| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) SF - John Northcutt (fresh) PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen 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) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | John Northcutt can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | John Northcutt is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Raymond Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Kuss - foul #1 on Michael Kuss, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | John Northcutt clanks a shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 3-5 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Raymond Myers steals it from Salvatore Costa | 3-5 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Michael Kuss picks off the pass by Manuel Harrell in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill lays it in on a great pass from Michael Kuss | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Matthew Nguyen is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (C) Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| 17:19 | St. John's | James Holquin is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 5-7 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elvin Byrnes | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Sam Clatterbuck picks off the pass by Raymond Myers | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is hacked by Thomas Lockett - foul #1 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Robert Corley (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Allen Bennett, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lockett | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | James Holquin throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 7-9 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen lays it in on a great pass from Sam Clatterbuck and he's fouled by James Holquin - foul #1 on James Holquin, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), John Northcutt (SF) Sam Clatterbuck, Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Gino Romano, James Holquin | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) PF - Robert Corley (fresh) C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | James Sok misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | James Sok hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 10-9 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill lays it up and in set up by Robert Corley and he's fouled by James Sok - foul #1 on James Sok, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Michael Kuss, Robert Corley, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG) Thomas Lockett, Cecil Pierce | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | James Sok misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Vaughn Wynn | 13-11 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Harrell | 13-11 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn loses the dribble to John Northcutt in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 13-11 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Harrell | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | James Sok loses the dribble to John Northcutt | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill banks in the layup set up by John Northcutt | 15-11 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by John Northcutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Northcutt, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Robert Corley (C) Bradley Prill, Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Gino Romano (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, James Sok, Frederick Wagner | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce blows the layup | 15-11 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Doxey | 15-11 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses the tip | 15-11 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | James Holquin can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Corley - foul #1 on Robert Corley, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Matthew Nguyen (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) Thomas Lockett | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF) Edward Doxey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, Raymond Myers, James Holquin | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo lays it in on a nice dish by Gino Romano and he's fouled by Matthew Nguyen - foul #2 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (C) Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Johnson | 18-14 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Manuel Harrell steps in front of the Douglas Johnson pass | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Kuss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) C - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 18-14 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Gino Romano, Manuel Harrell, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | James Sok connects on the floater from close range set up by Vaughn Wynn | 18-16 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Sok | 18-16 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Salvatore Costa steals it from Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Vaughn Wynn takes the ball from Bradley Prill | 18-16 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elvin Byrnes | 18-16 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey tips it home | 20-16 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Robert Corley (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Bradley Prill, Sam Clatterbuck, Edward Doxey, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Gino Romano (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Manuel Harrell takes the ball from Michael Kuss | 20-16 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Harrell | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Tim Dicarlo - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF) Tim Dicarlo | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 20-21 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Daniel Felton is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Cecil Pierce | 20-23 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | John Northcutt comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Harrell - foul #1 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Edward Doxey (SG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Douglas Johnson, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), James Sok (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Manuel Harrell, James Holquin | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Edward Doxey - foul #1 on Edward Doxey, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG) John Northcutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Gino Romano | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lockett | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Allen Bennett (fresh) SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Doxey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frederick Wagner | 21-26 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | James Sok misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 21-26 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Sok - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Frederick Wagner | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-29 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Doxey - foul #2 on Edward Doxey, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF), Robert Corley (C) Edward Doxey, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), James Holquin (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Cecil Pierce | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Corley | 25-31 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Daniel Felton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Dicarlo | 25-31 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Daniel Felton is alone and drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 25-33 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Felton is called for the reach on Douglas Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF) Bradley Prill, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Gino Romano, James Holquin, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Sam Clatterbuck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Sam Clatterbuck - foul #2 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen (C) Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), James Sok (PF) Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck drills a shot near the basket | 27-35 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner tips it home | 27-37 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa loses the dribble to Frederick Wagner | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kuss (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Northcutt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Costa (tired) C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Lockett (fairly fresh) PF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Michael Kuss is called for the reach on Frederick Wagner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Kuss, team foul #10 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF) Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF) Thomas Lockett | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Raymond Myers picks off the pass by Sam Clatterbuck | 27-39 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 27-41 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the floater from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Raymond Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, James Sok, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers is hacked by Michael Kuss - foul #3 on Michael Kuss, team foul #11 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF) Michael Kuss | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Northcutt knocks in the turnaround from close range | 33-42 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Raymond Myers drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Felton | 33-45 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Prill | 36-45 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Raymond Myers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Harrell | 36-48 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | John Northcutt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Holquin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Nguyen - foul #3 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #12 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Robert Corley (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Gino Romano (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Sam Clatterbuck is called for the reach on Thomas Lockett - foul #3 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #13 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) Sam Clatterbuck, John Northcutt, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Robert Corley gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-51 |