| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - Stanley Pollard (fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) SG - Charles Toon (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) C - Jared Dailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jared Dailey 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) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Charles Toon - foul #1 on Charles Toon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson loses the dribble to Matthew Lindsey | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | David Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 0-5 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is fouled on the floor by Jared Dailey - foul #1 on Jared Dailey, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | David Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Jared Dailey tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-7 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 5-7 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Robert Freitag is alone and drills a runner from the left block | 5-9 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | David Thomas steals it from Joseph Johnson | 5-9 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey's pass is intercepted by Robert Crosby in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard lays it in on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo and the foul's on Matthew Lindsey - foul #1 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) Matthew Lindsey, Charles Toon, David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Jared Dailey | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Archie Sharp - foul #1 on Archie Sharp, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG) Marlon Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 7-11 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick drills a floater in the lane set up by Charles Cook and the foul's on Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Robert Alves gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) SG - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Alves (fresh) C - Archie Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) SG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Enloe is called for the reach on Charles Cook - foul #1 on Benjamin Enloe, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mitchell Eastwood | 12-11 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Noah Guel (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe, Franklyn Gray | |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Gayhart picks off the pass by Marlon Howard | 12-11 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | David Thomas loses the dribble to Robert Crosby in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 14-11 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Noah Guel drills a shot from close range | 14-13 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Tommy Charboneau swats the layup by James Leslie | 14-13 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Charles Toon scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-15 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Marlon Howard | 18-15 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | David Thomas scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Tommy Charboneau | 18-17 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | David Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Gibney - foul #1 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Archie Sharp (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Ronald Gayhart, Charles Toon, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Charles Cook blows the layup | 18-18 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF) David Thomas | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Jared Dailey snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Archie Sharp - foul #2 on Archie Sharp, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Joseph Johnson (C) Charles Cook, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Lindsey | 18-20 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Malcolm Sullivan picks off the pass by Joseph Johnson | 18-20 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Michael Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (PF) Benjamin Enloe | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Malcolm Sullivan picks off the pass by Leopoldo Gallo | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Eastwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Alves (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Charles Cook grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Alves | 21-20 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is hacked by Mitchell Eastwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Anthony Gibney (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Jared Dailey | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF) Robert Alves | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | James Leslie knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | David Thomas is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Freitag | 23-22 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Freitag | 23-22 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | David Thomas hits the easy wide open finger roll | 23-24 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Charles Toon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Lindsey | 23-27 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Charles Toon, David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Franklyn Gray | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Taylor | 25-30 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses the turnaround from close range | 25-30 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Sullivan | 25-32 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses long on a runner in the lane | 25-32 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Malcolm Sullivan - foul #1 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Robert Alves (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SG), Tommy Charboneau (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Noah Guel (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe, Jared Dailey | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Charles Toon is hacked by Marlon Howard - foul #1 on Marlon Howard, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Leopoldo Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Alves (fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) PF - Robert Freitag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Robert Freitag hits a wide open jumper from the left block | 28-36 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Cook | 31-36 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau connects on the open floater from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Charles Toon clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Leslie - foul #1 on James Leslie, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) James Leslie, Robert Alves, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), David Thomas (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Tommy Charboneau, Robert Freitag, Noah Guel | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Charles Toon makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Charles Toon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is fouled on the floor by Jared Dailey - foul #2 on Jared Dailey, team foul #8 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Stanley Pollard (PF) Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Franklyn Gray (C) Charles Toon, David Thomas, Jared Dailey | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is hacked by Anthony Gibney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Robert Alves (C) Marlon Howard, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Enloe - foul #2 on Benjamin Enloe, team foul #9 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (PF) Benjamin Enloe | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Robert Alves picks off the pass by Michael Taylor in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Robert Alves's pass is intercepted by Michael Taylor | 35-42 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Robert Freitag clanks a fadeaway from close range | 35-42 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Robert Alves grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Michael Taylor swats the short shot by Robert Alves | 35-42 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard, Robert Alves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Robert Freitag, Franklyn Gray | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Enloe blocks the jumper by Archie Sharp | 35-42 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Enloe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Charles Toon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Archie Sharp | 35-42 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 35-42 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Enloe | 35-42 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Toon | 35-45 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp, Anthony Gibney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Noah Guel (C) Matthew Lindsey, David Thomas, Benjamin Enloe, Jared Dailey | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wayne Bostwick - foul #1 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #8 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF) Charles Toon | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marlon Howard | 37-47 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF) Robert Alves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (PF) Tommy Charboneau | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Noah Guel - foul #1 on Noah Guel, team foul #10 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG) Malcolm Sullivan | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wayne Bostwick - foul #2 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #9 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Leopoldo Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Franklyn Gray - foul #1 on Franklyn Gray, team foul #11 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Alves (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Michael Taylor, Franklyn Gray, Noah Guel | |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Jared Dailey snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Marlon Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marlon Howard, team foul #10 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Robert Alves makes the driving attempt in the paint | 40-50 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Charles Toon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 40-53 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Robert Alves double dribbles | 40-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Charles Cook, Stanley Pollard, Robert Alves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Franklyn Gray (PF), Noah Guel (C) Ronald Gayhart, David Thomas, Tommy Charboneau, Jared Dailey | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-53 |