| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - George Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Philson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 44-51 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | James Fodor steals it from Jerry Stiles | 44-51 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ohanko Sato | 44-54 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by George Garten - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Mark Deloach (PF) Ohanko Sato, George Garten | |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Barry Philson is called for a backcourt violation | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) Barry Philson | |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephan Carr | 49-54 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Igor Zielesch (C) Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman | |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Deloach | 49-57 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Igor Zielesch - foul #2 on Igor Zielesch, team foul #2 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Enoch Zibell, Mark Deloach, Robert Brister | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ivan Madalinski | 50-59 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:06 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-59 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ohanko Sato | 50-61 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | James Zane misses long on an open shot from close range | 50-61 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | James Zane hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Barry Philson scores on a shot from the right block | 52-63 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | James Zane gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Ivan Madalinski is called for the reach on Richard Morrison - foul #3 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Igor Zielesch, Barry Philson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - George Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is hacked by George Garten - foul #4 on George Garten, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (C) George Garten | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Robert Brister - foul #1 on Robert Brister, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-63 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #4 on Thomas Witt, team foul #2 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Jimoh Elijah | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the jump hook near the basket | 54-63 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it home | 54-65 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Harry Foutz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams steals it from Mark Deloach | 56-65 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Buddy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, James Zane, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Thomas Schurman, Robert Brister | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | James Fodor blocks the short jumper by Mark Deloach | 56-65 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Jerry Stiles - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #3 | 56-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG) Enoch Zibell, Jerry Stiles | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Jimoh Elijah steals it from Stephan Carr | 56-65 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jimoh Elijah | 56-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Deloach (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Philson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 56-67 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino connects on the jumper near the basket | 56-69 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephan Carr | 58-69 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barry Philson | 58-71 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin clanks a runner from close range | 58-71 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 60-71 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino is called for a charge - foul #2 on Octavio Marino, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Jimoh Elijah, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach, Barry Philson | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | James Zane buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 63-71 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Robert Brister travels with the ball | 63-71 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-71 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ohanko Sato | 63-74 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Barry Philson (C) Ohanko Sato, Igor Zielesch | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams steals the ball from Robert Brister | 63-74 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | James Zane lays it up and in set up by Buddy Williams | 65-74 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is hacked by James Fodor - foul #3 on James Fodor, team foul #4 | 65-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Harry Foutz (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Robert Brister | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - George Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Barry Philson (tiring) 11 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Zane steps in front of the Barry Philson pass | 65-74 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Harry Foutz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-74 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman double dribbles | 65-74 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Jerry Stiles steals it from James Fodor | 65-74 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | George Garten clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-74 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Harry Foutz | 65-74 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | James Zane's fadeaway is rejected by George Garten | 65-74 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Foutz | 65-74 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-74 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | James Zane hits a shot from the left block set up by James Fodor and he's fouled by Barry Philson - foul #3 on Barry Philson, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Roy Baranski (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), Igor Zielesch (C) Enoch Zibell, Jerry Stiles, Barry Philson | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | James Zane makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | George Garten buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah | 68-77 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr blows the wide open layup | 68-77 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch snags the defensive board | 68-77 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Buddy Williams double dribbles | 68-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Stephan Carr, James Zane, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Jimoh Elijah, Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Igor Zielesch | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Thomas Witt slams it home | 70-77 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 70-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Harry Foutz (C) Buddy Williams, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ivan Madalinski is called for the reach on Richard Morrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Jimoh Elijah - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #6 | 72-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Mark Deloach (C) Ivan Madalinski, George Garten | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerry Stiles | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Richard Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Robert Brister | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #7 | 72-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Harry Foutz gets the rebound | 72-81 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the turnaround from close range | 74-81 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), James Fodor (PF) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Robert Brister (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, George Garten | |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Robert Brister grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Igor Zielesch | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's pass is intercepted by Buddy Williams | 74-81 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Philson (C) Robert Brister | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | James Fodor is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 74-81 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it in | 76-81 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), George Garten (PF) Ohanko Sato, Mark Deloach | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles travels with the ball | 76-81 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | George Garten swats the layup by James Zane | 76-81 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Stiles | 76-81 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | George Garten misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-81 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Garten | 76-81 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | George Garten connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | George Garten is hacked by Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #8 | 78-83 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 78-84 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 80-84 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | George Garten is fouled in the backcourt by Buddy Williams - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #9 | 80-84 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 80-84 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Thomas Schurman picks off the pass by Buddy Williams in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Schurman | 80-86 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 80-86 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 80-86 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on George Garten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #10 | 80-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | George Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 80-86 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-86 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Garten | 80-86 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on George Garten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #11 | 80-86 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-88 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Barry Philson runs out the clock | 80-88 |