| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mayfield - foul #1 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Daniel Robinson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Clint Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a floater from close range | 18-23 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Russell Hanson snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Anthony Granier (C) Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino dunks the ball on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 18-25 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup set up by Leon Collins and the foul's on Cameron Michalowski - foul #2 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #1 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Jerome Dyal, Cameron Michalowski, Anthony Granier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Heriberto Marino steals the ball from Mark Hicks | 18-28 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Robinson is called for the reach on Leon Collins - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #2 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SF) Clint Simmons, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwayne Brooks | 18-30 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Mark Hicks buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Russell Hanson | 20-30 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 20-30 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Russell Hanson pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 20-30 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Hollingsworth | 20-30 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Roy Wilford - foul #2 on Roy Wilford, team foul #3 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, James Anderson, Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Mayfield and he's hacked by Cameron Michalowski - foul #3 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses short on a floater in the paint | 20-33 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cameron Michalowski - foul #4 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #5 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Mark Hicks (PF) Clint Simmons, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Eric Sneed is called for the reach on Daniel Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Harold Galarza drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-33 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is whistled for traveling | 23-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (SG) Harold Galarza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Mark Hicks knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Clint Simmons | 25-33 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clint Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Clint Simmons - foul #1 on Clint Simmons, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Anthony Granier (C) Clint Simmons, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Mark Hicks hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Granier - foul #1 on Anthony Granier, team foul #7 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Anthony Granier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Dwayne Brooks, James Anderson, Heriberto Marino | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Mark Hicks snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Hicks - foul #2 on Mark Hicks, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Greening | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #3 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #5 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Daniel Robinson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), James Anderson (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Wilford - foul #3 on Roy Wilford, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Robinson (SF) Russell Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Heriberto Marino picks off the pass by Jerome Dyal | 30-40 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | James Anderson lays it up and in | 30-42 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Leon Collins takes the ball from Harold Galarza | 30-42 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 30-44 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mayfield - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #6 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Russell Hanson (SF) Jerome Dyal, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Anthony Mayfield | |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Leon Collins | 30-44 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Russell Hanson steals the ball from Heriberto Marino | 30-44 |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Harold Galarza comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Clint Simmons - foul #2 on Clint Simmons, team foul #10 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF) Clint Simmons, Russell Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the free throw | 30-47 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hollingsworth | 30-47 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 30-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #7 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Anthony Granier (C) Jerome Dyal, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF), Eric Sneed (C) James Anderson, Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 30-50 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth can't throw it down | 30-50 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Cameron Michalowski | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Anthony Granier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski tips it but misses | 30-50 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Thomas Hollingsworth steals it from Daniel Robinson | 30-50 |
| 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) | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Robinson knocks away the 3 by Dwayne Brooks | 30-50 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth snags the offensive board | 30-50 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Granier swats the short shot by Dwayne Brooks | 30-50 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Clint Simmons drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Granier | 33-50 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Leon Collins | 33-52 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Anthony Granier's pass is intercepted by Leon Collins | 33-52 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins dunks the ball | 33-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Eric Sneed steals the ball from Daniel Robinson | 33-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Granier | 36-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 36-56 |