| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Dilday | 26-31 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Marcus Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Chaves | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Chaves | 26-31 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Gary Chaves steps in front of the Dragan Paluszynski pass | 26-31 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the dunk | 26-31 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves tips it home | 26-33 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (C) Keith Churchill | |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Gary Chaves | |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a floater from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Difiore | 28-33 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-33 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Matthew Williams gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 28-36 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 28-36 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Roger Dilday is called for the reach on Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Roger Dilday, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Bruce Carney (SF), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Michael Bessler | |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Anthony Norton hits the finger roll | 30-39 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Chaves | 30-42 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Harold Grafenstein picks off the pass by Anthony Norton | 30-42 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Austin Schlater is called for the reach on Charles Holder - foul #1 on Austin Schlater, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Caron (PG), Matthew Williams (C) Charles Holder, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Bruce Carney | |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Matthew Williams drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Caron | 32-42 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Charles Holder (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Samuel Caron, Michael Dingler, Dragan Paluszynski, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the jumper from the right side set up by Howard Pyburn | 34-42 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Charles Holder is called for the reach on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on Charles Holder, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore knocks in the shot from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 10:45 | Villanova | Marcus Scott comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Samuels | 34-44 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Donald Difiore is called for the reach on Dragan Paluszynski - foul #1 on Donald Difiore, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 34-48 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Marcus Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 37-48 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 37-48 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Joshua Jorgenson is blocked by Anthony Norton | 37-48 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Bernard Samuels | 37-48 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Marcus Scott clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it home | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-48 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Anthony Norton snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski loses the dribble to Joshua Jorgenson | 39-48 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Dilday | 39-50 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcus Scott | 41-50 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Bruce Carney (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Roger Dilday, Joshua Jorgenson, Gary Chaves, Michael Bessler | |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Matthew Williams gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Donald Difiore steals it from Michael Dingler | 41-50 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Charles Holder is whistled for traveling | 41-50 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Carney steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-50 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Samuel Caron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Bruce Carney | |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Gary Chaves (PF) Harold Grafenstein, Donald Difiore | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Jorgenson | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson double dribbles | 43-50 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dragan Paluszynski and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Marcus Scott is called for the reach on Gary Chaves - foul #4 on Marcus Scott, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Keith Churchill | 46-52 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it home | 48-52 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill loses the dribble to Dragan Paluszynski | 48-52 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn blows the dunk | 48-52 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Anthony Norton tips it home | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Bernard Samuels - foul #2 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Marcus Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday is hacked by Bernard Samuels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater is hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #5 on Marcus Scott, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (C) Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-56 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Samuels - foul #4 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves is fouled on the floor by Anthony Norton - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 50-57 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Howard Pyburn is called for the reach on Austin Schlater in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Harold Grafenstein | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 53-59 |