| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled on the floor by Ivan Madalinski - foul #2 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Roy Baranski lays it in on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 28-27 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Buddy Williams steals the ball from Ivan Madalinski | 28-27 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Travis Abbott lays it in on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Gene Stephens is denied by Roy Baranski | 30-27 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (C) Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Igor Zielesch (C) Ohanko Sato, Gene Stephens | |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jimoh Elijah | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephan Carr | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Ivan Madalinski - foul #3 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Carlos Moore (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Sato - foul #2 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah | 32-33 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Richard Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), Stanley Todd (SF) Jimoh Elijah, Igor Zielesch | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato is hacked by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #1 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (SG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | James Hardiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gene Stephens (C) Carlos Moore | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell grabs the board | 32-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hardiman (fresh) SF - Stanley Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Hardiman | 32-36 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Mark Deloach steals it from Stephan Carr in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #2 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Roy Baranski (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) James Hardiman, Stanley Todd, Mark Deloach, Gene Stephens | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Buddy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG) Enoch Zibell | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Igor Zielesch swats the short shot by Roy Baranski | 32-37 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 32-37 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Roy Baranski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Robert Brister buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Madalinski | 32-39 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Poole and he's hacked by Octavio Marino - foul #1 on Octavio Marino, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Richard Morrison, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Mark Deloach (C) Ohanko Sato, Igor Zielesch | |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Deloach | 34-39 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Ivan Madalinski - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF), Thomas Witt (PF) Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), Carlos Moore (C) Ivan Madalinski, Robert Brister | |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach lays it up and in on a nice dish by Octavio Marino | 34-44 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 36-44 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Travis Abbott takes the ball from Carlos Moore | 36-44 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 39-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-44 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Coomes | 42-44 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore misses the turnaround from the left block | 42-44 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Richard Morrison pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Igor Zielesch (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Enoch Zibell, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach, Carlos Moore | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato scores on a shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by James Hardiman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Brister | 45-46 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | James Hardiman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Richard Elliott's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Brister | 45-49 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Stephens | 45-49 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Richard Elliott, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Mark Deloach (C) James Hardiman, Igor Zielesch, Gene Stephens | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Stephan Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr tips it in | 49-49 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Robert Brister | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Enoch Zibell | 49-52 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ohanko Sato - foul #3 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF) Ohanko Sato, Stanley Todd, Mark Deloach | |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell hits a runner from the left block | 50-54 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by James Hardiman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hardiman, team foul #11 | 50-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Robert Brister, Gene Stephens | |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG) James Hardiman | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zibell - foul #2 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #12 | 51-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Claude Coomes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Mark Deloach (SF) Enoch Zibell, Octavio Marino | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Carlos Moore is blocked by Fredrick Glancy | 53-56 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch banks in the layup | 53-58 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 53-58 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Richard Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato can't tip it in | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zielesch | 56-58 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Richard Morrison, Fredrick Glancy, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Robert Brister (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Mark Deloach, Carlos Moore | |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Igor Zielesch steals it from Claude Coomes | 56-60 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | James Hardiman slams it home set up by Igor Zielesch | 56-62 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (C) Enoch Zibell, James Hardiman, Igor Zielesch, Gene Stephens | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Robert Brister makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Robert Poole pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Thomas Witt drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Buddy Williams | 61-63 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's pass is intercepted by Stephan Carr | 61-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Brister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Poole | 64-63 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Robert Poole picks off the pass by Mark Deloach | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Thomas Witt, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Gene Stephens (C) Jimoh Elijah, Robert Brister | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach is fouled on the floor by Roy Baranski - foul #2 on Roy Baranski, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Buddy Williams and he's fouled by Octavio Marino - foul #2 on Octavio Marino, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-63 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino can't tip it in | 67-63 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Robert Brister (PF) Enoch Zibell, Mark Deloach | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #14 | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato is hacked by Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Robert Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah is hacked by Robert Poole - foul #2 on Robert Poole, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Ohanko Sato is called for the reach on Robert Poole - foul #4 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #15 | 68-64 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Sato - foul #5 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #16 | 70-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens misses the 3 from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #17 | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino clanks a turnaround in the lane | 74-64 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Enoch Zibell | 74-64 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell blows the layup | 74-64 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Buddy Williams runs out the clock | 74-64 |