| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Robert Holloway, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan double dribbles | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin travels with the ball | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Patrick Kowalewski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses the floater from the left side | 25-31 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 25-31 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-31 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 27-31 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 30-31 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) George Willett, Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski, Mark Hicks | |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Leon Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski tips it in | 30-33 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed loses the ball out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF) Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Eric Greening steals the ball from Patrick Kuhn | 30-33 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #1 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino lays it up and in and he's hacked by Philip Klein - foul #1 on Philip Klein, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF) Michael Ornstein | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Russell Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-33 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Eric Greening gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino clanks a floater from close range | 32-33 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Russell Hanson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Kuhn | 32-35 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-35 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Russell Hanson grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Philip Klein banks in the layup set up by Russell Hanson | 32-37 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a shot from the left block | 34-37 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Harold Galarza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks tips it home | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Galarza | 36-39 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino's layup is rejected by Patrick Kuhn | 36-39 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Russell Hanson pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Patrick Kuhn - foul #1 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dwayne Brooks | 38-39 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Dwayne Brooks takes the ball from Patrick Kowalewski | 38-39 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by George Willett - foul #1 on George Willett, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Leon Collins is called for the reach on George Willett - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (PG), Patrick Kuhn (C) George Willett, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Leon Collins swats the shot by Patrick Kuhn | 38-39 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Timothy Shanahan - foul #1 on Timothy Shanahan, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Cameron Michalowski (C) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kuhn | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 40-39 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Harold Galarza drills a shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leon Collins | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ornstein | 43-41 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein is hacked by Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 06:30 | Villanova | George Willett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Eric Greening connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leon Collins | 45-41 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski banks in the layup | 45-43 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Shanahan - foul #2 on Timothy Shanahan, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) George Willett, Robert Holloway, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Harold Galarza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Kuhn - foul #2 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Philip Klein, Michael Ornstein, Mark Hicks | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Harold Galarza connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Kuhn swats the layup by Jeffrey Hipple | 48-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Eric Greening tips it home | 50-46 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Patrick Reese takes the ball from Patrick Kuhn | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hipple | 52-47 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Kuhn - foul #3 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) George Willett, Philip Klein, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3rd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Harold Galarza's pass is intercepted by Patrick Reese | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Robert Holloway grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn clanks a floater in the paint | 53-47 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is hacked by Robert Holloway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Holloway, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a jumper from the right side set up by Oliver Hamlin | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Robert Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Robert Holloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Holloway, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Kowalewski | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Robert Holloway is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Holloway, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Harold Galarza buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by Harold Galarza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Galarza, team foul #12 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Brooks | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Holloway - foul #5 on Robert Holloway, team foul #13 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Robert Holloway | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-56 |