| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Bryan Luther - foul #1 on Bryan Luther, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert is called for traveling | 29-20 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | James Molino's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Colbert | 29-20 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-20 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Luther | 29-23 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Molino and he's hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 32-26 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Colbert - foul #2 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (C) Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Craig Drake travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Brian Maitland (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cecil Didomenico | 34-29 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Woodrum takes the ball from Lloyd Clark | 34-29 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the fadeaway from the left side | 34-31 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Maitland | 36-31 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Williams misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Cecil Didomenico - foul #1 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (PF) Ricardo Morales, Jamie Bellinger | |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | John Williams knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Craig Drake - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:58 | Villanova | John Williams makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Craig Drake is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) John Williams | |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 39-35 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Drake (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Craig Drake loses the dribble to Scott Campbell | 39-37 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum banks in the layup set up by Scott Campbell | 39-39 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski tips it in | 41-39 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Craig Drake swats the shot by Douglas Colbert | 41-39 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Scott Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | James Molino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (PF) Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Molino | 45-39 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | John Williams is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Douglas Colbert (C) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Molino and he's fouled by Jamie Bellinger - foul #2 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Stephen Vance steals the ball from Jonathan Woodrum | 48-39 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #3 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Craig Drake (PF) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Jamie Bellinger | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Gardner and he's hacked by Ricardo Morales - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) John Williams | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stephen Vance | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Mark Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Jamie Bellinger (C) Ricardo Morales, Douglas Colbert | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-41 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-41 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-44 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zachman | 60-44 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a runner from close range | 60-44 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Craig Drake is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), John Williams (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | John Williams comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-44 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | John Williams slams it home | 62-46 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | John Williams is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #11 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) James Molino, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Scott Campbell (SF) Marcel Pickel, Douglas Colbert | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the lay-in | 65-46 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 65-46 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | John Williams misses the dunk attempt | 65-46 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cecil Didomenico | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Scott Campbell is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 67-46 |