| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 46-27 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Brian Roden is blocked by James Zane | 46-27 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Brian Roden tips it in | 48-27 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-27 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Hubert, team foul #1 | 48-27 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Zane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Schurman - foul #1 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the driving attempt near the basket | 48-28 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Robert Babb pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Eddie Zurcher | 50-28 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 50-31 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 3rd free throw | 51-31 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 51-31 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | James Fodor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG) Matthew Czarkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is denied on a layup by Jonathan Thorson | 51-31 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Fodor | 51-33 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman buries a shot from the left side set up by Robert Babb | 53-33 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), George Garten (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #2 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Mark Deloach, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF) Thomas Witt, Harry Foutz | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson connects on the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG) Brian Roden | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses the free throw | 55-33 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | George Garten is called for the reach on Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) George Garten, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Harry Foutz (SF) Ernest Spaulding, Stephan Carr | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | The jump hook by Thomas Jackson is blocked by Raymond Robinson | 55-33 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Foutz (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Schurman and he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Travis Abbott | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the free throw | 59-35 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | James Fodor buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #4 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG) Matthew Czarkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the free throw | 59-37 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Harry Foutz snags the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-37 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Brian Roden scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Mark Deloach and he's fouled by Thomas Witt - foul #4 on Thomas Witt, team foul #6 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Witt, James Fodor | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Harry Foutz can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by George Garten - foul #4 on George Garten, team foul #5 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Mark Deloach, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) James Zane | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Harry Foutz pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the lay-in | 62-42 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Harry Foutz pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #3 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Stephan Carr, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Harry Foutz denies the turnaround by Matthew Czarkowski | 62-43 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Zane lays it in set up by Ernest Spaulding and he's hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #4 on Mark Deloach, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Harry Foutz | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Zane makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 12:25 | St. John's | James Fodor connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelvin Carder | 62-48 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | James Zane gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-48 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Raymond Robinson swats the short shot by James Zane | 62-48 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Carder | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Spaulding (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG), Bradley Macklin (C) Ernest Spaulding, James Fodor | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Robert Babb travels with the ball | 62-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | James Zane hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Thorson - foul #1 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Jerry Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Kelvin Carder | |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Brian Roden throws it down | 66-52 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson buries a floater in the paint | 66-54 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Babb and he's fouled by Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Robert Hubert - foul #3 on Robert Hubert, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jerry Stiles (SF) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 71-56 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-56 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Babb | 74-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 74-56 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | James Zane can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hubert | 74-56 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tired) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Spaulding (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Zane (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Fodor (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Zane's floater is tipped away by Robert Hubert | 74-56 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | James Zane takes the ball from Jerry Stiles | 74-56 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Zane | 74-58 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Thorson | 74-58 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, Raymond Robinson, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Ernest Spaulding, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | George Garten comes up short on the shot from close range | 74-58 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach tips it home | 76-58 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Deloach - foul #5 on Mark Deloach, team foul #10 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-60 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Thomas Witt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG) Robert Babb | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Brian Roden's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Macklin | 76-60 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Brian Roden steals the ball from Stephan Carr | 76-60 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | George Garten is hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Harry Foutz grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Harry Foutz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 76-62 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brian Roden | 78-62 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #11 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Matthew Czarkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Stephan Carr | |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Roden | 81-65 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | The short jumper by Travis Abbott is denied by Jeremy Spurgeon | 81-65 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Brian Roden grabs the defensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the shot in the lane | 81-65 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Brian Roden can't tip it in | 81-65 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is called for traveling | 81-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Bradley Macklin (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Kelvin Carder, James Fodor, Harry Foutz | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #10 | 83-65 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the free throw | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Robert Babb steals the ball from Bradley Macklin | 84-65 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the lay-in | 84-65 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | George Garten snags the offensive board | 84-65 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tired) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Roden (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Garten (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Brian Roden blows the layup | 84-65 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 84-65 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Thomas Witt tips it but misses | 84-65 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-65 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 84-65 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Travis Abbott tips it but misses | 84-65 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Roden | 84-65 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #5 on Travis Abbott, team foul #11 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (PG), Harry Foutz (PF) Travis Abbott, Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 85-65 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Harry Foutz clanks a floater from the left side | 85-65 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Harry Foutz can't tip it in | 85-65 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Brian Roden comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 85-65 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Harry Foutz's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Spurgeon | 85-65 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the tip | 85-65 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 85-65 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Zurcher | 87-65 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (SF) Brian Roden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Jeremy Spurgeon | 87-65 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Jerry Stiles is called for the reach on Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #12 | 87-65 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is denied on a layup by Bradley Macklin | 87-67 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding loses the dribble to Jerry Stiles in the backcourt | 87-67 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Raymond Robinson - foul #5 on Thomas Witt, team foul #12 | 87-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF) Thomas Witt | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 89-67 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher grabs the defensive rebound | 89-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles runs out the clock | 89-67 |