| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (PF) Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Sonoski - foul #1 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo (C) Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:04 | Villanova | Robert Zidek steals the ball from Oscar Contreras | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Poole | 30-32 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Zidek - foul #1 on Robert Zidek, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Mobley - foul #1 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | The jumper by Andrew Sonoski is denied by Jonathan Mobley | 33-35 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Poole | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the dunk | 33-35 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy McArthur (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Kal Trivette tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tomas Bowman | 35-40 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses long on a floater from the left side | 35-40 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 35-40 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Kal Trivette buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy McArthur | 38-40 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Kal Trivette gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Ball, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Norman Thomas is called for the reach on Ottah Abdallah - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo hits the finger roll | 40-40 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Charles Peterson | 40-40 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Thomas - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Steve Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pf. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Bennett | 42-40 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Steve Brown snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 44-43 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 44-43 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Steve Brown (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Ottah Abdallah, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kal Trivette | 47-44 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Kal Trivette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Oscar Contreras | 50-44 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek loses the dribble to Oscar Contreras | 50-44 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Kal Trivette throws it down on a great pass from Oscar Contreras | 52-44 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Kal Trivette - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Steve Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Ball, Jonathan Mobley | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is fouled on the floor by Norman Thomas - foul #4 on Norman Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG) Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ottah Abdallah - foul #2 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Charles Peterson can't tip it in | 54-45 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is called for 3 seconds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Richard Morris, Lloyd Remley | |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Kal Trivette pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Howard Bennett takes the ball from Kal Trivette | 54-45 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Andrew Sonoski | 54-45 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Kal Trivette scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Mundan Emanuel | 57-45 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF) Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky | |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Mundan Emanuel - foul #4 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from close range | 57-45 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo connects on the floater from the left block set up by Steve Brown | 59-45 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ottah Abdallah - foul #3 on Ottah Abdallah, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG) Ottah Abdallah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Brown | 59-46 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Steve Brown - foul #3 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Zidek | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mundan Emanuel (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole blows the layup | 61-48 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Steve Brown gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown is hacked by Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Ball, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Steve Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #5 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Norman Thomas | 63-50 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Thomas - foul #5 on Norman Thomas, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Poyner (SG) Norman Thomas | |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy McArthur - foul #1 on Timothy McArthur, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras is hacked by Richard Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #11 | 65-52 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #12 | 67-52 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the lay-in | 68-52 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett tips it in | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Kal Trivette and he's fouled by Howard Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Bennett, team foul #13 | 70-54 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Steven Poyner is hacked by Timothy McArthur - foul #2 on Timothy McArthur, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Steven Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Steven Poyner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras runs out the clock | 71-56 |