| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 9 pts. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Joshua Jorgenson picks off the pass by Matthew Natividad | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | William Duerr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Jorgenson | 32-32 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is called for 3 seconds | 32-32 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Cary Presson is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cary Presson, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Raymond Crank picks off the pass by Benjamin Ross | 32-32 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Cary Presson steps in front of the Dewey Carrier pass in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Raymond Crank drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Bratt | 37-32 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | William Duerr connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Burke and he's hacked by Raymond Crank - foul #2 on Raymond Crank, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke | |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Raymond Crank is denied on a layup by Benjamin Ross | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Ingram | 37-35 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the dunk attempt | 37-35 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 37-35 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross's layup is rejected by Anthony Norton | 37-35 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Joe Bratt steals it from Joshua Burke in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Jenney (PF) Raymond Crank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edmund Jenney (fresh) C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Marcus Scott is blocked by Joshua Jorgenson | 39-35 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Joe Bratt picks off the pass by Donald Difiore in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Joe Bratt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Cary Presson | 42-35 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad, Edmund Jenney, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Raymond Crank pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Raymond Crank clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Matthew Williams tips it in | 44-36 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll set up by William Duerr | 44-38 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Raymond Crank knocks in the floater near the basket | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Stiles | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Matthew Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Charles Stiles is hacked by Anthony Norton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Edmund Jenney (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Issa Abdullah, Matthew Williams, Raymond Crank, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, William Duerr, Elmer Dunphy, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Marcus Scott - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Cary Presson is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Dewey Carrier picks off the pass by Matthew Natividad | 46-43 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Cary Presson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Cary Presson, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Raymond Crank (PF) Cary Presson, Edmund Jenney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-45 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Marcus Scott is called for the reach on Joshua Burke - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), William Duerr (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Keith Parsons, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Difiore - foul #2 on Donald Difiore, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG) Charles Holder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Joshua Burke | |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | William Duerr is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Natividad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Crank (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Edmund Jenney (PF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, William Duerr, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-49 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Edmund Jenney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | The refs have stopped play. Edmund Jenney is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (SF), Raymond Crank (PF) Matthew Natividad, Edmund Jenney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Matthew Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Peter Ingram (C) Keith Parsons, Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Burke | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Issa Abdullah is called for the reach on William Duerr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raymond Crank | 47-49 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-49 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it in | 49-49 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Raymond Crank's dunk attempt is rejected by Joshua Jorgenson | 49-51 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Cary Presson gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Matthew Williams's pass is intercepted by William Duerr | 49-51 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Charles Stiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | William Duerr scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Stiles | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Bratt (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Donald Difiore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is fouled on the floor by Peter Ingram - foul #1 on Peter Ingram, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Matthew Natividad (SF), Anthony Norton (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, William Duerr, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad buries a runner from close range | 51-53 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Crank is blocked by Benjamin Ross | 51-53 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Issa Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Holder and the foul's on Elmer Dunphy - foul #2 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Issa Abdullah, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Keith Parsons, Elmer Dunphy | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 53-53 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier travels in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad clanks a floater from the left side | 53-53 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 53-53 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Natividad - foul #4 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Raymond Crank snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Benjamin Ross swats the shot by Matthew Natividad | 53-53 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | William Duerr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 53-53 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson tips it in | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Cary Presson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 53-55 |