| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Mundan Emanuel - foul #1 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ottah Abdallah | 25-40 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Steve Brown - foul #2 on Steve Brown, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG) Ottah Abdallah | |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras is whistled for a carry | 26-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown | |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 29-40 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel double dribbles | 29-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley comes up short on the runner in the lane | 29-40 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Benjamin Poole is called for the reach on Steve Brown - foul #3 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Robert Zidek steals it from Ottah Abdallah | 29-40 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky can't connect on a runner in the paint | 29-40 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Howard Bennett picks off the pass by Charles Peterson | 29-40 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the easy layup | 29-40 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley scores on a shot from the right block | 31-40 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kal Trivette | 31-42 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Gonzalo Colombo picks off the pass by Benjamin Poole out of a doubleteam | 31-42 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 31-42 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy McArthur - foul #2 on Timothy McArthur, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG) Norman Thomas, Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 32-42 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Peterson | 32-45 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek's floater is knocked away by Steve Brown | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Steve Brown misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Steve Brown is called for the reach on Robert Zidek - foul #3 on Steve Brown, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Oscar Contreras, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 35-45 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Kal Trivette double dribbles | 35-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Steve Brown (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 37-45 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur's layup is rejected by Richard Tenofsky | 37-45 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Contreras - foul #2 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Steve Brown | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel | |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Oscar Contreras hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Morris | 38-45 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky drills a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Zidek | 40-45 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Kal Trivette makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kal Trivette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gonzalo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole tips it home | 42-48 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Kal Trivette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Poole | 42-48 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky is fouled on the floor by Oscar Contreras - foul #3 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Richard Morris, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Charles Peterson (SG), Steve Brown (SF), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Oscar Contreras, Kal Trivette, Timothy McArthur, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Richard Tenofsky steals it from Steve Brown | 43-48 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Mundan Emanuel swats the dunk try by Richard Tenofsky | 43-48 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Steve Brown snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Charles Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Brown | 43-51 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oscar Contreras (PG), Kal Trivette (SG), Timothy McArthur (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Gonzalo Colombo | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek's pass is intercepted by Oscar Contreras in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is hacked by Andrew Sonoski - foul #3 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kal Trivette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McArthur (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is hacked by Mundan Emanuel - foul #2 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (PF), Gonzalo Colombo (C) Mundan Emanuel, Andrew Sonoski | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Benjamin Ball takes the ball from Kal Trivette after a doubleteam | 47-51 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball lays it in | 49-51 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tomas Bowman - foul #2 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (SG), Andrew Sonoski (PF) Kal Trivette, Steve Brown | |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 49-52 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it in | 51-52 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Charles Peterson pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Charles Peterson misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Gonzalo Colombo gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Mobley - foul #3 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF) Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kal Trivette (SG), Mundan Emanuel (PF) Charles Peterson, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Tomas Bowman steals the ball from Kal Trivette | 51-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is fouled on the floor by Mundan Emanuel as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Mundan Emanuel, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Timothy McArthur misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 53-52 |