| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Sonoski | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley tips it home | 34-30 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett is hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ottah Abdallah takes the ball from Benjamin Ball | 37-30 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Tomas Bowman steals it from Mundan Emanuel | 37-30 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pedro Cruz | 37-30 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Timothy McArthur (SG) Ottah Abdallah, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled on the floor by Nwa Adi - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled on the floor by Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Nwa Adi takes the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs | 39-30 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 39-30 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Timothy McArthur, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tomas Bowman | 39-35 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Richard Morris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Bennett | 39-40 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur comes up short on the floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Richard Morris gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Richard Morris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Tomas Bowman steals the ball from Nwa Adi | 39-40 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Nwa Adi swats the short shot by Howard Bennett | 39-40 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 39-40 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski is hacked by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz loses the dribble to Richard Morris | 39-40 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Charles Peterson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Peterson | 42-40 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Benjamin Ball | 42-42 |
| 08:22 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steve Brown | 45-42 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz tips it in | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 47-44 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Lloyd Remley blocks the jumper by Sol Rizzo | 47-44 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Richard Morris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs and he's fouled by Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Benjamin Ball, Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses badly on a runner in the paint | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't connect on a shot from close range | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Nwa Adi comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the dunk but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Sonoski | 51-49 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Pedro Cruz, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Charles Peterson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 53-49 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Charles Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 55-52 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 58-52 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Bennett - foul #2 on Howard Bennett, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Ottah Abdallah - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sol Rizzo | 62-56 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Timothy McArthur, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Lloyd Remley | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Bennett | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Charles Peterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Richard Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is whistled for a carry | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Mobley - foul #3 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is hacked by Benjamin Ball - foul #3 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Morris | 67-61 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Ball - foul #4 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Richard Morris's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Sol Rizzo | 68-61 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morris - foul #2 on Richard Morris, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SF) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Richard Morris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morris - foul #3 on Richard Morris, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley tips it in | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah runs out the clock | 72-63 |