| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Thacker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) SF - John Stafford (fresh) PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Stafford inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-19 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robert Fisher steals the ball from John Stafford | 29-19 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Stafford - foul #3 on John Stafford, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SF) John Stafford | |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Nelson Campbell swats the layup by John McKinley | 31-19 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nelson Campbell | 31-19 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-19 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker tips it home | 33-19 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 33-19 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Laprade | 33-19 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | James Laprade hits a 3 pointer from the left wing and he's fouled by Brian Wooten - foul #3 on Brian Wooten, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge drills a jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour makes the contested shot from close range | 35-25 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Joseph Marra grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 37-25 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Wooten | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Marra (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McKinley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Thomas Legge is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vern Minick (SG) Thomas Legge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean (SG), John Stafford (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) Michael Ritenour, Joseph Marra, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 37-25 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | John Stafford can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell lays it in | 39-25 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean is fouled on the floor by Vern Minick - foul #1 on Vern Minick, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG) James Laprade | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | John Carr drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Fisher and he's hacked by Timothy Sachs - foul #1 on Timothy Sachs, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (PF) Vern Minick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), Lawrence Collins (PF), John McKinley (C) Lewis Bishop, Geoffrey Bean, Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten misses the free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Thomas Garretson is called for the reach on Lawrence Collins - foul #2 on Thomas Garretson, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Legge (SG) Thomas Garretson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG) Joseph Marra | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | James Laprade splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-27 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | John McKinley is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Laprade | 41-29 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-29 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | John McKinley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | John McKinley can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 44-29 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Campbell (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-29 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker hits the follow up shot | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Laprade | 46-31 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker scores on a shot near the basket set up by Brian Wooten | 48-31 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | John Stafford misses the turnaround in the lane | 48-31 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Tom Thacker misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Legge - foul #1 on Thomas Legge, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson (SF), Willie Leonard (C) Nelson Campbell, Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Joseph Marra (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) James Laprade, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Lewis Bishop is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Lewis Bishop, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean (SG) Michael Ritenour | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten can't finish the layup | 48-33 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Bean | 48-36 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Willie Leonard picks off the pass by Geoffrey Bean | 51-36 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge is hacked by Geoffrey Bean - foul #1 on Geoffrey Bean, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tom Thacker (C) Brian Wooten | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), John Stafford (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), John McKinley (C) Lewis Bishop, Geoffrey Bean, Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 51-36 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher snags the offensive board | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Legge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Garretson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Leonard (fresh) C - Tom Thacker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell (SF) Willie Leonard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:36 | St. John's | James Laprade scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Ritenour | 51-39 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge is hacked by James Laprade - foul #2 on James Laprade, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by John McKinley | 51-39 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | John McKinley takes the ball from Robert Fisher | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Robert Fisher steals it from James Laprade | 51-39 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell loses the dribble to Michael Ritenour | 51-39 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses the jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tom Thacker | 51-39 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Nelson Campbell tips it home | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | John Stafford misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | James Laprade tips it home | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Nelson Campbell is blocked by John McKinley | 53-41 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Garretson | 53-41 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Fisher and he's fouled by John Stafford - foul #4 on John Stafford, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Wooten (PF), Willie Leonard (C) Nelson Campbell, Tom Thacker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SG), Joseph Marra (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson misses the free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Fisher (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Legge (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Garretson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wooten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Leonard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lewis Bishop (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Marra (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Wooten | 58-41 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | John Carr banks in the layup on a great pass from Lewis Bishop | 58-43 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Legge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Fisher | 58-43 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Joseph Marra snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | The jump hook by Timothy Sachs is blocked by Thomas Garretson | 58-43 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Garretson pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Willie Leonard makes the shot from the left block | 60-43 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | John Carr misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Brian Wooten gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Fisher runs out the clock | 60-43 |