| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Ivan Borkoski swats the dunk try by Peter Bad | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Harvey Marine steals the ball from Sudi Abdulkarim | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Sol Rizzo - foul #1 on Sol Rizzo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Terry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Luis Estrada clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the finger roll | 0-3 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a floater in the paint | 0-3 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman tips it in | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Nwa Adi scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the floater from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | David Woodard is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a shot from the right side set up by Russell Jolley | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on David Woodard - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong scores on a floater near the basket set up by Russell Jolley | 5-11 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Nwa Adi connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Terry Smith | 7-11 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nwa Adi and the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Luis Estrada misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | David Woodard grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Luis Estrada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) David Woodard, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Nwa Adi | 11-12 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is fouled on the floor by Nwa Adi - foul #1 on Nwa Adi, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Luis Estrada (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF), Nwa Adi (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad | |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 11-17 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Russell Jolley takes the ball from Terry Smith | 11-17 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 3 from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Russell Jolley steals the ball from Sol Rizzo | 11-20 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo scores on a runner from the baseline | 11-22 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Lon Smith steps in front of the Sudi Abdulkarim pass | 11-22 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the finger roll set up by Lon Smith | 11-24 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Nwa Adi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 11-24 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it but misses | 11-24 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-26 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 11-26 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-28 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Nwa Adi drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 13-28 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Luis Estrada (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Drazen Zechman, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a jumpshot from the left side | 13-30 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #5 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (PF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 14-30 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 14-30 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Bad - foul #1 on Peter Bad, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane set up by Harvey Marine | 14-32 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is called for a backcourt violation | 14-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #2 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #5 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-32 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it home | 14-34 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Smith and he's hacked by Peter Bad - foul #2 on Peter Bad, team foul #7 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Robert Woods | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the free throw | 17-34 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 17-36 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | David Woodard is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #8 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sol Rizzo, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 04:39 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #6 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (SF), Luis Estrada (PF) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 18-37 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Peter Bad swats the short shot by Nwa Adi | 18-37 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Peter Bad is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo - foul #3 on Peter Bad, team foul #9 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Drazen Zechman (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pedro Cruz, Luis Estrada, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Peter Bad, Robert Woods | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 19-37 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #7 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF) David Woodard, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ivan Borkoski | 19-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 19-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Nwa Adi (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by Ivan Borkoski - foul #3 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #8 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (PF) David Woodard, Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Nwa Adi travels with the ball | 19-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Pablo Jimenez, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-40 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 19-40 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-40 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 19-40 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Smith | 22-40 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the dunk | 22-40 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-40 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve double dribbles | 22-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Drazen Zechman (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Terry Smith, Sol Rizzo, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Harvey Marine | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | David Woodard is hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #9 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Nwa Adi clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-42 |