| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lagunas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| 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 | Michael Kuss scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Prill | 32-46 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Edward Parker is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-46 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | William Lagunas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Bradley Prill takes the ball from Manuel Harrell in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill lays it up and in | 34-46 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Raymond Myers | 34-48 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen misses the dunk attempt | 34-48 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Mark Campanelli, William Lagunas, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), John Hall (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Edward Parker blocks the short jumper by Elvin Byrnes | 34-48 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the tip | 34-48 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Edward Parker | 34-48 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner banks in the layup and the foul's on Douglas Johnson - foul #1 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) Edward Parker | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | John Hall grabs the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Raymond Myers snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Elvin Byrnes - foul #3 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SF), William Lagunas (PF), Salvatore Costa (C) Allen Bennett, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fred Terrell (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck loses the dribble to John Hall | 34-51 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | John Hall hits the finger roll | 34-53 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Gino Romano steals it from John Northcutt | 34-53 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Raymond Myers blows the wide open layup | 34-53 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Matthew Nguyen (C) Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Edward Parker (PF) John Hall, Gino Romano | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Fred Terrell jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Edward Parker and he's hacked by Matthew Nguyen - foul #1 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli (SF) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Fred Terrell makes the free throw | 37-56 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Terrell | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Fred Terrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Edward Parker hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-58 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Fred Terrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen loses the dribble to Manuel Harrell | 37-58 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses short on a floater from the right block | 37-58 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Edward Parker buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Salvatore Costa - foul #2 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), William Lagunas (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Mark Campanelli, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), John Hall (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Edward Parker makes the free throw | 37-61 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | William Lagunas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-61 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the follow up shot | 39-61 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Edward Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Bennett - foul #2 on Allen Bennett, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF) Edward Parker | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is hacked by Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SF) Sam Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-61 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | John Hall tips it home | 39-63 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-63 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | William Lagunas tips it home | 41-63 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | John Northcutt is called for the reach on Ryan Terry in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Northcutt, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Elvin Byrnes (C) Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Fred Terrell (C) John Hall, Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-64 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Fred Terrell is denied on a layup by William Lagunas | 41-64 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Doxey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Lagunas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Fred Terrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), John Northcutt (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Edward Doxey, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Raymond Myers, Gino Romano | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Fred Terrell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 41-67 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | John Northcutt is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pierce - foul #4 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #2 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Michael Kuss, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), John Hall (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Fred Terrell | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Bennett | 44-67 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-67 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Edward Parker tips it in | 44-69 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Bennett | 46-69 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | John Hall misses the easy open layup | 46-69 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is fouled on the floor by Edward Parker - foul #1 on Edward Parker, team foul #3 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Mark Campanelli (SF), William Lagunas (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall, Edward Parker, Frederick Wagner | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill is fouled on the floor by Ryan Terry - foul #4 on Ryan Terry, team foul #4 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PF) Ryan Terry | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Gino Romano - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #5 | 46-69 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 3rd free throw | 48-69 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Gino Romano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gino Romano, team foul #6 | 48-69 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Edward Parker denies the turnaround by Mark Campanelli | 48-69 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Edward Parker gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Fred Terrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Edward Parker snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Edward Parker is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Myers | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Campanelli (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lagunas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Fred Terrell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Mark Campanelli misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the offensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Campanelli | 50-71 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Edward Parker is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 50-73 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Mark Campanelli, William Lagunas, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Ryan Terry (SG), John Hall (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Raymond Myers, Gino Romano, Manuel Harrell, Edward Parker | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-73 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Kuss | 52-73 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce buries a jumper in the paint | 52-75 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Edward Doxey and the foul's on Cecil Pierce - foul #5 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), John Northcutt (SG), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall, Cecil Pierce, Fred Terrell | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Gino Romano buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Terry | 55-77 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | John Northcutt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Doxey | 58-77 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Salvatore Costa - foul #3 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #8 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Mark Campanelli (SF), William Lagunas (PF) John Northcutt, Edward Doxey, Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PF) Gino Romano | |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 58-78 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #3 on Raymond Myers, team foul #9 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Lagunas | 58-78 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Campanelli | 61-78 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the dunk attempt | 61-78 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Allen Bennett steals the ball from Raymond Myers | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Allen Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (tiring) SF - Mark Campanelli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lagunas (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Terry (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Frederick Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | William Lagunas misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #10 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Douglas Johnson (C) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Mark Campanelli, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Raymond Myers, John Hall, Edward Parker, Frederick Wagner | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | William Lagunas misses the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | William Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by William Lagunas - foul #2 on William Lagunas, team foul #9 | 62-78 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | William Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 62-79 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | William Lagunas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-79 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson grabs the offensive board | 62-79 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 62-79 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | William Lagunas can't tip it in | 62-79 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Ryan Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Ryan Terry is fouled in the backcourt by William Lagunas - foul #3 on William Lagunas, team foul #10 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, William Lagunas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), John Hall (SF), Edward Parker (C) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-81 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes tips it in | 64-81 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 64-84 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Clatterbuck | 66-84 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Ryan Terry is hacked by John Northcutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Northcutt, team foul #11 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG) Sam Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 1st free throw | 66-84 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-85 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Terry steals the ball from Allen Bennett | 66-85 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Ryan Terry lays it in | 66-87 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-87 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Gino Romano grabs the board | 66-87 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Allen Bennett is called for the reach on John Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Bennett, team foul #12 | 66-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) Ryan Terry | |
| 01:27 | St. John's | John Hall misses the 1st free throw | 66-87 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | John Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 66-87 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes pulls down the rebound | 66-87 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-87 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 66-87 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is hacked by Elvin Byrnes - foul #4 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #13 | 66-87 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 66-88 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-89 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-89 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Gino Romano travels in the backcourt | 66-89 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Edward Parker - foul #2 on Edward Parker, team foul #11 | 66-89 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-89 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Raymond Myers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-89 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-89 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 67-89 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Gino Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-89 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is called for traveling | 67-89 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Hall misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 67-89 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Northcutt | 67-89 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Frederick Wagner steps in front of the Douglas Johnson pass | 67-89 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers runs out the clock | 67-89 |