| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Steve Brown (SG) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Thomas | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Andrew Sonoski - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-33 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (SF) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Brown | 30-33 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Steve Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Lloyd Remley swats the dunk try by Nwa Adi | 30-35 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 32-35 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Borkoski | 35-38 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong drills a shot from the left wing set up by Benjamin Ball | 35-40 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Lloyd Remley swats the layup by Pedro Cruz | 35-40 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it home | 37-40 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the runner from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the floater from close range set up by Ivan Borkoski and he's fouled by Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Fong | 40-43 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo blows the layup but he's hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #2 on Allen Midgette, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 42-46 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Steve Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steve Brown, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG) Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lloyd Remley out of the doubleteam | 42-49 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Fuchs picks off the pass by Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (PF) Ottah Abdallah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Peter Bad (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Allen Midgette | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-51 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't tip it in | 42-51 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 42-51 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Andrew Sonoski steps in front of the Lloyd Remley pass | 42-51 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Cesar Gallo | |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 42-51 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Steve Brown is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Sonoski | 44-51 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it in | 44-53 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski loses the dribble to Benjamin Ball | 44-53 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 44-55 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Cesar Gallo swats the dunk try by Nwa Adi | 44-55 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz can't tip it in | 44-55 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Steve Brown's pass is intercepted by Peter Bad | 44-55 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't finish the layup | 44-55 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Steve Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mundan Emanuel | 47-55 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Lloyd Remley is denied by Mundan Emanuel | 47-55 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Steve Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Steve Brown picks off the pass by Norman Thomas | 47-55 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Peter Bad banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Allen Midgette | 47-57 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Sol Rizzo is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #2 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG) Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Sol Rizzo takes the ball from Allen Midgette | 47-57 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits the finger roll | 49-57 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is hacked by Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Ottah Abdallah is called for the reach on Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled on the floor by Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ottah Abdallah | 51-59 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is hacked by Ottah Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski misses the easy layup | 51-61 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah gets the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Nwa Adi banks in the layup on a great pass from Ottah Abdallah | 53-61 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Ottah Abdallah is called for the reach on Norman Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Nwa Adi gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Sonoski | 56-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Mundan Emanuel - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled in the backcourt by Mundan Emanuel - foul #3 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Nwa Adi | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Mundan Emanuel - foul #4 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 59-66 |