| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Eddie Zurcher | 44-35 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #2 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (PF), Mark Deloach (C) George Garten, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | James Zane steps in front of the Jerry Stiles pass | 44-37 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | James Zane lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), George Garten (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Barry Philson | |
| 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 | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Ivan Madalinski - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses short on a shot from the left block | 44-39 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Buddy Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Brister | 46-41 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (PF) George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Barry Philson is denied on a layup by Thomas Jackson | 46-41 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Philson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski buries a floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Barry Philson blocks the short jumper by Stephan Carr | 48-41 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Czarkowski | 48-41 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Barry Philson | 51-41 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Ivan Madalinski, Robert Brister, Barry Philson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Stiles | 53-41 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-44 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's floater is tipped away by Roy Baranski | 53-44 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is called for a backcourt violation | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Roy Baranski, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on George Garten - foul #1 on George Garten, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (C) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Stiles | 55-47 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is called for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Octavio Marino (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, James Zane | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher travels with the ball | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) James Fodor | |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 55-47 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Harry Foutz steals it from Matthew Czarkowski | 55-47 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Harry Foutz is wide open and slams it home | 55-49 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Octavio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Philson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Foutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Barry Philson gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman drills a floater near the basket | 60-49 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled on the floor by Thomas Schurman - foul #2 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Robert Brister (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Octavio Marino, Thomas Schurman, Barry Philson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Harry Foutz | |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-49 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-49 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a floater from close range | 60-49 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | James Zane gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the runner from close range | 60-49 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | George Garten banks in the layup | 62-49 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Garten | 62-49 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | George Garten misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Stephan Carr pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr lays it up and in and he's fouled by Octavio Marino - foul #3 on Octavio Marino, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Barry Philson (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Travis Abbott | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Babb | 64-51 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Barry Philson swats the short shot by Bradley Macklin | 64-51 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Robert Babb knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Philson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Zurcher (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Robert Babb hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 68-51 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Witt | 68-51 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-51 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bradley Macklin - foul #3 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #4 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Barry Philson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Harry Foutz | 68-53 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Thorson | 68-53 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Brister tips it back up and in | 70-53 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Brister - foul #2 on Robert Brister, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Robert Brister, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Barry Philson gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Thorson | 73-56 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 75-56 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Morrison, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Travis Abbott, Harry Foutz, James Fodor | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski and he's fouled by Richard Morrison - foul #5 on Richard Morrison, team foul #6 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), George Garten (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the free throw | 78-56 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | James Zane lays it in | 78-58 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Barry Philson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) Barry Philson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | James Zane clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Schurman - foul #3 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #7 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 79-60 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Robert Babb pulls down the rebound | 79-60 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-60 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | George Garten steals the ball from James Zane | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Robert Babb comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 79-60 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | James Zane snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Garten (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Brister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-60 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | James Zane tips it back up and in | 79-62 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Barry Philson (PF) Jerry Stiles, Octavio Marino, George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, Roy Baranski | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin buries a turnaround near the basket | 81-64 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Barry Philson hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 83-64 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is whistled for a carry | 83-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF) Robert Babb, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #9 | 83-64 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 84-64 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-64 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #8 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) Octavio Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 85-64 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Robert Brister pulls down the rebound | 85-64 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt steals it from Matthew Czarkowski | 85-64 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 85-64 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 85-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #10 | 85-64 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Harry Foutz snags the defensive board | 86-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Harry Foutz comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Brister - foul #3 on Robert Brister, team foul #9 | 86-64 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 86-64 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Madalinski | 88-64 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses long on a floater from the right block | 88-64 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the offensive board | 88-64 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson drills a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Witt | 88-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski runs out the clock | 88-66 |