| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 25-37 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Mark Hicks can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF) Michael Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Philip Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | George Willett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Mark Hicks pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 27-37 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 27-39 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Michael Ornstein is called for the reach on Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Michael Ornstein, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Timothy Shanahan, Michael Ornstein, Mark Hicks, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Barnes and he's hacked by Cameron Michalowski - foul #1 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Roy Wilford (C) Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG) George Willett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hollingsworth | 29-45 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Russell Hanson buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Dyal | 31-45 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-45 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Philip Klein grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal loses the dribble to Eric Greening in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-45 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 31-45 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-45 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 31-45 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the tip | 31-45 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Jerome Dyal steals it from Joshua Barnes in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (PF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth, Patrick Reese | |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Russell Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Harold Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 32-45 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 32-45 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski makes the shot from the left wing set up by George Willett | 34-45 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino's layup is rejected by Cameron Michalowski | 34-45 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 34-45 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Harold Galarza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Mark Hicks (C) Jerome Dyal, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Shanahan - foul #1 on Timothy Shanahan, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski loses the ball out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Eric Greening, Heriberto Marino | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Sneed | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Joshua Barnes steps in front of the Michael Ornstein pass | 37-49 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 37-51 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the runner in the paint set up by Harold Galarza | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 39-53 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 39-53 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #3 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth, Patrick Reese | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Russell Hanson double dribbles | 39-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Russell Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Philip Klein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Mark Hicks - foul #1 on Mark Hicks, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Heriberto Marino | 39-58 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #7 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Philip Klein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 40-58 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by Roy Wilford - foul #1 on Roy Wilford, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF) Timothy Shanahan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski double dribbles | 40-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Barnes | 40-61 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Hanson | 40-61 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Timothy Shanahan, Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening travels with the ball | 41-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Harold Galarza scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the open floater from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski connects on the shot from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed lays it in | 46-65 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Harold Galarza can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-65 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 46-65 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by George Willett - foul #2 on George Willett, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Timothy Shanahan (SF) George Willett, Michael Ornstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski is hacked by Eric Sneed - foul #3 on Eric Sneed, team foul #9 | 46-67 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Hollingsworth | 48-69 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Roy Wilford tips it in | 50-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes runs out the clock | 50-69 |