| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Wortman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Thomas Williams inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Marquis Wilkes - foul #3 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Kenneth Twyman (PF) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is hacked by Reginald Wortman - foul #3 on Reginald Wortman, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Reginald Wortman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-35 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Brian Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Bosse (PF) Robert King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits a jumper near the basket | 29-37 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Craig Hill knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donn Cheatham | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Craig Hill travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Williams (SF), Robert King (C) Joshua Bosse, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Lewis | 31-39 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Robert King misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Thomas Williams tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the dribble to Thomas Williams | 33-39 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Robert King's pass is intercepted by Lee Walker | 33-39 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis slams it home set up by Lee Walker | 33-41 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Robert King clanks a floater in the paint | 33-41 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Craig Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Robert King travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (PG), David Yelton (SF) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Wortman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) SF - David Yelton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Frank Fisher picks off the pass by Brian Powell | 33-43 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis drills a jumper from the right block set up by Frank Fisher | 33-45 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Craig Hill steals it from Frank Fisher | 33-45 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits a shot from the right side set up by James Nasser | 36-47 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Brian Powell, David Yelton, Robert King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, Randall Weber | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 41-47 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Reginald Wortman steals the ball from James Nasser | 41-47 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Lee Walker grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SG), Robert King (C) Donn Cheatham, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Lee Walker, James Nasser | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | David Yelton scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Reginald Wortman | 43-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Wortman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Yelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Robert King snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Craig Hill | 46-47 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | John Pope banks in the layup | 46-49 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | David Yelton can't finish the layup | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rettkowski | 46-49 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pope | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-52 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | David Yelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Craig Hill drills a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #4 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Joshua Bosse (PF) David Yelton, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), Edward Lewis (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Frank Fisher, Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Craig Hill makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Robert King misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Weber - foul #2 on Randall Weber, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG) Donn Cheatham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | James Nasser gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Reginald Wortman - foul #4 on Reginald Wortman, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Reginald Wortman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Craig Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Donn Cheatham | 52-54 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis is hacked by Joshua Bosse - foul #2 on Joshua Bosse, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Williams (SF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Joshua Bosse, Robert King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Frank Fisher (SF) Edward Lewis, Richard Hillis | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Kenneth Twyman swats the layup by Lee Walker | 52-54 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Hill (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Randall Weber is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Twyman - foul #2 on Kenneth Twyman, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Wortman (SG), Robert King (C) Brian Powell, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Frank Fisher, Randall Weber | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Craig Hill misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Lee Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Lee Walker connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Nasser | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Craig Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SG), Joshua Bosse (PF) Donn Cheatham, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-58 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Lee Walker gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 54-61 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | The jump hook by Craig Hill is blocked by Douglass Miyashiro | 54-61 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Lee Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Lee Walker hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Nicholas Rettkowski blocks the jumper by Craig Hill | 54-63 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by David Yelton - foul #2 on David Yelton, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) David Yelton, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 3rd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Craig Hill's floater is knocked away by Randall Weber | 54-66 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig Hill - foul #3 on Craig Hill, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Brian Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Edward Lewis (SG) Lee Walker, Marquis Wilkes | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Craig Hill is blocked by Randall Weber | 54-67 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Randall Weber loses the dribble to Donn Cheatham | 54-67 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham can't finish the layup | 54-67 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Robert King hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Craig Hill - foul #4 on Craig Hill, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, Robert King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Twyman | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Reginald Wortman is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Reginald Wortman, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Robert King (C) Reginald Wortman, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - Craig Hill (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert King (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-67 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robert King grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) Brian Powell, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Lewis, James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Frank Fisher, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | James Nasser buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Douglass Miyashiro and the foul's on Craig Hill - foul #5 on Craig Hill, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG), Joshua Bosse (PF), Kenneth Twyman (C) David Yelton, Craig Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-69 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Brian Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Brian Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Nasser | 59-72 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Williams steps in front of the James Nasser pass | 59-72 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses the easy layup | 59-72 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Donn Cheatham is called for the reach on Lee Walker - foul #2 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #10 | 59-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert King (C) Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert King lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-74 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive board | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker runs out the clock | 61-74 |