| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) C - David Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - John Nordin (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | David Marshall steps in front of the Mwla Abdeldayen pass | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Brian Tillman's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Schell | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Danny Brown | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Brian Tillman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Noel Thomas is hacked by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Timothy Schell is called for the reach on Brian Tillman - foul #1 on Timothy Schell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Timothy Carr makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Thomas | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Danny Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mwla Abdeldayen | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Mwla Abdeldayen and the foul's on Noel Thomas - foul #1 on Noel Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | David Marshall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Danny Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Larry Harden | 3-6 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Brian Tillman steals it from Danny Brown | 3-6 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Noel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-6 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | David Marshall misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) C - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bray (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SG), John Hendry (SF), Charles Hamilton (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Noel Thomas, Timothy Carr, Larry Harden, Brian Tillman, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, George Bray, Ronald Cotta | |
| 15:01 | Villanova | John Hendry buries a jump hook from close range | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Brown out of the doubleteam | 5-9 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Phil Theus comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Charles Hamilton takes the ball from Thomas Rogers | 5-9 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Phil Theus comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 5-11 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Phil Theus travels with the ball | 5-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (PF), David Marshall (C) Phil Theus, Walter Shea, John Hendry, Charles Hamilton, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), John Nordin (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, Adam Graham, Thomas Rogers | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Danny Brown | 5-13 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Noel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | John Nordin is hacked by Timothy Carr - foul #1 on Timothy Carr, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 5-13 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Nordin | 5-15 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Brian Tillman connects on the jumper from the right side | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) PF - Brian Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bray (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Danny Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Bray | 7-18 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Brian Tillman double dribbles | 7-18 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | David Marshall blocks the jumper by Danny Brown | 7-18 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | The jumper by Noel Thomas is denied by George Bray | 7-18 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it home | 9-18 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Danny Brown tips it home | 9-20 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Brian Tillman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Mwla Abdeldayen picks off the pass by Brian Tillman | 12-22 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen dunks the ball | 12-24 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Brian Tillman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-24 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | David Marshall tips it in | 14-24 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Harden - foul #1 on Larry Harden, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SG), John Hendry (SF), Charles Hamilton (PF), Mark Hutson (C) Noel Thomas, Timothy Carr, Larry Harden, Brian Tillman, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, George Bray, Ronald Cotta | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Schell - foul #2 on Timothy Schell, team foul #3 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | John Nordin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-26 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton's layup is rejected by Thomas Rogers | 14-26 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | John Nordin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-26 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | John Hendry pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Charles Hamilton misses the shot near the basket | 14-26 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | Mark Hutson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fresh) SG - Walter Shea (fresh) SF - John Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) C - Mark Hutson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Graham (fresh) PF - John Nordin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | John Hendry knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Phil Theus | 16-26 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is hacked by Charles Hamilton - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Timothy Carr (SG), Larry Harden (SF), Brian Tillman (PF) Phil Theus, Walter Shea, John Hendry, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), George Bray (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Larry Harden pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Larry Harden clanks a shot from close range | 16-26 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Noel Thomas - foul #2 on Noel Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Marshall (C) Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Timothy Schell (PF) Albert Derosier, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Brian Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 16-26 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the follow up shot | 18-26 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brian Tillman | 18-26 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | David Marshall knocks in the jumper from close range | 20-26 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is hacked by Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Theus (PG), Walter Shea (SG), John Hendry (PF) Noel Thomas, Timothy Carr, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Phil Theus is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #4 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hutson (C) John Hendry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 04:37 | Villanova | John Nordin steals the ball from Phil Theus | 20-28 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Larry Harden takes the ball from Timothy Schell | 20-28 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Larry Harden banks in the layup | 22-28 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Adam Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | David Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phil Theus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Shea (fresh) SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hutson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (fresh) SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Larry Harden is denied on a layup by Thomas Rogers | 22-28 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Mark Hutson tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Larry Harden pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | John Nordin steals the ball from Larry Harden | 22-28 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Adam Graham lays it in set up by John Nordin | 22-30 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Phil Theus clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Phil Theus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #5 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Carr (SG), Brian Tillman (PF), Charles Hamilton (C) Larry Harden, David Marshall, Mark Hutson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Albert Derosier (SG), George Bray (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Adam Graham, Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Phil Theus makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Phil Theus misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-33 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Nordin | 23-36 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Timothy Carr misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Nordin | 23-39 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #1 on Albert Derosier, team foul #6 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Carr (SG), John Hendry (SF) Phil Theus, Walter Shea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Adam Graham (SF) Albert Derosier, John Nordin | |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Brian Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Brian Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Danny Brown | 24-41 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (C) John Hendry, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) George Bray | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #7 | 24-41 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 26-41 |