| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (fresh) SG - Kenneth Blum (fresh) SF - William Hutto (fresh) PF - Robert Hasler (fresh) C - Bernard Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) SF - Joe Powell (fresh) PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) C - Terry Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler 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) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Newton Brewer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Joe Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | William Hutto misses short on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Joe Powell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Terry Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Birchfield | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Blum - foul #1 on Kenneth Blum, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Palmer | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Newton Brewer denies the turnaround by Bernard Palmer | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Newton Brewer snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Terry Johnson is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PG), Anthony Tam (SG), John Flack (SF), George Phillips (C) Jamar Adams, Kenneth Blum, William Hutto, Bernard Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Nelson Clark, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Joe Powell steals the ball from John Flack | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | George Birchfield can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Brad Rasco tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 2-3 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hasler | 2-3 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | John Flack is fouled on the floor by Ty Houston - foul #1 on Ty Houston, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG) Robert Hasler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG) George Birchfield, Joe Powell | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses the dunk but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF) John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF) Jesse Stone | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Robert Ward lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Tam (fresh) SF - William Hutto (fresh) PF - Brian Jamieson (fresh) C - George Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Rasco (fresh) PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ty Houston (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | George Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamar Adams - foul #1 on Jamar Adams, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG), John Flack (SF), Robert Hasler (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Anthony Tam, William Hutto, Brian Jamieson, George Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Robert Ward, Newton Brewer, Ty Houston | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Terry Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Nelson Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | John Flack misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 4-8 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | John Flack is called for the reach on Joe Powell - foul #1 on John Flack, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF), Bernard Palmer (C) Robert Hasler, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF) Brad Rasco | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Newton Brewer knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Terry Johnson | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | William Hutto is whistled for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PG), Anthony Tam (SG), Robert Hasler (PF) Jamar Adams, Kenneth Blum, John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Anthony Williams (SF) George Birchfield, Joe Powell | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Newton Brewer clanks a runner from the left block | 4-10 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler is hacked by Newton Brewer - foul #1 on Newton Brewer, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PF) Robert Hasler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF), Ty Houston (PF), James Haas (C) Jesse Stone, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Haas - foul #1 on James Haas, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Robert Ward connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Williams and he's hacked by Anthony Tam - foul #1 on Anthony Tam, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hasler (PF) Bernard Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | James Haas blocks the short jumper by George Phillips | 5-13 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | George Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jesse Stone - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG) Robert Hasler | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Joe Powell (SF) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Birchfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-13 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenneth Blum | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Tam (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Blum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hutto (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Jamieson (fairly fresh) C - George Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Anthony Tam, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Robert Hasler (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Anthony Tam, Brian Jamieson, George Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Robert Ward, Ty Houston, James Haas | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn McCubrey | 5-13 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler loses the dribble to Nelson Clark | 5-13 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | William Hutto is called for the reach on Joe Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hutto, team foul #6 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF), Bernard Palmer (C) William Hutto, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Blum steals it from Nelson Clark | 5-13 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | John Flack hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jamar Adams | 7-13 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Joe Powell is called for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PG) Jamar Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | John Flack misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #2 on Jesse Stone, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG) Bernard Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG) Jesse Stone | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Brad Rasco hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by George Phillips - foul #1 on George Phillips, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF), Brian Jamieson (PF) John Flack, Robert Hasler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG) Joe Powell | |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Brad Rasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses the jumper near the basket | 9-13 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Nelson Clark gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Nelson Clark's pass is intercepted by Brian Jamieson in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson loses the dribble to Nelson Clark | 9-13 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Anthony Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nelson Clark | 9-15 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | William Hutto's fadeaway is rejected by Ty Houston | 9-15 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Brad Rasco is open but misses the lay-in | 9-15 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ty Houston | 9-15 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Ty Houston is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 9-15 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Anthony Williams tips it in | 9-17 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | William Hutto grabs the board | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Blum (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Hutto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Jamieson (fairly fresh) C - George Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ty Houston (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brad Rasco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Brad Rasco swats the dunk try by Jamar Adams | 11-17 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | George Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Ty Houston swats the short shot by Brian Jamieson | 11-17 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Jamar Adams is called for the reach on Brad Rasco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamar Adams, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF), Robert Hasler (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Jamar Adams, William Hutto, George Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Anthony Williams, Robert Ward, Ty Houston | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Joe Powell is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by George Birchfield | 14-21 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Kenneth Blum | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the dunk | 16-21 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hasler | 16-21 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer is whistled for traveling | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF) John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) Brad Rasco | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the runner in the lane | 16-21 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Nelson Clark's floater is tipped away by Robert Hasler | 16-21 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Newton Brewer | 16-21 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by George Birchfield - foul #1 on George Birchfield, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Kenneth Blum, Bernard Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson makes the 3rd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | William Hutto picks off the pass by George Birchfield in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-21 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Johnson | 18-21 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Joe Powell lays it up and in on a great pass from Newton Brewer and he's hacked by George Phillips - foul #2 on George Phillips, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG) George Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Ty Houston (PF), James Haas (C) George Birchfield, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | James Haas grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Joe Powell connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-27 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the board | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Jamieson (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Blum (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hutto (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hasler (tiring) 5 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Robert Ward steals it from Kenneth Blum | 18-27 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Robert Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Blum - foul #2 on Kenneth Blum, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Anthony Tam (SG), John Flack (SF), Bernard Palmer (C) Brian Jamieson, Kenneth Blum, William Hutto, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Ty Houston, James Haas | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 18-28 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Newton Brewer | 18-28 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Robert Hasler is called for the reach on Joe Powell - foul #1 on Robert Hasler, team foul #11 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PF) Robert Hasler | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Brad Rasco (PF) Robert Ward, Newton Brewer | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | George Phillips grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Anthony Tam | 20-28 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Joe Powell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tam - foul #3 on Anthony Tam, team foul #12 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF), Robert Hasler (PF) Anthony Tam, John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG), Ty Houston (PF) Jesse Stone, Terry Johnson | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | William Hutto misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Powell - foul #1 on Joe Powell, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), James Haas (C) Joe Powell, Brad Rasco | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | George Birchfield is whistled for traveling | 22-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (SG), Glenn McCubrey (C) George Phillips, Bernard Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF) James Haas | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | William Hutto grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 22-28 |