| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) PF - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Angulo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Land (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harris Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joey Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Cole inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-24 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Richard Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Keith Jensen - foul #2 on Keith Jensen, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is fouled on the floor by David Angulo - foul #2 on David Angulo, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-25 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Roland Maddox is called for the reach on James Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Maddox, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Richard Williams knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 44-25 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is hacked by David Cameron in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cameron, team foul #3 | 44-25 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #4 | 44-25 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray banks in the layup on a great pass from David Angulo and he's fouled by Keith Jensen - foul #3 on Keith Jensen, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF) James Cole | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Nevitt (C) Keith Jensen | |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the free throw | 46-27 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 46-27 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | David Cameron gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | David Cameron misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | David Angulo can't tip it in | 46-27 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joey Hobbs | 46-27 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Land hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Cameron - foul #3 on David Cameron, team foul #5 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), John Gutman (PF) David Cameron, David Angulo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Donald Land makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | John Gutman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Donald Land scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harris Blackburn - foul #1 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cole (SF) Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Donald Land is fouled on the floor by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Nevitt and he's fouled by James Cole - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF), David Angulo (C) James Cole, John Gutman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the easy layup | 48-33 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-33 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Harris Blackburn | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) PF - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Angulo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Land (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Nevitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 48-33 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Land - foul #1 on Donald Land, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (SG), Joseph Bufford (SF), John Gutman (PF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, David Angulo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Keith Jensen (C) Roland Maddox, Joey Hobbs | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Land - foul #2 on Donald Land, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG) Harris Blackburn | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Richard Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG) Donald Land | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey is called for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG) Joseph Straker | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Mahaffey steps in front of the Joseph Bufford pass | 48-33 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | David Angulo denies the turnaround by Edward Nevitt | 48-33 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | John Gutman snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is whistled for a carry | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF), Richard Williams (C) Richard Koopman, John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (PG), Donald Land (SG), Joey Hobbs (PF) Roland Maddox, Leroy Robinson, Edward Nevitt | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Donald Land hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-33 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-33 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Richard Williams snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bufford | 50-33 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses the easy open layup | 50-33 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Harris Blackburn | 50-33 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG) Anthony Mahaffey | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Joey Hobbs swats the layup by David Angulo | 50-33 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Donald Land grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Warren Gibby (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Angulo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Land (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joey Hobbs (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | David Angulo hits a wide open jumper from close range | 52-36 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Joseph Bufford steps in front of the Donald Land pass | 52-36 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), John Gutman (PF) Richard Koopman, Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Donald Land, Harris Blackburn, Joey Hobbs, Keith Jensen | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Roland Maddox travels with the ball | 52-36 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the jumper in the paint | 52-36 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | John Gutman tips it home | 54-36 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson can't tip it in | 54-36 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-36 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon gets the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-36 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey tips it but misses | 54-36 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Gutman | 54-36 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Robinson - foul #3 on Leroy Robinson, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF), Richard Williams (C) Doyle Crowe, John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Donald Land (SG), Harris Blackburn (SF), Keith Jensen (C) Roland Maddox, Leroy Robinson, Anthony Mahaffey, Timothy Shannon | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Keith Jensen can't finish the layup | 55-36 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Keith Jensen hits the follow up shot | 55-38 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Joseph Straker snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Joseph Straker buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Land | 55-40 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Land - foul #3 on Donald Land, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (C) Joseph Bufford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joey Hobbs (PF) Edward Nevitt | |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | David Cameron is called for the reach on Keith Jensen - foul #4 on David Cameron, team foul #8 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG) Cyril Bray, David Cameron | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Land - foul #4 on Donald Land, team foul #9 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Warren Gibby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF) Joseph Straker | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Cole (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Gutman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Land (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs drills a floater near the basket set up by Harris Blackburn | 59-44 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 62-44 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harris Blackburn | 62-47 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jensen - foul #4 on Keith Jensen, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Warren Gibby (SF), David Angulo (C) Doyle Crowe, James Cole, John Gutman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Edward Nevitt (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Harris Blackburn, Donald Land, Joey Hobbs, Keith Jensen | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey's floater is tipped away by Richard Williams | 64-47 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-50 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF) Richard Koopman, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF) Anthony Mahaffey | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Roland Maddox can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | David Angulo grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bufford | 66-50 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cyril Bray - foul #2 on Cyril Bray, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF), Richard Williams (C) Joseph Bufford, David Angulo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Jensen (C) Timothy Shannon | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | John Gutman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-52 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-52 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Keith Jensen grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Richard Williams knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 68-52 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (SG), James Cole (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby, John Gutman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SG), Harris Blackburn (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF) Leroy Robinson, Anthony Stover, Edward Nevitt | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Richard Koopman is called for the reach on Harris Blackburn - foul #1 on Richard Koopman, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is hacked by Keith Jensen - foul #5 on Keith Jensen, team foul #11 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF) Cyril Bray, James Cole, Joseph Bufford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Roland Maddox, Donald Land, Harris Blackburn, Joey Hobbs, Keith Jensen | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Shannon | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) PF - John Gutman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Nevitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Shannon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Gutman - foul #1 on John Gutman, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cole (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF) Warren Gibby, John Gutman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (PG), Donald Land (SG), Joey Hobbs (PF) Joseph Straker, Leroy Robinson, Edward Nevitt | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is fouled on the floor by Harris Blackburn - foul #2 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #12 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF), David Angulo (C) James Cole, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Edward Nevitt (PF) Harris Blackburn, Donald Land, Joey Hobbs | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to David Angulo | 70-56 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Shannon - foul #1 on Timothy Shannon, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Joseph Straker knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Nevitt | 72-59 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Koopman | 74-59 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Joseph Straker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 74-59 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | David Angulo snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it back up and in | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Joseph Bufford steps in front of the Leroy Robinson pass | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Straker - foul #1 on Joseph Straker, team foul #14 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Joseph Bufford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt lays it in | 78-61 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-61 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt is hacked by John Gutman - foul #2 on John Gutman, team foul #12 | 81-61 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman runs out the clock | 81-63 |