Cox, Lorenzo Romero | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Mark Chon blocks the jumper by Martin Jernigan | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Jernigan | 40-36 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Matthew Stamps | 40-36 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Mark Chon comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Henry Hart grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Lapine - foul #1 on Randy Lapine, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Shaun Bequette (SG), Willie Isaac (SF), Heromin Lenski (C) Nicholas Nunn, Martin Jernigan, Henry Hart, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Harold Christian (SG), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Gary Hain (C) Brian Mazza, Randy Lapine, Mark Chon, Lars Zarnick | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Harold Christian misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Steven Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Bequette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Isaac (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Lopez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Heromin Lenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stamps (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Hain (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt misses the dunk attempt | 41-36 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Gary Hain steals it from Heromin Lenski | 41-36 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | James Warrington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ricardo Lopez | 41-36 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Hain - foul #1 on Gary Hain, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bret Mabry (PF), Ray Johnson (C) Ricardo Lopez, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cox (SF) Matthew Stamps | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Gary Hain grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Willie Isaac steps in front of the Gary Hain pass | 42-36 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac lays it in | 44-36 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Gary Hain buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Oswalt | 46-38 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Gary Hain is hacked by Bret Mabry - foul #2 on Bret Mabry, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Shaun Bequette, Willie Isaac, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (SG), Matthew Stamps (SF), Archie Poirier (PF), Lars Zarnick (C) Harold Christian, George Cox, Lorenzo Romero, Gary Hain | |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Warrington comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bret Mabry - foul #3 on Bret Mabry, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Heromin Lenski (C) Steven Oswalt, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Chon (PF) Lars Zarnick | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Warrington's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Nicks in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks drills a jumper from the right block | 48-40 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Wilbert Nicks steps in front of the Brian Mazza pass | 48-40 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn drills a 3 from straight away set up by Martin Jernigan | 51-40 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Mazza | 51-42 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-42 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks loses the dribble to James Warrington | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Nunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Martin Jernigan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edek Murawski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Nicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. C - Heromin Lenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Mazza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stamps (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Mark Chon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Archie Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Brian Mazza comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heromin Lenski | 51-42 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski lays it in set up by Edek Murawski and the foul's on Brian Mazza - foul #4 on Brian Mazza, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (PG), Shaun Bequette (SG), Henry Hart (SF), Bret Mabry (PF) Nicholas Nunn, Martin Jernigan, Edek Murawski, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cox (PG), Harold Christian (SG), Randy Lapine (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF), Lars Zarnick (C) James Warrington, Brian Mazza, Matthew Stamps, Mark Chon, Archie Poirier | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero lays it in uncontested | 54-44 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Henry Hart's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Romero | 54-44 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Harold Christian is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lorenzo Romero | 54-47 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Henry Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Henry Hart is called for the reach on George Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Hart, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Ray Johnson (C) Henry Hart, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd King (PF), Gary Hain (C) Lorenzo Romero, Lars Zarnick | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Gary Hain is hacked by Willie Isaac - foul #1 on Willie Isaac, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Shaun Bequette, Willie Isaac, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG) Randy Lapine | |
| 05:45 | St. John's | James Warrington drills a driving attempt in the lane | 54-49 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez's pass is intercepted by Gary Hain | 54-49 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | George Cox is hacked by Steven Oswalt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG) James Warrington | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | George Cox misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Ricardo Lopez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt tips it home | 56-49 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lloyd King misses the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Edek Murawski - foul #2 on Edek Murawski, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (SG), Bret Mabry (PF) Martin Jernigan, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lorenzo Romero (PF), Lars Zarnick (C) George Cox, Gary Hain | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lloyd King makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lloyd King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lloyd King makes the 3rd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Lars Zarnick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Lloyd King loses the dribble to Steven Oswalt in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Brian Mazza is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Oswalt - foul #4 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Willie Isaac (SF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Steven Oswalt, Edek Murawski, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Randy Lapine (SF), Mark Chon (C) Harold Christian, Lloyd King, Lars Zarnick | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Brian Mazza makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Brian Mazza misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry loses the ball out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stamps (SF) Brian Mazza | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps is hacked by Nicholas Nunn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Nunn, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Hart (SF) Shaun Bequette | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Nunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willie Isaac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Hart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bret Mabry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wilbert Nicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Warrington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Lapine (fresh) SF - Matthew Stamps (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lorenzo Romero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Chon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Henry Hart is called for the reach on James Warrington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Hart, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Ray Johnson (PF) Henry Hart, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (SG), Gary Hain (C) Randy Lapine, Lorenzo Romero | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | James Warrington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG) Nicholas Nunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Warrington is hacked by Willie Isaac in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Isaac, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Archie Poirier (PF) Mark Chon | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Warrington misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Warrington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Archie Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bret Mabry (PF) Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Lapine (SG), George Cox (SF), Lorenzo Romero (PF) James Warrington, Matthew Stamps, Archie Poirier | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Brian Mazza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Gary Hain tips it home | 58-58 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski (C) Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Warrington (PG), Harold Christian (SG) Brian Mazza, Randy Lapine | |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lorenzo Romero - foul #2 on Lorenzo Romero, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | James Warrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Harold Christian - foul #3 on Harold Christian, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edek Murawski (SF) Willie Isaac | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stamps (SF) George Cox | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Gary Hain hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 62-58 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Heromin Lenski | 65-58 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | James Warrington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Jernigan | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Martin Jernigan | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Harold Christian is called for the reach on Martin Jernigan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Christian, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (SF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Edek Murawski, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Matthew Stamps travels in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (SG), Ricardo Lopez (PF), Ray Johnson (C) Steven Oswalt, Martin Jernigan, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Mazza (PG), Randy Lapine (SG), George Cox (SF), Mark Chon (PF), Archie Poirier (C) James Warrington, Harold Christian, Matthew Stamps, Lorenzo Romero, Gary Hain | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson is fouled on the floor by Brian Mazza - foul #5 on Brian Mazza, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lars Zarnick (C) Brian Mazza | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Lars Zarnick loses the dribble to Willie Isaac in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac lays it up and in | 71-58 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Archie Poirier misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-58 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Wilbert Nicks | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Lapine - foul #2 on Randy Lapine, team foul #13 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG) Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | George Cox is hacked by Shaun Bequette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shaun Bequette, team foul #13 | 72-58 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | George Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | George Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ray Johnson | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn runs out the clock | 72-59 |