| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fresh) PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pak (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Frank Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-31 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Geoffrey Knapp is called for the reach on Zachary Fernandes - foul #1 on Geoffrey Knapp, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Geoffrey Knapp takes the ball from John Thomas | 24-31 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | John Thomas is called for the reach on Octavio Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF) Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Henry - foul #2 on Leroy Henry, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Patrick Perry (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Frank Hill, Kirby Glaze, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski (SF), Gerald Chung (C) Zachary Fernandes, Larry Washington | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp (SF) Anthony Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clarence Pak, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fresh) PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pak (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerald Chung (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | The jump hook by Patrick Perry is blocked by Leroy Henry | 26-31 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves tips it home | 28-31 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | John Thomas scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Pak | 28-34 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Octavio Costa is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | John Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Patrick Perry snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Curtis | 33-34 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Patrick Perry snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | John Thomas is called for the reach on Patrick Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (SG), Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Chuck Reeves, Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry, Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Eric Underwood (PF), Larry Washington (C) John Thomas, Clarence Pak, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Leroy Henry, Gerald Chung | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Octavio Costa drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Octavio Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG) Octavio Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Hand hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Timothy Hand tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Underwood | 36-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roman Howard (fresh) SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kirby Glaze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Timothy Hand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Dileo (fresh) SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Roman Howard - foul #1 on Roman Howard, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (PG), Patrick Perry (PF) Roman Howard, Anthony Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Clark (PG), Clarence Pak (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF) Timothy Hand, Don Dileo, Eric Underwood | |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Zachary Fernandes - foul #1 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Bryan Curtis (C) Chuck Reeves, Kirby Glaze, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leroy Henry (PF) Larry Washington | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Larry Clark misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Geoffrey Knapp - foul #2 on Geoffrey Knapp, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG) Zachary Fernandes | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Larry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Larry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Patrick Perry comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-41 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Octavio Costa takes the ball from Larry Clark | 37-41 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp misses the lay-in | 37-41 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Octavio Costa steps in front of the Larry Clark pass | 37-41 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves banks in the layup on a nice dish by Octavio Costa | 39-41 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | John Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Octavio Costa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | John Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chuck Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Perry (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Pak (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (tiring) 6 pts. C - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Thomas misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Curtis - foul #1 on Bryan Curtis, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG), Frank Hill (SG), Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Octavio Costa, Chuck Reeves, Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry, Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Gerald Chung (PF), Larry Washington (C) Clarence Pak, Larry Clark, Leroy Henry, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Don Dileo snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Kirby Glaze - foul #2 on Kirby Glaze, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG) John Thomas | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Larry Washington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Larry Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Hand buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Dileo and the foul's on Roman Howard - foul #2 on Roman Howard, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG) Roman Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Hand misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Don Dileo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Hand | 42-47 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Octavio Costa can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Don Dileo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Patrick Perry (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Frank Hill, Kirby Glaze, Anthony Flynn, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Clarence Pak (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Eric Underwood (C) Timothy Hand, Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Larry Washington | |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Octavio Costa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is hacked by Patrick Perry - foul #2 on Patrick Perry, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG) Octavio Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Zachary Fernandes steals the ball from Bryan Curtis in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Patrick Perry gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roman Howard | 45-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roman Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Perry (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Pak (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Perry - foul #3 on Patrick Perry, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Frank Hill (SG), Anthony Flynn (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Roman Howard, Chuck Reeves, Patrick Perry, Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Clark (PG), Leroy Henry (PF), Larry Washington (C) John Thomas, Zachary Fernandes, Eric Underwood | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Vyacheslav Karnofski steals the ball from Frank Hill in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | The jumper by Leroy Henry is denied by Matthew Goldblatt | 45-50 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Vyacheslav Karnofski | 45-50 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Frank Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Octavio Costa grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp is whistled for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Perry (PF) Anthony Flynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Zachary Fernandes (SF) Larry Clark, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Larry Washington knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Pak | 45-52 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Frank Hill is hacked by Zachary Fernandes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Octavio Costa knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hill | 48-52 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Octavio Costa gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Patrick Perry buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Octavio Costa | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Frank Hill is called for the reach on Zachary Fernandes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Octavio Costa | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington is hacked by Octavio Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Octavio Costa, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Frank Hill is called for the reach on Zachary Fernandes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Hill, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Gerald Chung (PF) Clarence Pak, Leroy Henry | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Zachary Fernandes is called for the reach on Geoffrey Knapp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Pak (SG), Leroy Henry (PF) Don Dileo, Gerald Chung | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Larry Washington pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Octavio Costa is called for the reach on Larry Washington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Octavio Costa, team foul #12 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Gerald Chung (PF) Clarence Pak, Leroy Henry | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-57 |