| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Goodell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler McBurrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ward inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler McBurrough - foul #2 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robert Ward is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Albert Stair denies the turnaround by Glenn McCubrey | 34-40 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Albert Stair grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses the dunk attempt | 34-40 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Robert Ward is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SF) John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #3 on Jesse Stone, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SG), Wendell Morrison (C) Jesse Stone, Joseph Fish | |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Bobby Staley (PF) Christopher Jones, Tyler McBurrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stidham (PF) Albert Stair | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Scott Harmon blocks the short jumper by Robert Ward | 36-40 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Harmon | 39-40 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Edward Tucker steals the ball from Paul Musto | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey tips it home | 41-40 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Tucker - foul #1 on Edward Tucker, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), John Flack (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, Scott Harmon, Bobby Staley, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Jose Sosa, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Robert Ward knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Darren Goodell | 43-43 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Robert Ward connects on the floater from the left block | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler McBurrough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher O'Banion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Ward (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones travels with the ball | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (SG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF) Darren Goodell, John Flack, Christopher O'Banion | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Robert Ward | |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tyler McBurrough - foul #3 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Tyler McBurrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Paul Musto (SF) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs | |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Fish | 43-47 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Jose Sosa connects on the jumper in the paint | 43-49 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam's floater is tipped away by Paul Musto | 43-49 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Tucker - foul #2 on Edward Tucker, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Anthony Stidham (SF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Paul Musto, Joseph Fish | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Darren Goodell | 47-50 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Joe Horace is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Christopher Jones, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Jesse Stone, Albert Stair | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Robert Ward is hacked by Bobby Staley - foul #3 on Bobby Staley, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG) Edward Michel | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison's layup is rejected by Tyler McBurrough | 47-50 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Joe Horace is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Joe Horace, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | John Flack is hacked by Joe Horace - foul #3 on Joe Horace, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SF) Tyler McBurrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Edward Michel (SG) Joe Horace, Robert Ward | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 47-50 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham drills a runner from the left block set up by Jose Sosa | 47-52 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Stidham takes the ball from Darren Goodell | 47-52 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | John Flack snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Jose Sosa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Flack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Staley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher O'Banion (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Michel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Diggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Flack and he's hacked by Wendell Morrison - foul #1 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) John Flack, Darren Goodell, Bobby Staley, Christopher O'Banion | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Jose Sosa, Edward Michel, Samuel Diggs, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Joseph Fish banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Horace | 50-54 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Harmon and he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #4 on Jesse Stone, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SG) Jesse Stone | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Paul Musto is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Musto, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG) Scott Harmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 56-54 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Anthony Tam is called for the reach on Robert Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Tam, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF) Anthony Tam | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | John Flack is fouled on the floor by Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough (PF) Lindsay Wessel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Jose Sosa drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SF) John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Wendell Morrison (C) Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-59 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses the tip | 60-59 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ward | 60-59 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Paul Musto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tyler McBurrough - foul #4 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Tyler McBurrough, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Musto - foul #2 on Paul Musto, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Staley (SF) Scott Harmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Stair (PF) Edward Michel | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Paul Musto gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Joe Horace clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher O'Banion | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (SF), Joseph Fish (C) Paul Musto, Robert Ward, Wendell Morrison | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Albert Stair scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Stidham | 61-62 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Edward Tucker takes the ball from Joe Horace in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Darren Goodell and he's fouled by Joe Horace - foul #4 on Joe Horace, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Anthony Tam (SF), Tyler McBurrough (C) Edward Tucker, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Jesse Stone (SG) Joe Horace, Albert Stair | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Staley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Tyler McBurrough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Fish (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is fouled on the floor by Bobby Staley - foul #4 on Bobby Staley, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Bobby Staley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF) Samuel Diggs | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam is denied on a layup by Joseph Fish | 66-64 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Jesse Stone snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Tyler McBurrough swats the short shot by Robert Ward | 66-64 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tyler McBurrough | 66-64 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Fish takes the ball from Christopher Jones | 66-64 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Robert Ward is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell throws it down | 68-67 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Fish is hacked by Darren Goodell - foul #1 on Darren Goodell, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Tyler McBurrough, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Edward Michel (SG), Samuel Diggs (SF), Wendell Morrison (PF) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Anthony Stidham | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Fish makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 68-69 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion snags the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher O'Banion | 71-69 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Edward Michel knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Joe Horace | 71-71 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 71-71 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Wendell Morrison | 71-71 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Scott Harmon is called for the reach on Joe Horace - foul #3 on Scott Harmon, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG), Anthony Tam (SF) Scott Harmon, Bobby Staley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Albert Stair (PF) Edward Michel, Samuel Diggs, Joseph Fish | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Joe Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Christopher O'Banion steals it from Paul Musto in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Albert Stair picks off the pass by Lindsay Wessel | 71-72 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Jesse Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher O'Banion | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the jump hook in the paint | 73-72 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Albert Stair connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Musto | 73-74 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Edward Tucker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Tam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn McCubrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Musto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Stair (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wendell Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam is hacked by Wendell Morrison - foul #2 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Darren Goodell (SG), Tyler McBurrough (PF) John Flack, Edward Tucker, Lindsay Wessel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Jesse Stone, Paul Musto | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 75-74 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robert Ward snags the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Edward Michel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell loses the ball out of bounds | 75-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SF), Paul Musto (PF) Jose Sosa, Robert Ward, Albert Stair | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Paul Musto is hacked by Scott Harmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Harmon, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Edward Michel | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Jones and he's fouled by Jesse Stone - foul #5 on Jesse Stone, team foul #13 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Anthony Stidham (C) Jesse Stone, Wendell Morrison | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Edward Michel is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Michel, team foul #14 | 78-75 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 78-75 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Edward Michel gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs misses short on a floater from the right block | 78-75 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Paul Musto can't tip it in | 78-75 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Paul Musto pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough, Christopher O'Banion | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Edward Michel, Samuel Diggs, Anthony Stidham | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Robert Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-75 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Albert Stair tips it home | 78-77 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Jones | 80-77 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Paul Musto is called for traveling | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn McCubrey | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Ward is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Anthony Tam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #15 | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 83-83 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the board | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darren Goodell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Musto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Stair (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Fish (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey wins the tip | 83-83 |
| 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) | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 83-83 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Robert Ward grabs the board | 83-83 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Joseph Fish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Scott Harmon (SG) Christopher Jones, Darren Goodell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Paul Musto, Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Stidham steals it from Anthony Tam | 83-83 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Wendell Morrison and he's fouled by Scott Harmon - foul #5 on Scott Harmon, team foul #13 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG) Scott Harmon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs misses the free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 83-85 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel makes the floater in the paint set up by Glenn McCubrey and the foul's on Anthony Stidham - foul #3 on Anthony Stidham, team foul #16 | 85-85 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel misses the free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 85-85 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Robert Ward knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Samuel Diggs | 85-87 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-87 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs pulls down the rebound | 85-87 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG) John Flack | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 85-87 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey tips it but misses | 85-87 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham snags the defensive board | 85-87 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SF) Robert Ward | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-87 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel gets the rebound | 85-87 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Tucker | 88-87 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jose Sosa | 88-90 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Stidham blocks the short jumper by Lindsay Wessel | 88-90 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the offensive rebound | 88-90 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Tam and he's fouled by Jose Sosa - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #17 | 90-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Samuel Diggs, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the free throw | 91-90 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Musto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 27 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Fish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Paul Musto loses the ball out of bounds | 91-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG) Edward Tucker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam hits a shot from the free throw line | 93-90 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Ward is hacked by Anthony Tam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Tam, team foul #14 | 93-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF) Anthony Tam | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel grabs the board | 93-90 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jose Sosa, team foul #18 | 93-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel misses the 1st free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel makes the 2nd free throw | 94-90 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Jose Sosa's pass is intercepted by Glenn McCubrey in the backcourt | 94-90 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 94-90 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell is hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #5 on Jose Sosa, team foul #19 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Darren Goodell steps in front of the Joe Horace pass in the backcourt | 96-90 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker is fouled on the floor by Joe Horace - foul #5 on Joe Horace, team foul #20 | 96-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (C) John Flack, Glenn McCubrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG) Joe Horace | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 98-90 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 98-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), John Flack (SF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Edward Tucker, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 98-90 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Diggs | 98-90 |