| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Michael Randolph knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Hardnett | 23-36 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Daniel Ebbert steals the ball from Matthew Natividad | 23-36 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | John Blackburn blows the dunk but he's hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #1 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Michael Randolph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Burke | 28-36 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Bratt | 28-39 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Joe Bratt scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-42 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #2 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is denied on a layup by James Tomlin | 28-42 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raymond Crank | 28-42 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is called for 5 seconds | 28-42 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | James Tomlin grabs the board | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits the finger roll | 28-44 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram tips it in | 30-44 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF), John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Marcus Scott | |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-45 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Michael Randolph steps in front of the William Duerr pass | 30-45 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Michael Randolph can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-45 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | John Blackburn drills a jump hook from the right block set up by William Duerr | 32-45 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster comes up short on the shot in the lane | 32-45 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Joe Bratt steps in front of the Daniel Ebbert pass in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | John Blackburn connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 34-47 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Matthew Kuster is called for the reach on Joshua Burke - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF) Joe Bratt, Raymond Crank | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn loses the ball out of bounds | 34-47 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Matthew Natividad - foul #4 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), James Tomlin (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Kuster | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the lay-in | 34-47 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Cary Presson and the foul's on Peter Ingram - foul #3 on Peter Ingram, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG) Charles Holder | |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Nance (fresh) PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it home | 36-50 |
| 11:29 | Villanova | Joe Bratt travels with the ball | 36-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), Joshua Burke (PF) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Duerr | 38-50 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-50 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 38-50 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 40-50 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 40-50 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Duerr | 40-50 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Duerr | 42-50 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | James Tomlin comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 42-50 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | George Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Marcus Scott takes the ball from George Brown | 42-50 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the shot from the right wing set up by Joe Bratt | 42-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Cary Presson - foul #2 on Cary Presson, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), David Nance (PF), John Blackburn (C) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Charles Holder (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Raymond Crank (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Joe Bratt, James Tomlin, Matthew Natividad, Marcus Scott | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster drills a floater in the lane set up by Raymond Crank | 42-54 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Stephen Hardnett denies the turnaround by John Blackburn | 42-54 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Michael Randolph pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nance (fresh) C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Michael Randolph hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Raymond Crank grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Charles Holder is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-54 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett is hacked by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) David Nance | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Michael Randolph connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 44-57 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 44-59 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland loses the dribble to Michael Randolph | 44-59 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Randolph | 44-59 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Matthew Natividad (PF) Charles Holder, Raymond Crank | |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is hacked by Matthew Natividad - foul #5 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Raymond Crank (PF) Matthew Natividad | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | John Blackburn can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joe Bratt - foul #2 on Joe Bratt, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster loses the ball out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | John Blackburn scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Joe Bratt - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Tomlin (SF) Stephen Hardnett | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Michael Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), Joshua Burke (PF), John Blackburn (C) Lee Westmoreland, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, James Tomlin, Marcus Scott | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Daniel Ebbert | 50-61 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Michael Randolph knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Kuster | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Raymond Crank | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | John Blackburn steals the ball from Michael Randolph | 50-63 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the jumper from the left side | 50-63 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Raymond Crank gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Michael Randolph runs out the clock | 50-63 |