| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Estrada inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Luis Estrada works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the shot near the basket set up by Harvey Marine | 26-44 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Daniel Parada steals it from Luis Estrada | 26-44 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Lon Smith travels with the ball | 26-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Terry Smith, Boris Skarzynski, Paul Elliott, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez double dribbles | 26-44 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | David Woodard gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Luis Estrada splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Paul Elliott (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Pablo Jimenez | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Woodard (fresh) SF - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 35-47 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-47 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried comes up short on the runner from close range | 35-47 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it but misses | 35-47 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Terry Smith | 37-47 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a shot from the left block | 37-47 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Lon Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Paul Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Terry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Pablo Jimenez, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:14 | Villanova | David Woodard buries a jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley loses the dribble to David Woodard | 39-47 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Luis Estrada lays it up and in set up by David Woodard | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada banks in the layup | 41-49 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Robert Woods is called for the reach on Paul Elliott - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (SF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| 10:33 | Villanova | David Woodard drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Boris Skarzynski | 43-49 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Boris Skarzynski steps in front of the Harvey Marine pass | 43-49 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | David Woodard is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Woodard, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF) Boris Skarzynski, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett loses the dribble to Pablo Jimenez | 43-49 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Luis Estrada splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-49 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Harvey Marine | |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Terry Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Paul Elliott misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Terry Smith tips it home | 45-49 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is whistled for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the jumper from the right side set up by David Woodard | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Ritchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Terry Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Terry Smith buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Woods blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Estrada - foul #1 on Luis Estrada, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG), Pablo Jimenez (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Terry Smith, Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Daniel Parada, Cesar Gallo | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Robert Woods | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by Russell Jolley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses long on a runner near the basket | 51-52 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Paul Elliott snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Terry Smith, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is fouled on the floor by Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Ritchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 53-54 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | David Woodard buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Skarzynski and the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 02:37 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Pablo Jimenez - foul #3 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Luis Estrada, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-54 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Paul Elliott snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | The jump hook by David Woodard is blocked by Stuart Ried | 56-54 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 01:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Boris Skarzynski | 56-54 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez banks in the layup | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Pablo Jimenez | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith is hacked by Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (SG) Boris Skarzynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 63-54 |