St. John’s followed its controversial win over Rutgers with a 79-73 loss to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday.

Here’s how The Post’s Justin Terranova saw the action live from courtside at Madison Square Garden.

St. John’s had advanced with a 65-63 second-round win over Rutgers, helped in part by a non-call from officials when Justin Brownlee stepped out of bounds with time remaining.