| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Russell Roberts inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Mark Fee pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Henry Spears is called for the reach on Alex Romanski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Spears, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs loses the dribble to Russell Roberts | 28-32 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Michael Hartman blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Frank Martini gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Russell Roberts gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is hacked by Russell Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Roberts, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Mark Fee loses the dribble to Kenneth Wright | 31-32 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Michael Hartman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Spears | 33-32 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Michael Hartman is called for the reach on Alex Romanski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hartman, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG), George Cowell (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Kenneth Wright, Russell Roberts, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Walsh | 33-32 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Michael Hartman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Wright (SG), Russell Roberts (SF) Michael Walsh, George Cowell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG) Ray Saunders | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Michael Hartman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Michael Hoots grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hoots (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Floyd Eisenbarth picks off the pass by Michael Hartman in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Russell Roberts grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Russell Roberts knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hoots | 35-32 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is fouled on the floor by Michael Hartman - foul #4 on Michael Hartman, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG), George Cowell (SF), Henry Spears (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Kenneth Wright, Russell Roberts, Richard Cummings, Michael Hoots | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is hacked by George Cowell - foul #1 on George Cowell, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Frank Martini drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Gibbs | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Mark Fee steals the ball from George Cowell | 35-34 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 35-37 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | George Cowell makes the turnaround from the right block | 37-37 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | George Cowell is hacked by Mark Fee - foul #2 on Mark Fee, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Wright (SG), Russell Roberts (SF), Donald Nguyen (C) Michael Walsh, George Cowell, Christopher Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG) Floyd Eisenbarth | |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Henry Spears double dribbles | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Frank Martini blows the layup but he's fouled by Henry Spears - foul #4 on Henry Spears, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Michael Hartman is blocked by Frank Martini | 37-41 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Frank Martini can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Russell Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Henry Spears tips it home | 39-43 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Michael Hartman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Russell Roberts tips it in | 41-43 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Nguyen - foul #1 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG), George Cowell (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Kenneth Wright, Russell Roberts, Henry Spears, Donald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Frank Martini | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Fabian Giordano denies the turnaround by Christopher Rhodes | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Gibbs | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is fouled on the floor by Michael Walsh - foul #2 on Michael Walsh, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Fabian Giordano | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Cowell | 43-45 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Richard Cummings - foul #2 on Richard Cummings, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Wright (SG), Russell Roberts (SF), Henry Spears (PF) Michael Walsh, George Cowell, Richard Cummings | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG) Ray Saunders | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (very tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 43-47 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Horodyski | 43-47 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher is hacked by Michael Hartman - foul #5 on Michael Hartman, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (PG), Richard Cummings (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Michael Hartman, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Michael Hoots's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs can't connect on a runner near the basket | 43-48 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Michael Hoots snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Alex Romanski | 43-50 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Wright - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #11 | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), George Cowell (SF), Henry Spears (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Michael Walsh, Russell Roberts, Richard Cummings, Michael Hoots | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes is denied on a layup by Elmer Maher | 43-52 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to George Cowell | 43-52 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Wright | 43-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cowell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Spears | 46-54 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG), Russell Roberts (SF), Richard Cummings (PF) Kenneth Wright, George Cowell, Henry Spears | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Michael Walsh gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Wright (SG) Larry Oliveri | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG) Ray Saunders | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Mark Fee is called for the reach on Michael Walsh - foul #3 on Mark Fee, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Spears (PF) Richard Cummings | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Fabian Giordano | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Henry Spears grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Henry Spears grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 46-54 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright loses the dribble to Nicholas Gibbs | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Wright - foul #2 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #12 | 46-54 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-56 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski runs out the clock | 46-56 |