| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Taube (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | David Carr inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Charles Taube is fouled on the floor by Ellis Macaulay - foul #2 on Ellis Macaulay, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Charles Wilton lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | David Carr travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Brickner | 26-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Ellis Macaulay picks off the pass by David Carr | 26-28 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Taube | 26-28 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | David Carr is denied on a layup by Mike Donovan | 26-28 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | James Hartley is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Haynes (C) James Hartley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | David Carr misses the easy layup | 26-28 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | David Carr tips it home | 26-30 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mike Donovan, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad Saulters (PG), James Dade (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Ellis Macaulay, Joseph Langlois, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Mark Alexander (SF), Marin Lubelski (C) Charles Taube, David Carr, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Ante Banowski hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Mark Alexander | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad Saulters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Frank Brickner | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits a shot from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frank Brickner | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Grammer drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Frank Brickner - foul #4 on Frank Brickner, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), James Hartley (C) Chad Saulters, Frank Brickner, Billy Smith, Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Taube (SG), David Carr (SF), Brett Jarrett (PF), Jeffrey Genao (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | James Hartley hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Robert Grammer double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG) James Dade | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Ellis Macaulay | 34-37 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Charles Taube knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Grammer | 34-40 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | James Hartley misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-40 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Langlois | 34-40 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ellis Macaulay and the foul's on Brett Jarrett - foul #3 on Brett Jarrett, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Dade (SG) Frank Brickner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Charles Wilton (PF) Charles Taube, Robert Grammer, Brett Jarrett | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Carr | 37-40 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | David Carr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | James Hartley is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad Saulters (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Billy Smith (PF), Mark Haynes (C) Ellis Macaulay, Joseph Langlois, Mike Donovan, James Hartley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Taube (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) David Carr, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Charles Taube hits the finger roll | 37-44 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Billy Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Wilton | 37-44 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Haynes | 37-44 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marin Lubelski - foul #1 on Marin Lubelski, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mike Donovan (PF) Chad Saulters, James Dade, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (C) Marin Lubelski | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is fouled on the floor by Mike Donovan - foul #4 on Mike Donovan, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Carr (SF) Mark Alexander | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Charles Taube misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Ante Banowski gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Ellis Macaulay steps in front of the Charles Wilton pass | 39-44 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Langlois | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Taube (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hartley (C) Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Brett Jarrett (PF) Ante Banowski, Charles Taube, Charles Wilton | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Hartley swats the short shot by Brett Jarrett | 39-44 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois is hacked by Brett Jarrett - foul #4 on Brett Jarrett, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad Saulters (PG), James Dade (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Ellis Macaulay, Joseph Langlois, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Chad Saulters pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hartley | 41-44 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | David Carr hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by James Dade - foul #1 on James Dade, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF) Frank Brickner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Charles Taube (SG), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Grammer, Mark Alexander, Brett Jarrett, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | David Carr misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Chad Saulters makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mike Donovan | 44-46 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-46 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mike Donovan | 44-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Joseph Langlois (SF) Chad Saulters, James Dade, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (C) Marin Lubelski | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Brickner | 47-46 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Charles Taube throws it down set up by Ante Banowski and he's fouled by Frank Brickner - foul #5 on Frank Brickner, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Dade (SG) Frank Brickner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ellis Macaulay | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - James Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Taube (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Charles Taube misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | James Hartley is hacked by Charles Wilton - foul #3 on Charles Wilton, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SF) David Carr | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay is hacked by Ante Banowski - foul #2 on Ante Banowski, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses short on a shot from close range | 50-51 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Charles Wilton snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Ante Banowski hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Taube | 50-53 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Charles Taube pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Charles Taube evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Dade | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | James Dade is called for the reach on Charles Taube in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dade, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Carr (SF) Mark Alexander | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Taube takes the ball from Ellis Macaulay | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Charles Taube is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Macaulay - foul #3 on Ellis Macaulay, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SF) David Carr | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | James Dade is called for the reach on Jeffrey Genao in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dade, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mike Donovan | 52-61 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-61 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Wilton | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is hacked by James Dade in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dade, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay is fouled in the backcourt by Ante Banowski - foul #3 on Ante Banowski, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad Saulters (PG), Billy Smith (PF), Mark Haynes (C) Ellis Macaulay, Mike Donovan, James Hartley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Brett Jarrett (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Charles Taube, Charles Wilton, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Mark Alexander takes the ball from James Dade | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 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 | Ante Banowski runs out the clock | 52-62 |