| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 25-39 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Bryan Luther snags the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Scott Campbell is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bochenski - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | James Molino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Molino | 25-42 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Craig Drake, Fred Morgan | |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Maitland | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 25-45 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski loses the dribble to Bryan Luther | 25-45 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Bochenski - foul #2 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), John Williams (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-46 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-46 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Scott Campbell | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by John Williams is blocked by Fred Morgan | 26-46 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Maitland | 26-48 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the board | 26-48 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico blows the layup | 26-48 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamie Bellinger - foul #1 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Scott Campbell, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) James Molino, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert misses the turnaround from close range | 26-50 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Marcel Pickel steals the ball from Fred Morgan | 26-50 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel jams it | 28-50 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-50 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner snags the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Bryan Luther steals the ball from Stephen Vance | 28-50 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Bryan Luther loses the ball out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Marcel Pickel - foul #3 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel buries a floater from the free throw line | 30-51 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | James Molino drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Drake and he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger (C) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the free throw | 30-53 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales pulls down the rebound | 30-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) 3 stl. C - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | James Molino takes the ball from Marcel Pickel | 30-53 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Ricardo Morales is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #6 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jamie Bellinger takes the ball from Lloyd Clark | 30-53 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Fred Morgan - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #4 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (C) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | John Williams is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 31-53 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Brian Maitland denies the turnaround by Scott Campbell | 31-53 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 31-53 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Gardner | 31-56 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-56 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the offensive board | 31-56 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 31-56 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Stephen Vance picks off the pass by John Williams | 31-56 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Vance | 31-58 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel drills a jumper from the free throw line | 33-58 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fidel Gallegos | 33-61 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Kyle Bochenski steals the ball from Jamie Bellinger | 33-61 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-61 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't tip it in | 33-61 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcel Pickel | 33-61 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Fidel Gallegos steals the ball from Ricardo Morales | 33-61 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by Ricardo Morales - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #8 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Douglas Colbert (C) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 33-62 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-63 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert hits a floater from just outside the lane | 35-63 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Zlatko Zachman | 35-65 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-65 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico snags the defensive board | 35-65 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-65 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert pulls down the rebound | 35-65 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Cecil Didomenico swats the layup by Ricardo Morales | 35-65 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-65 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on James Molino - foul #4 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #9 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 35-66 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 35-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | James Molino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-66 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Williams | 35-66 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #5 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 37-69 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales is whistled for a carry | 37-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF) Mark Gardner, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-69 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | James Molino hits the follow up shot | 37-71 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | John Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-71 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the rebound | 37-71 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-71 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-71 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Ricardo Morales | 39-71 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Morales (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) 3 stl. C - Jamie Bellinger (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #6 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SG), Douglas Colbert (C) Marcel Pickel, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Williams | 41-71 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #10 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 41-73 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger's floater is knocked away by Fred Morgan | 41-73 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-73 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 41-75 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-75 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Craig Drake gets the rebound | 41-75 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #4 on Scott Campbell, team foul #11 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Craig Drake | |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-77 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales travels in the backcourt | 41-77 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Ricardo Morales - foul #3 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #12 | 41-77 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 41-78 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | John Williams buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ricardo Morales | 43-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland double dribbles | 43-79 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-79 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 43-79 |