| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Thomas (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fresh) SF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chuck Reeves, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kirby Glaze (SG) Chuck Reeves | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Geoffrey Knapp - foul #1 on Geoffrey Knapp, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt loses the ball out of bounds | 22-33 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Larry Washington tips it in | 24-33 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Octavio Costa is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Pak (PG), Gerald Chung (SG) John Thomas, Don Dileo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (SF) Geoffrey Knapp | |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Larry Washington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Larry Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Larry Washington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Pak | 27-34 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Gerald Chung is called for the reach on Kirby Glaze - foul #2 on Gerald Chung, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG), Leroy Henry (SF), Eric Underwood (C) Zachary Fernandes, Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Bryan Curtis (C) Patrick Perry, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kirby Glaze | 27-34 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kirby Glaze | 27-36 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Clarence Pak misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Timothy Hand (fresh) SG - Clarence Pak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Chung (fairly fresh) C - Eric Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirby Glaze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Flynn (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Chung - foul #3 on Gerald Chung, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Larry Washington (PF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Timothy Hand, Clarence Pak, Leroy Henry, Gerald Chung, Eric Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (SG), Patrick Perry (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Kirby Glaze, Anthony Flynn, Bryan Curtis | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Larry Washington gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Larry Washington banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Thomas | 29-40 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Frank Hill blows the dunk | 29-40 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits the follow up shot | 29-42 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Perry is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #2 on Patrick Perry, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | John Thomas is hacked by Geoffrey Knapp - foul #2 on Geoffrey Knapp, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (PG) Octavio Costa | |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt is denied on a layup by Vyacheslav Karnofski | 29-42 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 32-42 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Clark (PG) John Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (SF) Geoffrey Knapp | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Larry Clark loses the dribble to Chuck Reeves in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the shot from close range | 32-44 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Larry Washington scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Zachary Fernandes | 34-44 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Hand (PG), Clarence Pak (SG), Leroy Henry (PF), Eric Underwood (C) Don Dileo, Zachary Fernandes, Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Bryan Curtis (C) Chuck Reeves, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Eric Underwood misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryan Curtis - foul #3 on Bryan Curtis, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG) Frank Hill | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Eric Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Eric Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Octavio Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-44 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Larry Clark | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Timothy Hand (fresh) SG - Clarence Pak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Clark (fresh) PF - Eric Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Flynn (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Perry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Timothy Hand is hacked by Bryan Curtis - foul #4 on Bryan Curtis, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Gerald Chung (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Larry Washington (PF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Timothy Hand, Clarence Pak, Larry Clark, Eric Underwood, Leroy Henry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Chuck Reeves, Anthony Flynn, Bryan Curtis | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-44 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Octavio Costa grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Octavio Costa is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #3 on Octavio Costa, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG) Gerald Chung | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (PG), Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF) Octavio Costa, Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Pak (PG), Larry Clark (SF), Leroy Henry (PF), Eric Underwood (C) John Thomas, Zachary Fernandes, Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG) Frank Hill | |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Leroy Henry | 35-46 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Anthony Flynn denies the turnaround by Eric Underwood | 35-46 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Larry Clark hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt's pass is intercepted by Clarence Pak | 37-46 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Don Dileo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Pak | 40-46 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Underwood | 40-46 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Kirby Glaze steps in front of the Eric Underwood pass | 40-46 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kirby Glaze | 40-48 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Kirby Glaze steals the ball from Don Dileo | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Clarence Pak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roman Howard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chuck Reeves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kirby Glaze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Flynn (tiring) C - Matthew Goldblatt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 40-48 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Leroy Henry snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Larry Clark is hacked by Anthony Flynn - foul #1 on Anthony Flynn, team foul #8 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Chung (SG), Zachary Fernandes (SF), Larry Washington (PF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Clarence Pak, Don Dileo, Leroy Henry, Eric Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Frank Hill (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Patrick Perry (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Roman Howard, Chuck Reeves, Kirby Glaze, Anthony Flynn, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Larry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Larry Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Hill | 41-50 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Larry Washington gets the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Larry Washington scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Clark | 44-50 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Larry Washington swats the short shot by Patrick Perry | 44-50 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Karnofski | 44-50 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Larry Washington buries a floater from close range set up by Zachary Fernandes | 46-50 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Clark | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Larry Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gerald Chung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Washington (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Perry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Patrick Perry hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Frank Hill | 48-54 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Larry Washington comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-54 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Larry Washington gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Thomas (PG), Don Dileo (SG) Larry Clark, Gerald Chung | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry, Bryan Curtis | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn lays it up and in set up by Matthew Goldblatt | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | John Thomas tips it but misses | 53-56 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Flynn | 53-56 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Perry (PF) Anthony Flynn | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Frank Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Don Dileo - foul #3 on Don Dileo, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Frank Hill misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | John Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Patrick Perry pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Patrick Perry is hacked by John Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Thomas, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |