| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jose Sosa takes the ball from Darren Goodell | 45-41 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Darren Goodell picks off the pass by Albert Stair | 45-41 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Joseph Fish pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Jesse Stone buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jose Sosa | 48-41 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Jose Sosa snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Darren Goodell steals the ball from Jesse Stone in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darren Goodell | 48-43 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Jesse Stone banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 50-43 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Ward | 53-46 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Tam | 53-49 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Lindsay Wessel is blocked by Albert Stair | 55-49 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel tips it home | 55-51 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Stair - foul #1 on Albert Stair, team foul #1 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Anthony Stidham (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (SG), Scott Harmon (SF), John Flack (PF), Tyler McBurrough (C) Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Paul Musto hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Scott Harmon - foul #1 on Scott Harmon, team foul #1 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Diggs - foul #2 on Samuel Diggs, team foul #2 | 58-51 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joe Horace | 60-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyler McBurrough (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher O'Banion (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | John Flack misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-52 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Paul Musto pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Edward Tucker steps in front of the Anthony Stidham pass in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion clanks a floater near the basket | 60-52 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Edward Tucker steals it from Paul Musto | 60-54 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | John Flack clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Stidham - foul #2 on Anthony Stidham, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Edward Michel (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Edward Tucker, Scott Harmon, Tyler McBurrough, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Bobby Staley is called for the reach on Edward Michel - foul #2 on Bobby Staley, team foul #2 | 60-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Edward Michel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SF) John Flack | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Jesse Stone double dribbles | 60-56 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey loses the dribble to Joseph Fish | 60-56 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Robert Ward connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Tam and the foul's on Jesse Stone - foul #3 on Jesse Stone, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Wendell Morrison (C) Jesse Stone, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Lindsay Wessel (PF) Christopher Jones, Bobby Staley | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the free throw | 63-58 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Robert Ward gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Edward Michel buries a runner in the lane | 65-58 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lindsay Wessel | 65-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Michel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ward (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Stair (tiring) 7 pts. C - Wendell Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Tam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Tam | 65-64 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison knocks in the floater from the right block | 67-64 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn McCubrey | 67-64 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lindsay Wessel | 67-66 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Anthony Tam is called for the reach on Robert Ward - foul #2 on Anthony Tam, team foul #3 | 67-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Samuel Diggs (SF), Paul Musto (PF), Anthony Stidham (C) Jose Sosa, Edward Michel, Robert Ward, Albert Stair, Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-66 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Paul Musto grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Jones | 70-66 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Horace - foul #3 on Joe Horace, team foul #5 | 70-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG) Scott Harmon | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bobby Staley - foul #3 on Bobby Staley, team foul #4 | 70-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Fish (C) Samuel Diggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 71-67 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Jesse Stone gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Joseph Fish's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher O'Banion | 71-67 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-67 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley loses the dribble to Jesse Stone | 71-67 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Joe Horace throws it down on a great pass from Jesse Stone | 73-67 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane | 73-67 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Christopher O'Banion denies the turnaround by Joseph Fish | 73-67 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell is denied on a layup by Joseph Fish | 73-67 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler McBurrough | 73-67 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell's floater is tipped away by Joseph Fish | 73-67 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jesse Stone - foul #4 on Jesse Stone, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Joe Horace, Jesse Stone, Anthony Stidham, Paul Musto, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG), Scott Harmon (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher Jones, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Stair (tiring) 7 pts. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Flack (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darren Goodell (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the shot from the right side | 73-68 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 75-68 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ward steals the ball from Darren Goodell | 75-68 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Ward | 77-68 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | John Flack lays it in | 77-70 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Darren Goodell is called for the reach on Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darren Goodell, team foul #5 | 77-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Paul Musto (PF) Samuel Diggs, Albert Stair | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Edward Tucker (SG), Anthony Tam (SF) John Flack, Darren Goodell, Scott Harmon | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses short on a runner in the paint | 77-70 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam is hacked by Robert Ward - foul #3 on Robert Ward, team foul #7 | 77-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Fish (C) Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Edward Michel is fouled in the backcourt by Lindsay Wessel - foul #3 on Lindsay Wessel, team foul #6 | 77-72 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Jose Sosa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Paul Musto is whistled for traveling | 77-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG) Jose Sosa, Edward Michel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG) Christopher Jones | |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Tucker | 77-74 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Paul Musto clanks a floater from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lindsay Wessel | 77-74 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 77-74 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Robert Ward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Paul Musto tips it in | 79-74 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Jesse Stone is called for the reach on Scott Harmon - foul #5 on Jesse Stone, team foul #8 | 79-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Albert Stair (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Joe Horace, Jesse Stone, Paul Musto, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs misses the easy open layup | 79-76 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Tam | 79-79 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on a runner from the right block | 79-79 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Jose Sosa tips it home | 81-79 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-79 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey tips it back up and in | 81-81 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Jose Sosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF) Robert Ward, Albert Stair | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Scott Harmon, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wendell Morrison - foul #1 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #9 | 81-81 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Michel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Flack (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edward Tucker (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Staley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler McBurrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher O'Banion (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Edward Michel scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 84-83 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 84-83 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Diggs | 84-83 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-83 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion gets the rebound | 84-83 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Joseph Fish (C) Jose Sosa, Samuel Diggs, Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Darren Goodell (SG), Anthony Tam (SF) John Flack, Edward Tucker, Bobby Staley | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam is whistled for a carry | 84-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SG), Albert Stair (PF) Edward Michel, Anthony Stidham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher O'Banion | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Albert Stair connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joe Horace | 86-83 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam loses the dribble to Paul Musto | 86-83 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Christopher Jones is called for the reach on Joe Horace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #7 | 86-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel (PF) Tyler McBurrough | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Joe Horace makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey snags the defensive board | 87-83 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-83 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Albert Stair grabs the board | 87-83 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Darren Goodell takes the ball from Joe Horace in the backcourt | 87-83 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam lays it up and in set up by Darren Goodell | 87-85 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Joe Horace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Robert Ward is called for the reach on Darren Goodell - foul #4 on Robert Ward, team foul #10 | 87-85 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Albert Stair is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-87 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey can't tip it in | 87-87 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam tips it home | 87-89 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Paul Musto is hacked by Darren Goodell - foul #3 on Darren Goodell, team foul #8 | 87-89 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey pulls down the rebound | 87-89 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #11 | 87-89 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey makes the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey misses the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Joseph Fish gets the rebound | 87-90 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jose Sosa clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 87-90 |