| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Jerry Stiles picks off the pass by Buddy Williams in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 19:55 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 19:54 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Fodor | 43-45 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Schurman | 45-45 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | James Fodor is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG) Jimoh Elijah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Igor Zielesch (C) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Thomas Witt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 47-47 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt picks off the pass by Robert Brister | 47-47 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is open and scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Witt | 47-49 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch's layup is rejected by Thomas Jackson | 47-49 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), James Fodor (PF) Richard Morrison, James Zane, Thomas Jackson | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | George Garten is fouled on the floor by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG) James Zane | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles can't throw it down | 47-49 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Richard Morrison buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Thomas Witt snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't throw it down but the foul's on Jimoh Elijah - foul #1 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #1 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF), Barry Philson (C) Jimoh Elijah, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Buddy Williams, Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, James Fodor | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the lay-in | 47-53 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Philson | 47-53 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Octavio Marino | 49-53 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 49-55 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Ivan Madalinski - foul #2 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Robert Brister (PF) Enoch Zibell, Ivan Madalinski, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Octavio Marino | 49-55 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Barry Philson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Barry Philson, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Octavio Marino, Barry Philson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SF) Claude Coomes, James Fodor | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the tip | 49-58 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Robert Brister steps in front of the Buddy Williams pass | 49-58 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's pass is intercepted by Roy Baranski | 49-58 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), George Garten (PF) Ohanko Sato, Jerry Stiles, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is fouled on the floor by Harry Foutz - foul #1 on Harry Foutz, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), Igor Zielesch (C) Thomas Schurman, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF) Thomas Witt, James Fodor | |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski loses the dribble to Harry Foutz | 49-58 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Octavio Marino steals it from Buddy Williams in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Octavio Marino and he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Mark Deloach (C) Ivan Madalinski, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Buddy Williams | |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | James Zane hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 52-60 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Harry Foutz steals the ball from Mark Deloach | 52-60 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on George Garten - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Robert Brister (C) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, Harry Foutz | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brister (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is intercepted by George Garten in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt takes the ball from Thomas Schurman | 52-61 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Thomas Schurman is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Igor Zielesch (C) Enoch Zibell, Jerry Stiles, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't tip it in | 52-61 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Garten | 52-61 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Thomas Schurman - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Ohanko Sato, Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Thomas Witt | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Mark Deloach | 54-61 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | James Zane hits a shot in the paint | 54-63 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zibell - foul #2 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Enoch Zibell, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) James Zane | |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman loses the ball out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 54-65 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (C) Jimoh Elijah, Thomas Schurman, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-65 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Roy Baranski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Roy Baranski clanks a floater from the right block | 54-65 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Garten (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Fodor (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is whistled for a carry | 54-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Barry Philson (C) Ohanko Sato, Octavio Marino, George Garten, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Roy Baranski | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Buddy Williams tips it home | 54-67 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Buddy Williams gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Robert Brister - foul #1 on Robert Brister, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Mark Deloach (PF) Enoch Zibell, Jerry Stiles, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Harry Foutz | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach clanks a shot in the paint | 54-67 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the lay-in | 54-67 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Jackson | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Barry Philson is blocked by Thomas Jackson | 54-69 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Ivan Madalinski steps in front of the Stephan Carr pass in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Barry Philson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF) Jimoh Elijah, Ivan Madalinski, Thomas Schurman, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), James Fodor (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Claude Coomes, Stephan Carr, James Zane, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | James Fodor lays it in on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 54-71 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Barry Philson | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is fouled on the floor by Octavio Marino - foul #2 on Octavio Marino, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), George Garten (PF), Robert Brister (C) Ohanko Sato, Igor Zielesch, Barry Philson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Harry Foutz (C) Travis Abbott, James Fodor | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles lays it up and in and he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brister (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-71 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Igor Zielesch (C) Enoch Zibell, Octavio Marino, George Garten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Stephan Carr (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski, Harry Foutz | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Travis Abbott takes the ball from Igor Zielesch | 59-71 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin travels with the ball | 59-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG) Jimoh Elijah, Jerry Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Robert Brister connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ohanko Sato | 62-71 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Barry Philson (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Mark Deloach, Robert Brister, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski, Harry Foutz | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Jerry Stiles takes the ball from Bradley Macklin in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | George Garten buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Thomas Schurman takes the ball from James Fodor | 64-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is whistled for a carry | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Stiles - foul #3 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jimoh Elijah | 67-73 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is hacked by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | George Garten buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on James Fodor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) James Zane | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams steals the ball from Jimoh Elijah | 70-76 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Jimoh Elijah - foul #4 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Buddy Williams runs out the clock | 70-77 |