| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Larry Harden steals it from Danny Brown | 24-36 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Mark Hutson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 24-36 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Danny Brown snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Timothy Carr picks off the pass by George Bray | 24-36 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Noel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-36 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Noel Thomas pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-36 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Larry Harden snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | George Bray gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Mark Hutson snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | David Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | George Bray gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Noel Thomas steals the ball from Danny Brown in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the easy layup | 24-36 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Noel Thomas is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #1 on Noel Thomas, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Jason Carr (SG), Walter Shea (SF), John Hendry (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, Timothy Carr, Larry Harden, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Brian Tillman is called for the reach on Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fresh) SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fresh) PF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is hacked by Phil Theus - foul #1 on Phil Theus, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Phil Theus | 24-36 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by Brian Tillman | 24-36 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 24-36 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is fouled on the floor by Brian Tillman - foul #2 on Brian Tillman, team foul #4 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF) Phil Theus, Jason Carr, Walter Shea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | John Hendry steals it from Timothy Schell | 24-36 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Larry Harden is whistled for a carry | 24-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (PF), Mark Hutson (C) John Hendry, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen loses the dribble to Noel Thomas | 24-36 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | David Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-36 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Mark Hutson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Cotta | 24-36 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Adam Graham | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Villanova | David Marshall can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Adam Graham - foul #1 on Adam Graham, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 12:43 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), Brian Tillman (C) Timothy Carr, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), John Nordin (SF), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Albert Derosier takes the ball from Noel Thomas | 24-39 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | John Nordin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Danny Brown | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is called for traveling | 24-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), Mark Hutson (C) Jason Carr, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) Albert Derosier, John Nordin, Adam Graham | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-41 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Brian Tillman gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Brian Tillman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Harden and he's hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), Walter Shea (SF) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cotta | 26-43 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 28-43 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | George Bray pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Bray | 28-46 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Timothy Carr jams it set up by Brian Tillman | 30-46 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Mark Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Walter Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (PF), Charles Hamilton (C) Timothy Carr, Walter Shea, Brian Tillman, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Adam Graham hits the follow up shot | 30-48 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-48 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 30-50 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Jason Carr is fouled on the floor by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #3 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SF), John Hendry (PF) Noel Thomas, Larry Harden, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Walter Shea is called for 5 seconds | 30-50 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Phil Theus - foul #2 on Phil Theus, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (C) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta (C) George Bray | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 30-52 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Brian Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Walter Shea steps in front of the Adam Graham pass | 30-52 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Phil Theus lays it in on a great pass from Walter Shea | 32-52 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | George Bray double dribbles | 32-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, George Bray | |
| 05:28 | Villanova | John Hendry makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Carr | 34-52 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by Danny Brown | 34-54 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Jason Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phil Theus - foul #3 on Phil Theus, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Hamilton (C) Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | John Hendry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-56 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | John Hendry gets the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Walter Shea blows the layup | 34-56 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Phil Theus misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Bray | 34-59 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Timothy Schell takes the ball from John Hendry | 34-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hendry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Phil Theus is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #4 on Phil Theus, team foul #7 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Tillman (PF) John Hendry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-61 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the board | 34-61 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta banks in the wide open layup set up by Danny Brown | 34-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Jason Carr misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-63 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Danny Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins snags the offensive board | 34-63 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-63 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton gets the rebound | 34-63 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Brian Tillman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint | 36-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Brown | 36-65 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Walter Shea scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Danny Brown and the foul's on Jason Carr - foul #1 on Jason Carr, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendry (PF) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Ronald Cotta | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the free throw | 38-67 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | John Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Albert Derosier takes the ball from Phil Theus | 38-67 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Derosier | 38-69 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | John Hendry misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 38-69 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Bray | 38-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen runs out the clock | 38-69 |