| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Garvin (fresh) SG - Roger Bad (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thurman Bain (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Whitehurst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eliseo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Nick Nichols is called for the reach on Eliseo Russo - foul #1 on Nick Nichols, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Winter (SG), Sylvester Cali (SF) Joseph Garvin, Thurman Bain | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Roger Bad snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Justin Jackson steals the ball from Alfred Winter | 25-31 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Roger Bad misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Shannon - foul #1 on Norman Shannon, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (C) Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Roger Bad misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Roger Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alfred Winter - foul #1 on Alfred Winter, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eliseo Russo (C) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Frank Bunger - foul #1 on Frank Bunger, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Roger Bad misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Shannon | 29-33 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Roger Bad steals it from Nick Nichols | 29-33 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Roger Bad throws it down | 31-33 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nick Nichols - foul #2 on Nick Nichols, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Thurman Bain (SF) Alfred Winter, Sylvester Cali | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly is whistled for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Vincent Domanski (C) Joseph Garvin, Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (SG) Frank Bunger | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Bad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thurman Bain (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Cody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Roger Bad blows the layup but the foul's on Herbert Reilly - foul #2 on Herbert Reilly, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Roger Bad makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Roger Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide is whistled for a carry | 35-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eliseo Russo (C) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Roger Bad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (C) Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) George Cody | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #1 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Winter (SF), Eliseo Russo (C) Thurman Bain, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Funsan Arrambide | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-37 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Yuan Chu | 35-37 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Donald Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Roger Bad evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Winter | 38-37 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 38-40 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Alfred Winter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Hardy | 41-40 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gabriel Bruno | 41-43 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Roger Bad evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Bruno | 41-43 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Bad (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alfred Winter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Whitehurst (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eliseo Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Reilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo is fouled on the floor by Herbert Reilly - foul #3 on Herbert Reilly, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thurman Bain (SF), Vincent Domanski (C) Alfred Winter, Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Roger Bad works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Roger Bad can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Thurman Bain misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Roger Bad tips it home | 46-45 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | George Cody drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Thurman Bain misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eliseo Russo (C) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) George Cody | |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Bad | 48-48 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Eliseo Russo is called for the reach on Nick Nichols - foul #3 on Eliseo Russo, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (C) Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Funsan Arrambide | |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Roger Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Thurman Bain makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Justin Jackson - foul #1 on Justin Jackson, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sylvester Cali (SF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (SF) Justin Jackson | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Thurman Bain makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Lee Brame is denied on a layup by Albert Whitehurst | 51-48 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Thurman Bain snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Thurman Bain clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Sylvester Cali grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Sylvester Cali misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nick Nichols | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Bad (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Cali (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Whitehurst (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Thurman Bain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Brame (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Thurman Bain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Lee Brame connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 53-50 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Frank Bunger steals the ball from Sylvester Cali | 53-50 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Donald Hardy steals the ball from Yuan Chu | 53-50 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Donald Hardy lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Thurman Bain steals the ball from Nick Nichols | 55-50 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Winter (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Eliseo Russo (C) Sylvester Cali, Albert Whitehurst, Thurman Bain | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Donald Hardy's pass is intercepted by George Cody in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | George Cody is hacked by Roger Bad - foul #3 on Roger Bad, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo clanks a runner from the left block | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Herbert Reilly | 55-50 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide is fouled on the floor by Eliseo Russo - foul #4 on Eliseo Russo, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Frank Bunger (SG) Funsan Arrambide, George Cody | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 55-50 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gabriel Bruno - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Albert Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Eliseo Russo picks off the pass by Gabriel Bruno | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Bad (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Winter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Whitehurst (tired) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Eliseo Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Justin Jackson - foul #2 on Justin Jackson, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sylvester Cali (SF) Alfred Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Bunger | 59-52 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Winter (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Sylvester Cali, Albert Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Hardy and he's hacked by Justin Jackson - foul #3 on Justin Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thurman Bain (SF) Alfred Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses the free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-52 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Thurman Bain gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Eliseo Russo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Eliseo Russo, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Winter (SF), Albert Whitehurst (PF) Thurman Bain, Eliseo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Shannon | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Roger Bad misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Thurman Bain (SF) Alfred Winter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Thurman Bain knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Albert Whitehurst is called for the reach on Justin Jackson - foul #1 on Albert Whitehurst, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Lee Brame is called for the reach on Thurman Bain - foul #2 on Lee Brame, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Thurman Bain makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:22 | Villanova | Thurman Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Alfred Winter (SG), Sylvester Cali (SF) Donald Hardy, Roger Bad, Thurman Bain | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Alfred Winter is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Bunger - foul #2 on Frank Bunger, team foul #12 | 65-54 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Alfred Winter misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Alfred Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Alfred Winter buries a jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin runs out the clock | 68-56 |