| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 10 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 24-38 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is whistled for a carry | 24-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins's pass is intercepted by Harold Galarza in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| 18:47 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn's floater is tipped away by Patrick Reese | 24-38 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Kuhn steals it from Oliver Hamlin | 24-38 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Harold Galarza's pass is intercepted by Leon Collins | 24-38 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dwayne Brooks | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn can't connect on a floater from the left side | 24-40 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Robert Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the floater from the left block | 26-40 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Heriberto Marino | 26-43 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Robert Holloway buries a floater near the basket | 28-43 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the fadeaway near the basket | 28-43 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Russell Hanson | 28-43 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Philip Klein comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF) Timothy Shanahan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Philip Klein makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Philip Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Ornstein - foul #2 on Michael Ornstein, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG) Philip Klein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Harold Galarza gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski is fouled on the floor by Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino slams it home set up by Jeffrey Hipple | 30-45 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-45 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Harold Galarza knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Harold Galarza - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Philip Klein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn misses the dunk attempt | 33-46 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by George Willett - foul #3 on George Willett, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) George Willett, Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Robert Holloway (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) George Willett, Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:55 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn knocks in the jumper near the basket | 35-48 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Russell Hanson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Robert Holloway can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Galarza - foul #2 on Harold Galarza, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 35-50 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #3 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Hicks - foul #1 on Mark Hicks, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Dwayne Brooks | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Kuhn (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn's layup is rejected by Patrick Reese | 35-53 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins loses the dribble to Michael Ornstein | 35-53 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Harold Galarza lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Ornstein | 37-53 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Leon Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Kowalewski | 37-53 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Ornstein | 37-53 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is whistled for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Philip Klein is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Philip Klein, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the lay-in | 41-55 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Robert Holloway snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Eric Sneed swats the short shot by Patrick Kuhn | 41-55 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 41-55 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin slams it home | 41-57 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn scores on a shot near the basket | 43-57 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed can't finish the layup | 43-57 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Russell Hanson is whistled for a carry | 43-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) George Willett, Robert Holloway, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Kowalewski is called for the reach on Leon Collins - foul #4 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Greening, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Mark Hicks, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Eric Sneed is called for the reach on Harold Galarza - foul #3 on Eric Sneed, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 7 reb. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Philip Klein is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Philip Klein, team foul #10 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Greening | 43-60 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Mark Hicks knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Holloway and the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #4 on Eric Sneed, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Robert Holloway, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Heriberto Marino | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Harold Galarza is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Harold Galarza, team foul #11 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Patrick Kuhn (C) Philip Klein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Patrick Reese | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Eric Sneed steps in front of the Harold Galarza pass | 46-62 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Kowalewski is called for the reach on Eric Greening - foul #5 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #12 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hicks (PF) Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Eric Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Eric Sneed steals it from Robert Holloway | 46-64 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino scores on a shot in the paint set up by Eric Sneed | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Jeffrey Hipple is called for the reach on Robert Holloway - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #8 | 46-66 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Robert Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Robert Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Eric Greening | 48-68 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn knocks in the runner from close range | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Eric Greening runs out the clock | 50-68 |