| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Joseph Belk (fresh) PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) C - Charles Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) C - Harry Minter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Daniel Eisenhauer picks off the pass by Joseph Belk | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Henry McCalley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Joseph Belk connects on the open runner from close range set up by Charles Phillips out of the doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Earl Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Earl Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Belk | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis scores on a floater in the lane set up by Richard Hinton | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Charles Phillips splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Belk | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Harry Minter can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Willis | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | Joseph Belk grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Charles Phillips evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Willis - foul #1 on Bruce Willis, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Calvin Don (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Aaron Volker (PF) Earl Jones, Henry McCalley, Joseph Belk, Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Silas Pringle, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rick Sutton (fresh) SG - Calvin Don (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) PF - William Duncan (fresh) C - Kevin Staten (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten is fouled on the floor by Charles Phillips - foul #1 on Charles Phillips, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Miguel Garcia (C) Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | William Duncan misses the fadeaway near the basket | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Robert Villasenor knocks away the 3 by Rick Sutton | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Kinney | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Villasenor | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Rick Sutton is called for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Henry McCalley (SG), Wesley Arnold (PF), Charles Phillips (C) Rick Sutton, Calvin Don, Aaron Volker, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Duncan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Pelaez - foul #1 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Belk (SF) Robert Pelaez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Joseph Belk can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 9-10 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | William Duncan blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Earl Jones grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Earl Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | William Duncan buries a fadeaway from the left block | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Joseph Belk can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Staten - foul #1 on Kevin Staten, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Robert Villasenor, Kevin Staten | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Harry Minter grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Charles Phillips steals it from William Duncan | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Joseph Belk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) SF - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Minter (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Earl Jones drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Belk | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Charles Phillips snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Phillips out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #1 on Daniel Eisenhauer, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Don (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF) Henry McCalley, Joseph Belk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Robert Villasenor (PF) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan, Daniel Eisenhauer | |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Harry Minter scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Calvin Don - foul #1 on Calvin Don, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Aaron Volker (PF), Miguel Garcia (C) Earl Jones, Wesley Arnold, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), William Duncan (SF), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Silas Pringle, Robert Villasenor | |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Calvin Don grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Ronald Kinney steals the ball from Aaron Volker | 16-14 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | William Duncan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Kinney | 16-16 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Rick Sutton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Duncan | 16-16 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | William Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Henry McCalley (SG), Charles Phillips (C) Rick Sutton, Calvin Don, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Robert Villasenor (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| 08:00 | Villanova | Earl Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Villasenor and he's hacked by Charles Phillips - foul #2 on Charles Phillips, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Miguel Garcia (C) Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duncan (PF) Kevin Staten | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Earl Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | William Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) C - Miguel Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Silas Pringle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle steps out of bounds on the baseline | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Belk (SF), Wesley Arnold (PF) Robert Pelaez, Aaron Volker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, William Duncan, Silas Pringle | |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Phillips (C) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Silas Pringle (SF), Kevin Staten (C) Robert Villasenor, Harry Minter | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Arnold - foul #1 on Wesley Arnold, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harry Minter (C) Kevin Staten | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Earl Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, Silas Pringle, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Joseph Belk grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Charles Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Earl Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Arnold | 19-21 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Belk | 19-21 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wesley Arnold | 19-21 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the contested runner from close range on a nice dish by Henry McCalley | 21-21 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Willis, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Calvin Don (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Aaron Volker (PF) Earl Jones, Henry McCalley, Joseph Belk, Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor, William Duncan, Kevin Staten | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Rick Sutton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rick Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Don (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ronald Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield misses the shot from the left side | 24-21 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Calvin Don can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Rick Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Charles Phillips double dribbles | 24-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Wesley Arnold (PF), Miguel Garcia (C) Rick Sutton, Aaron Volker, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duncan (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Minter | 24-24 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Calvin Don is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 27-24 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Duncan lays it up and in set up by Roosevelt Littlefield and the foul's on Robert Pelaez - foul #2 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Henry McCalley (SG), Joseph Belk (SF), Charles Phillips (C) Calvin Don, Robert Pelaez, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Silas Pringle (SF) Daniel Eisenhauer | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Duncan makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Henry McCalley is hacked by Silas Pringle - foul #1 on Silas Pringle, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Joseph Belk scores on a turnaround from close range | 29-27 |