| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Guillermo Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dexter Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora inbounds the ball | 15-25 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gonzalo Colombo | 18-25 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Luse | 18-27 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Kal Trivette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Eric Knight gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Dexter Hill denies the turnaround by Robert Luse | 18-27 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Dexter Hill pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora scores on a jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Dexter Hill denies the turnaround by Robert Luse | 20-27 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Eric Knight lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Roger Abram | 20-29 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Kal Trivette scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Contreras | 23-29 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard can't finish the layup | 23-29 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Eric Knight tips it back up and in | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guillermo Zamora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dexter Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Luse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Contreras | 25-31 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the driving attempt from close range | 25-31 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Roger Abram buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Eric Knight steals the ball from Dexter Hill | 25-34 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Roger Abram lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Knight | 25-36 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Gregory Gabbard is called for the reach on Guillermo Zamora - foul #2 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Elton Naylor (PG), Tim Butler (SG), Matthew Newcomer (PF), Kenneth Plascencia (C) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Dexter Hill, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Eric Knight, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Kenneth Plascencia is whistled for a carry | 25-36 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Matthew Newcomer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Elton Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Butler (fresh) SF - Guillermo Zamora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Newcomer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Plascencia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Matthew Newcomer drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-41 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek loses the dribble to Elton Naylor in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Elton Naylor is hacked by Tomas Bowman - foul #2 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo (C) Guillermo Zamora | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Eric Knight (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Kenneth Plascencia is hacked by Gregory Gabbard - foul #3 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Matthew Newcomer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Butler - foul #1 on Tim Butler, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG) Tim Butler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton (SG) Stephen Dejohn | |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Elton Naylor misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Kenneth Plascencia gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Elton Naylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Oscar Contreras | 34-43 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Roger Abram | 34-45 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oscar Contreras | 36-45 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Eric Knight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elton Naylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Newcomer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Plascencia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elton Naylor - foul #2 on Elton Naylor, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Guillermo Zamora (SF), Dexter Hill (C) Oscar Contreras, Matthew Newcomer, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Dexter Hill misses the lay-in | 36-47 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 36-47 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Dexter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Dexter Hill buries a floater near the basket | 38-47 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Zidek and the foul's on Kenneth Plascencia - foul #1 on Kenneth Plascencia, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Kal Trivette, Dexter Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Eric Knight, Tomas Bowman | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Elton Naylor | 41-50 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kenneth Plascencia | 41-50 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Kenneth Plascencia misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Roger Abram scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Clifton | 41-53 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | Kenneth Plascencia misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-53 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Matthew Newcomer (SF), Dexter Hill (PF) Oscar Contreras, Guillermo Zamora, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF) Aaron Clifton, Benjamin Poole, Richard Tenofsky | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Elton Naylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Newcomer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dexter Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Plascencia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora (SF) Matthew Newcomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Dexter Hill's floater is tipped away by Robert Luse | 43-53 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Dexter Hill tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard can't throw it down | 45-53 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dexter Hill | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Elton Naylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 45-53 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Eric Knight buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Abram | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Elton Naylor buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Hill | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Abram | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Kal Trivette is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Elton Naylor, Kenneth Plascencia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton (SG) Stephen Dejohn | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Oscar Contreras is called for the reach on Roger Abram in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG) Aaron Clifton | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Gonzalo Colombo is called for the reach on Eric Knight - foul #2 on Gonzalo Colombo, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Kal Trivette is called for the reach on Stephen Dejohn - foul #3 on Kal Trivette, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Eric Knight is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Zamora - foul #3 on Guillermo Zamora, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Dexter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 48-57 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Eric Knight is hacked by Oscar Contreras in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Colombo | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Kal Trivette drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gonzalo Colombo | 51-57 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard is fouled in the backcourt by Kal Trivette - foul #4 on Kal Trivette, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Eric Knight picks off the pass by Kal Trivette | 51-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Roger Abram jams it on a nice dish by Eric Knight | 51-60 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn is hacked by Kal Trivette in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kal Trivette, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Elton Naylor (SG) Kal Trivette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Guillermo Zamora misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Roger Abram runs out the clock | 51-62 |