| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Frank Donalson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Savoy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jahnke - foul #2 on Thomas Jahnke, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring can't throw it down | 34-20 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk gets the offensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Richard Stout can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-20 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk hits the follow up shot | 36-20 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Carl Savoy tips it back up and in | 36-22 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk tips it but misses | 36-22 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Carl Savoy | 36-22 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-25 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses the dunk attempt | 36-25 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Frank Donalson snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | The jump hook by Carl Savoy is blocked by Barry Zerring | 36-25 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Daniels - foul #1 on Gregory Daniels, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels double dribbles | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Raymond Moore (C) Carl Savoy | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG) Danny Provencal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher (SF) Frank Donalson | |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Stout - foul #1 on Richard Stout, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher misses the free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Daniels | 36-27 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Parsons (SG), Danny Provencal (SF) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Parker (SG) Francis Campbell | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Parsons (fresh) SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Baggett (fresh) C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal lays it in set up by Joseph Eskridge | 38-27 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Daniels | 38-27 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Soares | 38-27 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge is hacked by Gregory Daniels - foul #2 on Gregory Daniels, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Jonathan Cronk (SG), Barry Zerring (PF), Richard Stout (C) Joseph Eskridge, David Parsons, Lawrence Baggett, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Donalson (SF), Carl Savoy (C) Douglas Schumacher, Raymond Moore | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is hacked by Frank Donalson - foul #1 on Frank Donalson, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG) Danny Provencal | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Robert Parker picks off the pass by Jonathan Cronk | 38-27 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke lays it up and in set up by Robert Parker | 38-29 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Knoll | 40-29 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Robert Parker is hacked by Joseph Eskridge - foul #2 on Joseph Eskridge, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Joseph Eskridge | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Barry Zerring takes the ball from Carl Savoy | 40-29 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-29 |
| 12:36 | Villanova | Frank Donalson grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Carl Savoy tips it home | 40-31 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Richard Stout drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Cronk | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Donalson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregory Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Savoy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Richard Stout steals the ball from Robert Parker | 42-31 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (PG), David Parsons (SG), Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk, Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Johnson (SG), Douglas Schumacher (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Raymond Moore (C) Robert Parker, Frank Donalson, Gregory Daniels, Carl Savoy | |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Raymond Moore gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Joseph Eskridge picks off the pass by Edward Allen | 43-31 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Jonathan Cronk (SF), Richard Stout (C) David Parsons, Danny Provencal, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG), Frank Donalson (SF) Thomas Jahnke, Douglas Schumacher | |
| 09:22 | Villanova | Raymond Moore drills a shot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #2 on Raymond Moore, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Zerring (PF) Lawrence Baggett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke (PG), Robert Parker (SG), Gregory Daniels (PF), Carl Savoy (C) Francis Campbell, Robert Johnson, Edward Allen, Raymond Moore | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Robert Parker pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Carl Savoy's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Stout | 44-33 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Richard Stout is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Stout, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-33 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Stout | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Thomas Jahnke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Donalson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregory Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Savoy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Carl Savoy - foul #1 on Carl Savoy, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF), Lawrence Baggett (C) Robert Knoll, Richard Stout | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher (SF) Frank Donalson | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Robert Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Carl Savoy snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Lawrence Baggett swats the short shot by Douglas Schumacher | 46-33 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Gregory Daniels snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Thomas Jahnke buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Parker | 46-35 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gregory Daniels blocks the short jumper by Barry Zerring | 46-35 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Richard Stout (C) Joseph Eskridge, Lawrence Baggett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Donalson (SF), Raymond Moore (C) Douglas Schumacher, Carl Savoy | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Donalson - foul #2 on Frank Donalson, team foul #8 | 46-35 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Robert Parker knocks in the jumper in the lane | 48-37 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Cronk | 51-37 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Raymond Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Francis Campbell (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Douglas Schumacher (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Thomas Jahnke, Robert Parker, Frank Donalson, Gregory Daniels | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Francis Campbell (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Douglas Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Stout | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher is called for traveling | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett (PF) Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Raymond Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Francis Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG) Jonathan Cronk | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Raymond Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-37 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge misses the shot from the baseline | 53-37 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Douglas Schumacher snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Francis Campbell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 53-37 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Richard Stout drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Edward Allen connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Francis Campbell and the foul's on Lawrence Baggett - foul #1 on Lawrence Baggett, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SG), Barry Zerring (PF) Joseph Eskridge, Lawrence Baggett | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Edward Allen makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll runs out the clock | 55-40 |