| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | John Northcutt inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 32-44 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-44 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | John Northcutt tips it home | 32-46 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by John Northcutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Northcutt, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Harrell | 34-46 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 34-46 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce banks in the layup set up by Gino Romano | 36-46 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | John Northcutt loses the ball out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-46 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Daniel Felton pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett loses the ball out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Robert Corley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Daniel Felton knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Cecil Pierce | 38-46 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | James Holquin steals the ball from Robert Corley | 38-46 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Robert Corley is called for the reach on Cecil Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Corley, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Gino Romano (SG), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Elvin Byrnes, Robert Corley | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | James Sok is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) James Sok | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF) Edward Doxey | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | John Northcutt is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell - foul #3 on John Northcutt, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Frederick Wagner (C) Cecil Pierce, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa (PF) Douglas Johnson | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradley Prill - foul #1 on Bradley Prill, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Salvatore Costa steps in front of the Gino Romano pass | 41-46 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen banks in the layup set up by Bradley Prill | 41-48 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Frederick Wagner - foul #2 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Robert Corley's layup is rejected by Cecil Pierce | 41-48 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Raymond Myers snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Raymond Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Elvin Byrnes | 41-51 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Holquin is blocked by Robert Corley | 41-51 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Sok pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Elvin Byrnes - foul #1 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Elvin Byrnes, Robert Corley | |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Johnson | 41-51 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | James Holquin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-51 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill is fouled on the floor by Daniel Felton - foul #3 on Daniel Felton, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Kuss and he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #4 on Raymond Myers, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG) Michael Kuss | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fresh) SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 46-54 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | John Northcutt buries a jumper from the right side | 46-56 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | John Northcutt is fouled on the floor by Manuel Harrell - foul #1 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Bradley Prill, Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses the 3 from straight away | 46-56 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Gino Romano picks off the pass by Edward Doxey | 46-56 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Gino Romano lays it up and in | 48-56 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), James Holquin (PF) Gino Romano, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Allen Bennett, Edward Doxey | |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo's pass is intercepted by Bradley Prill | 48-56 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Lockett - foul #2 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), John Northcutt (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Robert Corley, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-58 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Vaughn Wynn picks off the pass by Sam Clatterbuck | 48-58 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | James Sok banks in the layup on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 50-58 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Sok (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Doxey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 3 pf. C - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Douglas Johnson picks off the pass by Gino Romano | 50-59 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Prill | 50-61 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Michael Kuss steps in front of the Gino Romano pass in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey misses the easy layup | 50-61 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-61 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 50-61 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Edward Doxey is called for the reach on Vaughn Wynn - foul #2 on Edward Doxey, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), James Holquin (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Gino Romano, James Sok, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Edward Doxey, Salvatore Costa, Douglas Johnson | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Robert Corley snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the dunk attempt | 51-61 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-61 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Holquin and he's hacked by Allen Bennett - foul #1 on Allen Bennett, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sam Clatterbuck | 55-64 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the floater near the basket | 55-64 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Corley drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Bennett and the foul's on Daniel Felton - foul #4 on Daniel Felton, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Matthew Nguyen (C) Allen Bennett, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses the free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | John Northcutt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Felton - foul #5 on Daniel Felton, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (PF) Robert Corley | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Michael Kuss is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Kuss, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG) Sam Clatterbuck | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen blows the layup | 55-68 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen misses badly on a floater near the basket | 58-68 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gino Romano (tiring) 5 pts. C - Frederick Wagner (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Bradley Prill steals the ball from Vaughn Wynn | 58-68 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill hits the finger roll | 58-70 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Prill - foul #2 on Bradley Prill, team foul #10 | 58-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF) Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Pierce - foul #3 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #10 | 59-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG) Bradley Prill | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-71 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Sok hits the follow up shot | 61-71 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tim Dicarlo | 61-71 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | The short jumper by Cecil Pierce is denied by Elvin Byrnes | 61-71 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the tip | 61-71 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 61-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PG), James Holquin (PF) Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (PF) Matthew Nguyen | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-71 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | James Holquin misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-71 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-71 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Sok misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-71 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is hacked by Thomas Lockett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | James Sok misses the lay-in | 61-72 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it but misses | 61-72 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 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 | Sam Clatterbuck drills a shot from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sam Clatterbuck - foul #3 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Tim Dicarlo is called for the reach on Elvin Byrnes - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #12 | 63-74 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | James Holquin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #13 | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett runs out the clock | 63-75 |