| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Milardo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Sager (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Alligood (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bleich (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norman Milardo inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Mumaw | 28-23 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Sager | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Charles Sager grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Henry Mumaw and the foul's on Carlos Simpson - foul #1 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-23 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Roy Barber grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins hits the finger roll | 31-25 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Mumaw | 33-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Barber | 33-30 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus dunks the ball and he's hacked by Johnny Collins - foul #3 on Johnny Collins, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Josh Ferris (SF), Larry Taylor (PF), Joel Danforth (C) Henry Mumaw, Norman Milardo, Charles Sager, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (SF) Carlos Simpson | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Goode - foul #3 on Scott Goode, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG) Scott Goode | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Joel Danforth makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Scott Dejesus | 38-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Scott Dejesus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Josh Ferris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Danforth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bleich (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | William Bleich is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Bleich, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG) Henry Mumaw | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joel Danforth | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Roy Barber misses the dunk but he's fouled by Larry Taylor - foul #1 on Larry Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Sager (PF) Larry Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson (SF) Raymond Joseph | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Roy Barber misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Roy Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Dejesus | 41-32 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Joel Danforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Alligood (C) Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-32 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Josh Ferris | 41-32 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Scott Goode misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Roy Barber gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Bleich misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Goode - foul #4 on Scott Goode, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG), Norman Milardo (SF) Scott Goode, Scott Dejesus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathaniel Choudhury (PF) Roy Barber | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Bleich misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | William Bleich misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Josh Ferris is fouled on the floor by Carlos Simpson - foul #2 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Taylor (PF), Joel Danforth (C) Charles Sager, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken (C) William Bleich | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Josh Ferris | 44-32 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Norman Milardo gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Josh Ferris hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken's pass is intercepted by Larry Taylor | 46-32 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Josh Ferris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Carlos Simpson tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Larry Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Josh Ferris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Milardo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Danforth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathaniel Choudhury (fresh) C - Curtis Aitken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Josh Ferris buries a floater from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins travels with the ball | 48-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Dejesus (SG), Charles Sager (PF), Dennis Alligood (C) Josh Ferris, Larry Taylor, Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Raymond Joseph (SF), Roy Barber (PF), William Bleich (C) Mitchell Cartee, Carlos Simpson, Nathaniel Choudhury, Curtis Aitken | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Norman Milardo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Scott Dejesus and the foul's on Roy Barber - foul #2 on Roy Barber, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses the free throw | 50-32 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | William Bleich grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | William Bleich jams it | 50-34 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Alligood | 53-34 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-34 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Charles Sager gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Mumaw | 55-34 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Giuseppe Russo | 55-37 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | William Bleich gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 55-37 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Giuseppe Russo is called for the reach on Norman Milardo - foul #1 on Giuseppe Russo, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Josh Ferris (SF), Joel Danforth (C) Norman Milardo, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee (PG), Carlos Simpson (SF), Nathaniel Choudhury (PF), Curtis Aitken (C) Giuseppe Russo, Johnny Collins, Roy Barber, William Bleich | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Joel Danforth is hacked by Carlos Simpson - foul #3 on Carlos Simpson, team foul #7 | 55-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Cusumano (SF), Larry Taylor (PF) Scott Dejesus, Charles Sager | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Joel Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Joel Danforth misses the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Curtis Aitken | 56-37 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph hits a shot from the left side | 56-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Josh Ferris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Cusumano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Choudhury (fresh) C - Curtis Aitken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Larry Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Larry Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Josh Ferris misses the dunk | 56-39 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Joel Danforth misses long on a floater in the lane | 56-42 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Josh Ferris snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Josh Ferris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Josh Ferris pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Scott Dejesus (SG), Norman Milardo (SF), Charles Sager (PF), Dennis Alligood (C) Henry Mumaw, Josh Ferris, Earl Cusumano, Larry Taylor, Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Collins (SG), Roy Barber (PF), William Bleich (C) Raymond Joseph, Nathaniel Choudhury, Curtis Aitken | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses badly on a floater from the left block | 56-42 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Norman Milardo tips it in | 58-42 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Johnny Collins is fouled on the floor by Scott Dejesus as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Scott Dejesus, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Collins and he's fouled by Scott Goode - foul #5 on Scott Goode, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG) Scott Goode | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Cartee makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Charles Sager clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-45 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Norman Milardo connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Alligood | 60-45 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Scott Dejesus steps in front of the Mitchell Cartee pass | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Dejesus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Norman Milardo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sager (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Alligood (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Cartee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bleich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Norman Milardo is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Alligood out of the doubleteam | 62-45 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Charles Sager takes the ball from Roy Barber | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Dejesus | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Charles Sager is called for the reach on William Bleich - foul #2 on Charles Sager, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Josh Ferris (SF), Larry Taylor (PF), Joel Danforth (C) Norman Milardo, Charles Sager, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph (PG), Giuseppe Russo (SG), Nathaniel Choudhury (SF), Carmen Carr (PF), Curtis Aitken (C) Mitchell Cartee, Johnny Collins, Carlos Simpson, Roy Barber, William Bleich | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph lays it in and he's hacked by Henry Mumaw - foul #3 on Henry Mumaw, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses the free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Joel Danforth snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Joel Danforth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Milardo (SF), Charles Sager (PF), Dennis Alligood (C) Josh Ferris, Larry Taylor, Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Charles Sager grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Curtis Aitken gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Charles Sager is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Mumaw and he's fouled by Carmen Carr - foul #1 on Carmen Carr, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Charles Sager makes the free throw | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Dejesus - foul #3 on Scott Dejesus, team foul #8 | 68-47 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus is whistled for traveling | 68-49 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Joseph misses the dunk | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Russo gets the offensive rebound | 68-49 |