| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) PF - Vince Thomas (fresh) C - Robert Hubert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - Brian Page (fresh) C - Neil Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Stiles | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Brian Page blows the layup but he's fouled by Vince Thomas - foul #1 on Vince Thomas, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Brian Page makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Brian Page misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Robert Babb takes the ball from Kelvin Carder | 4-1 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Kelvin Carder steps in front of the Robert Babb pass | 4-1 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | James Zane misses the easy layup | 4-1 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Babb | 4-1 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Babb | 6-1 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Brian Page clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Walter Kelly - foul #1 on Walter Kelly, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Brian Page misses the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Brian Page misses the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hubert | 6-1 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Page | 6-1 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by James Zane is blocked by Robert Hubert | 6-1 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is hacked by Robert Babb - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #3 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Walter Kelly, Vince Thomas, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Elmer Headen (PG), James Fodor (SF), Mark Fales (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Kelvin Carder, James Zane, Brian Page, Neil Kennedy | |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 6-1 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Brian Roden is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Roden, team foul #4 | 6-1 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Thomas Schurman steals it from Elmer Headen in the backcourt | 6-1 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Mark Fales grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Mark Fales comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 6-1 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the lay-in | 6-1 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Mark Fales pulls down the rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Elmer Headen is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Roden - foul #2 on Brian Roden, team foul #5 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Walter Kelly (SF), Vince Thomas (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Brian Roden, Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Thomas Jackson | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Mark Fales comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Mark Fales snags the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF), Brian Page (PF) James Fodor, Elmer Headen | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vince Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) SG - Ernest Spaulding (fairly fresh) SF - Harry Foutz (fresh) PF - Brian Page (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Fales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 6-1 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the follow up shot | 8-1 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Neil Kennedy (C) Harry Foutz, Mark Fales | |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #2 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 9-1 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelvin Carder and he's hacked by Jerry Stiles - foul #1 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #6 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly is fouled on the floor by Neil Kennedy - foul #1 on Neil Kennedy, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Vince Thomas (PF) Jerry Stiles, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Elmer Headen (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), Mark Fales (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Ernest Spaulding, James Zane, Brian Page, Neil Kennedy | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Robert Babb drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Spurgeon | 12-4 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Elmer Headen is fouled on the floor by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #7 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Walter Kelly, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), James Fodor (SF) Kelvin Carder, Harry Foutz | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles double dribbles | 12-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF) Robert Babb, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), James Zane (SF), Brian Page (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) Elmer Headen, Harry Foutz, Mark Fales, Thomas Jackson | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy can't finish the layup | 12-6 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Brian Page is called for the reach on Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Brian Page, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (PF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Elmer Headen (SG) James Fodor | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Brian Page grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Elmer Headen comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Stiles - foul #2 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #8 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Thomas Schurman, Jerry Stiles, Vince Thomas, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF), Mark Fales (C) James Zane, Neil Kennedy | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Headen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harry Foutz (fresh) PF - Brian Page (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Walter Kelly and the foul's on Elmer Headen - foul #1 on Elmer Headen, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Mark Fales clanks a jumper from the left block | 15-8 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Mark Fales tips it in | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the finger roll | 17-10 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the shot from the right side | 17-10 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Babb connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Czarkowski and he's fouled by Elmer Headen - foul #2 on Elmer Headen, team foul #7 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SG), Raymond Robinson (SF), Vince Thomas (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Walter Kelly, Jeremy Spurgeon, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (SG), James Zane (SF), Neil Kennedy (C) Elmer Headen, Harry Foutz, Mark Fales | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Robert Babb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-10 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | James Fodor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder | 19-13 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Thomas Schurman - foul #1 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas is hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #1 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Neil Kennedy | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Robert Babb is called for the reach on Kelvin Carder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Babb, team foul #10 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SG) Robert Babb | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman travels with the ball | 21-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Fales (PF) Brian Page | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Vince Thomas blocks the short jumper by Thomas Jackson | 21-15 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hubert | 21-15 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | James Zane picks off the pass by Matthew Czarkowski | 21-15 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zane | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Fales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-17 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Mark Fales grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | James Fodor is called for 10 seconds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Walter Kelly, Vince Thomas, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF), Brian Page (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) James Zane, Mark Fales, Thomas Jackson | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 21-17 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Schurman | 23-17 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schurman - foul #2 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #11 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Vince Thomas (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson, Jeremy Spurgeon, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Fales (PG), James Zane (SF) Kelvin Carder, Harry Foutz | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Brian Roden's layup is rejected by Neil Kennedy | 23-18 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly tips it home | 25-18 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Vince Thomas blocks the jumper by James Fodor | 25-18 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Brian Roden is hacked by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (C) Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Brian Page is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 27-18 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Mark Fales is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Fales, team foul #10 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Eddie Zurcher (C) Brian Roden, Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Harry Foutz (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) James Zane, Brian Page, Neil Kennedy | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses long on a jumper from close range | 29-18 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Fales lays it in set up by Harry Foutz and he's fouled by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #2 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #12 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Elmer Headen (PG), Ernest Spaulding (SG) Kelvin Carder, James Fodor | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Fales makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Robert Babb comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Harry Foutz pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Roden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Elmer Headen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Foutz (fresh) PF - Mark Fales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-21 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Brian Roden buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Stiles and he's fouled by Harry Foutz - foul #1 on Harry Foutz, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Brian Page (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) Harry Foutz, Mark Fales, Thomas Jackson | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the shot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Spaulding picks off the pass by Jerry Stiles | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits the finger roll | 31-25 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #1 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #13 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (PF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Elmer Headen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF), Raymond Robinson (C) Brian Roden, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF), Mark Fales (PF) James Zane, Brian Page | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Ernest Spaulding - foul #3 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Neil Kennedy | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Stiles | 35-25 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder and he's hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #14 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (PG), Brian Roden (SF), Vince Thomas (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Walter Kelly, Eddie Zurcher, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Neil Kennedy (C) Harry Foutz, Thomas Jackson | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Elmer Headen makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 35-28 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Mark Fales grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Elmer Headen comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 35-28 |