| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Michael Bratten comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SF) Russell Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Oliver Hamlin steps in front of the Michael Bratten pass | 23-23 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Michael Bratten steals it from Edward Stockstill | 23-23 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten buries a runner in the paint set up by Robert Holloway and the foul's on Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (C) Robert Holloway, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Michael Bratten is called for the reach on Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Michael Bratten, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Michael Ornstein, Michael Bratten, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley is fouled on the floor by Harold Galarza - foul #3 on Harold Galarza, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Jason Priest (PF) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Willett - foul #2 on George Willett, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Michael Bratten (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Russell Hanson, Jason Priest, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Michael Bratten grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan is hacked by Barry Galliher - foul #3 on Barry Galliher, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Michael Bratten, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn throws it down set up by Patrick Kowalewski and he's fouled by Edward Stockstill - foul #1 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SG) Edward Stockstill | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Robinson | 28-26 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Philip Klein is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Philip Klein, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Jason Priest (PF), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Michael Bratten, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Jonathan Robinson, Nathan Kirtley | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Michael Ornstein, Jason Priest | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG) Barry Galliher | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski comes up short on the shot in the lane | 28-26 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it home | 28-28 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Timothy Shanahan and he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Robert Holloway, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SF), Barry Galliher (C) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Philip Klein gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Harold Galarza travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo (PF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Robert Holloway hits a jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Kuhn and the foul's on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Edward Stockstill, Jeffrey Hipple, Marcelino Russo | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Robert Holloway makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin lays it in on a great pass from Nathan Kirtley | 34-30 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is called for 10 seconds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (C) Robert Holloway, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher is fouled on the floor by Russell Hanson - foul #1 on Russell Hanson, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kuhn (C) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG) Jonathan Robinson | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 34-30 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher tips it in | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Oliver Hamlin steals the ball from Philip Klein | 34-32 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Michael Bratten swats the short shot by Oliver Hamlin | 34-32 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Michael Bratten grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Harold Galarza knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Bratten | 37-32 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Harold Galarza steals it from Oliver Hamlin | 37-32 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza dunks the ball | 39-32 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Michael Bratten snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Michael Bratten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Jason Priest (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan, Michael Bratten, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SG), Heriberto Marino (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin, Nathan Kirtley, Patrick Reese | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher is hacked by Mark Hicks - foul #2 on Mark Hicks, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Russell Hanson, Jason Priest | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson is whistled for traveling | 39-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Jason Priest (PF) Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Barry Galliher | |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcelino Russo (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 39-35 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Mark Hicks is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Russo - foul #3 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Jason Priest | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Jonathan Robinson, Marcelino Russo | |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Jeffrey Hipple is called for the reach on Harold Galarza - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Bratten, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Galliher (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is fouled on the floor by Michael Ornstein - foul #1 on Michael Ornstein, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Bratten (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Robert Holloway, Patrick Kowalewski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG) Edward Stockstill | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Michael Ornstein blocks the jumper by Nathan Kirtley | 39-35 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Michael Bratten grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Michael Bratten hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bratten | 39-35 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Michael Bratten hits the finger roll | 41-35 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-35 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 41-39 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 41-39 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a runner in the paint | 41-41 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Michael Bratten, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn blows the dunk | 41-41 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Robert Holloway (SG) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Heriberto Marino (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Robert Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Michael Bratten (PF) George Willett, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Heriberto Marino | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Harold Galarza - foul #4 on Harold Galarza, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | The short jumper by Russell Hanson is denied by Barry Galliher | 43-45 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Michael Bratten tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Robert Holloway grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Harold Galarza in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Galarza, team foul #9 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG) Harold Galarza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | George Willett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Galliher | 43-47 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher is fouled in the backcourt by George Willett - foul #3 on George Willett, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SG) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 43-49 |