| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Brister (fresh) C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Stephan Carr tips it in | 41-46 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Robert Brister scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jimoh Elijah | 43-46 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled on the floor by Octavio Marino - foul #1 on Octavio Marino, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Ohanko Sato, Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zielesch | 43-46 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | James Hardiman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 45-46 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 45-48 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Igor Zielesch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Robert Brister (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Enoch Zibell, James Hardiman, Mark Deloach, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 48-48 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Roy Baranski connects on the jumper in the paint | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato is fouled on the floor by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF) Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Ivan Madalinski is called for the reach on Buddy Williams - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Gene Stephens is blocked by Stephan Carr | 50-55 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 50-55 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Robert Poole banks in the layup set up by Travis Abbott | 50-60 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Mark Deloach (C) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Robert Poole | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-60 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 50-60 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Fredrick Glancy | 50-62 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Morrison | 50-62 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Brister (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is denied on a layup by Robert Brister | 50-62 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Enoch Zibell steps in front of the Richard Morrison pass | 50-62 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Jimoh Elijah (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Gene Stephens (C) Ohanko Sato, Enoch Zibell, Stanley Todd, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Richard Elliott, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Travis Abbott and the foul's on James Hardiman - foul #2 on James Hardiman, team foul #3 | 50-64 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | James Hardiman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Hardiman, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Moore (PF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Roy Baranski | |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 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) | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh connects on the jumper from the left block | 53-70 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | James Hardiman buries a shot from the left side | 55-70 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Enoch Zibell (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF) James Hardiman, Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Richard Elliott (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Claude Coomes, Stephan Carr, Kory Fitzhugh, Robert Poole | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 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) | |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Richard Elliott scores on a shot from close range | 60-75 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 60-75 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell can't tip it in | 60-75 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell can't tip it in | 60-75 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zielesch | 60-75 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Ohanko Sato, Igor Zielesch, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 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) | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Stanley Todd picks off the pass by Travis Abbott in the backcourt | 60-75 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Roy Baranski - foul #3 on Roy Baranski, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG) Enoch Zibell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Robert Brister makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jimoh Elijah - foul #1 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #5 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Robert Brister scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Madalinski | 64-76 |
| 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) | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #6 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Jimoh Elijah | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh makes the driving attempt in the paint | 64-78 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-78 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| 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) | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Enoch Zibell - foul #3 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #7 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Octavio Marino (SF) Enoch Zibell, Stanley Todd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Robert Brister snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-79 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino tips it in | 66-79 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Mark Deloach steals the ball from Richard Elliott | 66-79 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Robert Brister's fadeaway is rejected by Kory Fitzhugh | 66-79 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Buddy Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Elliott | 66-82 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-82 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-82 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino gets the rebound | 69-82 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Madalinski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Brister (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Deloach (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (tiring) 11 pts. 15 reb. 3 pf. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Deloach | 71-82 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the easy layup | 71-82 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 71-82 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 71-82 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Deloach | 71-82 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 71-82 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the offensive board | 71-82 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Stanley Todd (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF), Carlos Moore (C) James Hardiman, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Igor Zielesch - foul #1 on Igor Zielesch, team foul #8 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ohanko Sato | 73-83 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Octavio Marino (SF) Ohanko Sato, Stanley Todd | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is whistled for traveling | 73-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF) Octavio Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Witt steals the ball from Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt | 73-83 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the finger roll | 73-85 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah | 76-85 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Enoch Zibell, Mark Deloach, Igor Zielesch, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Robert Brister comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-87 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-87 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Octavio Marino | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #9 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Robert Brister buries a runner from the left block | 80-89 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Sato - foul #3 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #10 | 80-89 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 80-90 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the floater from close range | 80-90 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the rebound | 80-90 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 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 | 80-90 |