| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Garten (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Roden | 39-49 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Brian Roden is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jerry Stiles | 39-51 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF) Brian Roden, Jerry Stiles | |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder can't tip it in | 39-51 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Robert Babb drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Czarkowski | 39-53 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Zane | 42-53 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Czarkowski | 42-55 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG) Robert Babb | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harry Foutz - foul #1 on Harry Foutz, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #2 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach | |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Roden | 44-59 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #2 on Robert Babb, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Hubert | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Roden | 47-62 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #3 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Raymond Robinson (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Brian Roden, Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | James Zane clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Robert Hubert | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jackson | 49-62 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Thomas Schurman picks off the pass by James Zane in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson clanks a shot near the basket | 49-62 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson tips it home | 51-62 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-62 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson tips it in | 51-64 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Harry Foutz (PF) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 51-64 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Harry Foutz gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Thomas Witt loses the ball out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (PF) Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Thomas Schurman | |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Hubert | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon can't finish the layup | 51-64 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach tips it home | 51-66 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-66 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Harry Foutz hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | George Garten tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Brian Roden | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-70 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 53-70 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Robinson - foul #2 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #6 | 53-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 3rd free throw | 56-72 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kelvin Carder - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Robert Hubert | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | James Zane misses the jumper from the right wing | 56-74 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 56-74 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Babb | 56-77 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | James Fodor is called for the reach on George Garten - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #9 | 56-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG) Brian Roden | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Spaulding | 58-79 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 58-82 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Bradley Macklin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #7 | 58-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-82 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson snags the defensive board | 59-82 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Robert Babb can't finish the layup | 59-82 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson tips it but misses | 59-82 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 59-82 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the shot from the left wing | 61-82 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski loses the dribble to Jonathan Thorson | 61-82 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Robert Hubert swats the layup by Stephan Carr | 61-82 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Robert Babb pulls down the rebound | 61-82 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-82 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 61-82 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 61-82 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski gets the rebound | 61-82 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #10 | 61-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Mark Deloach, Raymond Robinson, Robert Hubert | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #4 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #8 | 61-84 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Matthew Czarkowski | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the 1st free throw | 61-84 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher snags the defensive board | 61-84 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Foutz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Roden (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-84 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Harry Foutz grabs the board | 61-84 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | James Fodor hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Foutz | 63-84 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-84 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles grabs the offensive board | 63-84 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Fodor - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #11 | 63-84 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF), Raymond Robinson (C) Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-86 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Brian Roden steals the ball from Travis Abbott in the backcourt | 63-86 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman lays it in set up by Brian Roden | 63-88 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-88 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on James Zane - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #12 | 63-88 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG) Thomas Schurman | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 63-89 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-90 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is whistled for traveling | 63-90 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-90 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 63-90 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Zane can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by George Garten - foul #2 on George Garten, team foul #9 | 63-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Jackson (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Jerry Stiles | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 2nd free throw | 64-90 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 64-90 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | George Garten is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #10 | 64-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) James Zane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Raymond Robinson | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr travels with the ball | 64-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (PF) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Brian Roden, Robert Hubert | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | George Garten misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-90 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Thomas Witt gets the rebound | 64-90 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #3 on Robert Babb, team foul #11 | 64-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF) Thomas Schurman | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 65-90 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 66-90 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #13 | 66-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 66-90 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-91 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is fouled on the floor by Robert Babb - foul #4 on Robert Babb, team foul #12 | 66-91 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Thomas Witt, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 1st free throw | 67-91 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-91 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-91 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 68-91 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Matthew Czarkowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #13 | 68-91 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Bradley Macklin (C) Ernest Spaulding, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 69-91 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 2nd free throw | 69-91 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher pulls down the rebound | 69-91 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is hacked by James Fodor - foul #3 on James Fodor, team foul #14 | 69-91 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 1st free throw | 69-92 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses the 2nd free throw | 69-92 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 69-92 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | James Zane's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Roden | 69-92 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the defensive board | 69-92 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | James Fodor takes the ball from Jerry Stiles | 69-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Travis Abbott scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder | 72-92 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Fodor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Roden (tired) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson can't throw it down | 72-92 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert snags the offensive board | 72-92 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Schurman | 72-94 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Zane misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 72-94 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson gets the rebound | 72-94 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Roden | 72-96 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James Zane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-96 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Harry Foutz (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #4 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #15 | 72-96 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 72-97 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-98 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #16 | 72-98 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Deloach and he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #17 | 72-100 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the free throw | 72-101 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Robinson - foul #3 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #14 | 72-101 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 72-101 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-101 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Ernest Spaulding is called for the reach on Jerry Stiles - foul #3 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #18 | 73-101 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 73-102 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-102 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Deloach | 73-102 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Jackson swats the dunk try by Jerry Stiles | 73-102 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher snags the offensive board | 73-102 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-102 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-102 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-102 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin tips it back up and in | 75-102 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson scores on a floater from close range | 75-104 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is hacked by Jerry Stiles - foul #1 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #15 | 75-104 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 76-104 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses the 2nd free throw | 76-104 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher grabs the defensive rebound | 76-104 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-106 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the fadeaway in the paint | 78-106 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles runs out the clock | 78-106 |