| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kovacs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Brzezowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Rogalski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-37 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is hacked by Anthony Brzezowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Brzezowski, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (SF) Anthony Brzezowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:20 | St. John's | George Hui can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Martin Richardson | 33-37 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson's pass is intercepted by George Hui | 33-37 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Randall Tallent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski lays it up and in and the foul's on George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (SG) Christopher Kovacs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Allen Rogalski | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Angel Arredondo - foul #3 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG), Steven Hollingshead (SF), John Winkles (C) Gyasi Agbayani, Harold Williamson, Allen Rogalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Hollingshead | 41-39 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Martin Richardson steps in front of the Peter Terrazas pass | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Chen Wang - foul #1 on Chen Wang, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG) Roy Wadsworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bert Lagerberg | 44-41 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Chen Wang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Hollingshead - foul #2 on Steven Hollingshead, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (SF), Edward Rountree (C) Steven Hollingshead, John Winkles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Henry Hill (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani is hacked by Randall Tallent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Todd Griffin (SG) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson drills a fadeaway in the paint | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kovacs (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Harold Williamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Rountree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Todd Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Richardson - foul #2 on Martin Richardson, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sean Babich (SG), Anthony Brzezowski (SF), Allen Rogalski (C) Christopher Kovacs, Martin Richardson, Edward Rountree | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF) Ernest Thomas, Henry Hill | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-42 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Sean Babich snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Angel Arredondo picks off the pass by Gyasi Agbayani | 46-42 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | George Hui throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (PG) Gyasi Agbayani | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Wadsworth | 49-42 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Rogalski - foul #1 on Allen Rogalski, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Richardson (PF), Edward Rountree (C) Harold Williamson, Allen Rogalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (PF) Henry Hill, George Hui | |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Sean Babich can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Eugene Witz drills a runner in the lane set up by Angel Arredondo and he's fouled by Edward Rountree - foul #1 on Edward Rountree, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG) Sean Babich | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (PF) Peter Terrazas | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Bert Lagerberg steals it from Anthony Brzezowski | 49-47 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Christopher Kovacs steals the ball from Chen Wang in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson's pass is intercepted by Chen Wang | 49-47 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Angel Arredondo | 49-49 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Chen Wang is called for the reach on Martin Richardson - foul #2 on Chen Wang, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Steven Hollingshead (SG), John Winkles (PF), Allen Rogalski (C) Roy Wadsworth, Christopher Kovacs, Martin Richardson, Edward Rountree | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), George Hui (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang, Angel Arredondo, Bert Lagerberg, Eugene Witz | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | John Winkles hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Hollingshead and he's hacked by George Hui - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | John Winkles makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sean Babich (SG) Anthony Brzezowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | John Winkles misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Sean Babich - foul #4 on Sean Babich, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG), Anthony Brzezowski (SF) Sean Babich, Steven Hollingshead | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kovacs (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Anthony Brzezowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Winkles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Rogalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Stoneking (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford jams it and the foul's on Christopher Kovacs - foul #2 on Christopher Kovacs, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Williamson (PF) John Winkles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Henry Hill (SF), Bert Lagerberg (C) Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Hill | 56-54 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 56-54 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Gyasi Agbayani steps in front of the George Hui pass | 56-54 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #4 on George Hui, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Steven Hollingshead (SG) Gyasi Agbayani, Christopher Kovacs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Chen Wang (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Ernest Thomas, Lanny Mumford, George Hui, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Harold Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Henry Hill gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Eugene Witz is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Chen Wang | 58-57 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Henry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Henry Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Angel Arredondo steals the ball from Roy Wadsworth | 58-57 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Eugene Witz can't throw it down | 58-57 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Brzezowski | 58-57 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Chen Wang - foul #3 on Chen Wang, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Christopher Kovacs (SG), Martin Richardson (PF), John Winkles (C) Roy Wadsworth, Steven Hollingshead, Harold Williamson, Allen Rogalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Henry Hill, Angel Arredondo, Chen Wang, Eugene Witz | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-59 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | John Winkles snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Richardson | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gyasi Agbayani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Kovacs (tiring) 19 pts. SF - Anthony Brzezowski (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Winkles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Stoneking (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Terrazas | 63-62 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | John Winkles tips it in | 65-62 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Bert Lagerberg | 65-64 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Brzezowski | 68-64 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (SG), Sean Babich (SF), Edward Rountree (C) Christopher Kovacs, Anthony Brzezowski, John Winkles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Eugene Witz - foul #1 on Eugene Witz, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski (C) Edward Rountree | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Roy Wadsworth is called for the reach on Eugene Witz - foul #2 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs (SG), Harold Williamson (PF) Roy Wadsworth, Martin Richardson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (SF) Angel Arredondo | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Sean Babich tips it in | 73-66 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Chen Wang hits the easy wide open finger roll | 73-68 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Chen Wang steals it from Christopher Kovacs | 73-68 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Chen Wang lays it up and in | 73-70 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Eugene Witz swats the layup by Christopher Kovacs | 73-70 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is fouled in the backcourt by Gyasi Agbayani - foul #3 on Gyasi Agbayani, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Wadsworth (PG), Steven Hollingshead (SG), John Winkles (PF), Edward Rountree (C) Gyasi Agbayani, Christopher Kovacs, Harold Williamson, Allen Rogalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Bert Lagerberg (C) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Eugene Witz | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roy Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hollingshead (fresh) SF - Sean Babich (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Winkles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Rountree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Hui can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Winkles - foul #1 on John Winkles, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski (SF), Martin Richardson (PF), Allen Rogalski (C) Steven Hollingshead, John Winkles, Edward Rountree | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SG) Randall Tallent | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Sean Babich buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Brzezowski | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead (SG), John Winkles (C) Sean Babich, Allen Rogalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Peter Terrazas (C) Henry Hill, George Hui | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Wadsworth - foul #3 on Roy Wadsworth, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Steven Hollingshead misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Angel Arredondo | 75-77 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Angel Arredondo denies the turnaround by Steven Hollingshead | 75-77 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani (PG), Christopher Kovacs (SG), Allen Rogalski (C) Roy Wadsworth, Steven Hollingshead, John Winkles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Randall Tallent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Christopher Kovacs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-77 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Randall Tallent gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Randall Tallent travels in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Martin Richardson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-77 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | George Hui is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 77-79 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #5 on George Hui, team foul #11 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (PF) George Hui | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gyasi Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Richardson - foul #3 on Martin Richardson, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Allen Rogalski grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Brzezowski comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 79-80 |