| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fresh) C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Fodor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | James Fodor can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | James Zane hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Garten | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it in | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Barry Philson (PF), Robert Brister (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Barry Philson - foul #1 on Barry Philson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Philson | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Matthew Czarkowski steals the ball from Stephan Carr in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Mark Deloach swats the short shot by Thomas Witt | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Philson | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Czarkowski and he's hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG) Matthew Czarkowski, Ivan Madalinski | |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Robert Brister gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Philson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brister (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Babb - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, Barry Philson, Robert Brister | |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams takes the ball from Ivan Madalinski | 6-9 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Eddie Zurcher steals it from Jonathan Thorson | 6-9 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Harry Foutz (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Matthew Czarkowski steals the ball from Buddy Williams in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) James Zane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher lays it up and in set up by Thomas Schurman | 6-13 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Foutz | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher loses the ball out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG) Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a jumper from close range | 11-13 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Harry Foutz snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #1 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Roy Baranski, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Barry Philson (PF) Octavio Marino, George Garten | |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Jerry Stiles, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 15-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Philson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Barry Philson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG) Robert Babb | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Barry Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Fodor is hacked by Barry Philson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Philson, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Barry Philson | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Fodor | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Richard Morrison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 17-15 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Jackson takes the ball from George Garten | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Richard Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Ivan Madalinski, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Mark Deloach | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Harry Foutz drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 19-15 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Bradley Macklin is called for the reach on Octavio Marino - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF) Harry Foutz, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the dunk attempt | 19-16 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brister snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles banks in the layup on a great pass from Eddie Zurcher and he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF) Robert Babb, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 19-18 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Thomas Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman can't finish the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the tip | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 19-18 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Jerry Stiles steals the ball from Thomas Witt in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the finger roll | 19-20 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by George Garten - foul #1 on George Garten, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Harry Foutz (SF) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Roy Baranski throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 23-23 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Foutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Garten (tiring) 3 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 23-26 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by George Garten in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Garten, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Richard Morrison, Harry Foutz, Roy Baranski, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Fodor | 25-26 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Deloach | 25-26 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses the jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | James Fodor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Robert Brister (C) Ivan Madalinski, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Babb grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's layup is rejected by Thomas Jackson | 25-26 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 25-26 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Deloach - foul #1 on Mark Deloach, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Octavio Marino | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's floater is tipped away by Robert Brister | 27-26 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Harry Foutz (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, James Fodor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Robert Brister | |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Ivan Madalinski picks off the pass by Richard Morrison | 27-26 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the dunk | 27-26 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF) Harry Foutz, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Octavio Marino (SF) Ivan Madalinski, Thomas Schurman | |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Thorson | 27-26 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Buddy Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (tiring) C - Eddie Zurcher (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a runner near the basket | 29-26 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), George Garten (PF), Barry Philson (C) Robert Babb, Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | George Garten blocks the short jumper by James Zane | 31-28 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | George Garten can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Zane - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Octavio Marino | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Harry Foutz clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Philson | 31-29 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Barry Philson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Fodor (PF) Buddy Williams, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Richard Morrison travels in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Barry Philson drills a jump hook near the basket | 31-31 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | George Garten steals it from Bradley Macklin | 31-31 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Harry Foutz blocks the short jumper by Barry Philson | 31-31 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Richard Morrison pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is hacked by Robert Babb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Harry Foutz, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Robert Brister (SF) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Barry Philson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #13 | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson tips it home | 33-32 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | George Garten hits the finger roll | 33-34 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Roy Baranski comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Buddy Williams loses the dribble to Matthew Czarkowski | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |