| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hoyt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jean Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Joshua King buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Jean Medeiros - foul #2 on Jean Medeiros, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Joshua King misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Carroll Trinkle | 38-48 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is fouled on the floor by Carroll Trinkle - foul #3 on Carroll Trinkle, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Foerster (PG) Carroll Trinkle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Joseph Foerster grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Joseph Foerster buries a shot near the basket | 40-48 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Jeffries | 40-50 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Jeffries - foul #2 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Patterson (SG), Craig Wert (SF), Wayne Hart (C) Jason Hoyt, Christopher Troxler, Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Todd Free is called for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Carey (C) Jean Medeiros | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Micah Rothmiller steals the ball from John Patterson | 42-50 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller banks in the layup | 42-52 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Wayne Hart comes up short on the floater from the right block | 42-52 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Todd Free grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | John Graney misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Wayne Hart snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Craig Wert hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Wayne Hart steps in front of the Micah Rothmiller pass | 45-52 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | John Patterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 45-52 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Joseph Foerster snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Freddy Dickenson takes the ball from Joseph Foerster | 45-52 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson tips it in | 45-54 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Craig Wert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Graney | 45-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Foerster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Craig Wert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Carey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micah Rothmiller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Todd Free (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Simpson (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Graney (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Micah Rothmiller | 45-56 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | John Patterson hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Foerster | 47-56 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), Jason Hoyt (SG), Christopher Troxler (SF), Jean Medeiros (PF), Clifton Thompson (C) Joseph Foerster, John Patterson, Craig Wert, Wayne Hart, David Carey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson tips it in | 49-56 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Jeffries | 49-58 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is called for a charge - foul #3 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Thompson | 52-58 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Troxler - foul #2 on Christopher Troxler, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Julius Campisi (PG) Carroll Trinkle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG) Russell Jeffries | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers buries a shot from the left side set up by Paul Daniel and he's hacked by Clifton Thompson - foul #1 on Clifton Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Clifton Thompson steals the ball from Jesse Embrey | 55-61 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Troxler and the foul's on Jerry Rogers - foul #1 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Wert (PF) Jean Medeiros | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Julius Campisi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Hoyt (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Troxler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifton Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joshua King (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Troxler denies the turnaround by Freddy Dickenson | 58-61 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Julius Campisi connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Hoyt | 60-61 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is fouled on the floor by Julius Campisi - foul #3 on Julius Campisi, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Patterson (SG), Jean Medeiros (PF), David Carey (C) Julius Campisi, Jason Hoyt, Christopher Troxler, Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Todd Free (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Freddy Dickenson, Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jerry Rogers | 60-63 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Craig Wert loses the dribble to Jesse Embrey | 60-63 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-63 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Todd Free tips it home | 60-65 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Rogers - foul #2 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Foerster (SF), Wayne Hart (PF) Craig Wert, Jean Medeiros | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery (C) John Graney | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Todd Free drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Daniel | 62-68 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Wayne Hart misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Todd Free hits the finger roll | 62-70 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Wayne Hart comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Todd Free - foul #1 on Todd Free, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garth Kost (PG), Jason Hoyt (SG), Christopher Troxler (SF), Jean Medeiros (PF) Carroll Trinkle, John Patterson, Joseph Foerster, David Carey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Wayne Hart makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Wayne Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | John Graney grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | John Graney snags the offensive board | 63-70 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-70 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jean Medeiros | 63-70 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Garth Kost is hacked by John Graney - foul #2 on John Graney, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Julius Campisi (PG), Joseph Foerster (SF), Craig Wert (PF), Clifton Thompson (C) Garth Kost, Christopher Troxler, Jean Medeiros, Wayne Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), Todd Free (PF), Keith Simpson (C) Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, John Graney | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Julius Campisi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson tips it but misses | 63-70 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Craig Wert gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Julius Campisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Patterson (SG), David Carey (C) Julius Campisi, Jason Hoyt, Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG) Russell Jeffries | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Foerster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Craig Wert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Free (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Todd Free is hacked by John Patterson - foul #3 on John Patterson, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Thompson (C) Joseph Foerster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF) Freddy Dickenson, Jesse Embrey | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson tips it in | 63-72 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Micah Rothmiller is called for the reach on Craig Wert - foul #2 on Micah Rothmiller, team foul #7 | 63-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Julius Campisi (PG), Jean Medeiros (PF) Carroll Trinkle, David Carey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Todd Free, Keith Simpson | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Craig Wert makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Craig Wert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers tips it but misses | 65-72 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery is fouled on the floor by Craig Wert - foul #1 on Craig Wert, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Hoyt (SG), Christopher Troxler (SF) John Patterson, Craig Wert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Micah Rothmiller | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt is fouled on the floor by Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Foerster (SF) Christopher Troxler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Free (PF) Joshua King | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Todd Free drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Freddy Dickenson | 67-75 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Julius Campisi makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Hoyt | 70-75 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-75 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Joseph Foerster snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Todd Free picks off the pass by Joseph Foerster in the backcourt | 70-75 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-75 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Todd Free tips it but misses | 70-75 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Julius Campisi | 72-75 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey is fouled on the floor by Jean Medeiros - foul #3 on Jean Medeiros, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Patterson (SG), Christopher Troxler (SF), Wayne Hart (PF), David Carey (C) Julius Campisi, Jason Hoyt, Joseph Foerster, Jean Medeiros, Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Graney | 72-75 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | John Graney makes the runner in the paint set up by Micah Rothmiller | 72-77 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 72-77 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Christopher Troxler tips it home | 74-77 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Troxler (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Graney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micah Rothmiller and he's fouled by Wayne Hart - foul #1 on Wayne Hart, team foul #9 | 74-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Wert (SF) Christopher Troxler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Joshua King (PF) Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson makes the free throw | 74-80 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Craig Wert is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Daniel - foul #1 on Paul Daniel, team foul #9 | 74-80 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Craig Wert misses the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Joshua King grabs the defensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-80 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | David Carey pulls down the rebound | 74-80 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Wayne Hart banks in the layup on a great pass from David Carey | 76-80 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Daniel | 76-83 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | David Carey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 76-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garth Kost (PG), Jason Hoyt (SG), Christopher Troxler (SF) Carroll Trinkle, John Patterson, David Carey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Todd Free (SF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Micah Rothmiller, Keith Simpson | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Joshua King travels with the ball | 76-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), Jean Medeiros (PF), Clifton Thompson (C) Garth Kost, Craig Wert, Wayne Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Todd Free, John Graney | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-83 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Hoyt | 76-83 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Jean Medeiros pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Jason Hoyt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Clifton Thompson grabs the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle misses the jumper from the right wing | 76-83 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Carroll Trinkle is called for the reach on Jerry Flannery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carroll Trinkle, team foul #10 | 76-83 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-85 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jason Hoyt is called for the reach on Jerry Flannery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Hoyt, team foul #11 | 76-85 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Jerry Rogers picks off the pass by Jason Hoyt | 76-87 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries runs out the clock | 76-87 |