| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) SF - Emery Crosier (fresh) PF - Michael Woodside (fresh) C - Jan Faulkner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) SF - Robert Englund (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | William Smith can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Michael Woodside grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Robert Englund picks off the pass by Emery Crosier | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by Joe Winebrenner - foul #1 on Joe Winebrenner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Seger and he's hacked by Michael Woodside - foul #1 on Michael Woodside, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), James Alexander (SG), Donald Parker (SF), Gary Silver (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, Joe Winebrenner, Emery Crosier, Michael Woodside, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Gary Silver snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Gary Silver banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Griffin | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Fred Decker snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Fred Decker misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | William Smith is open and buries a turnaround in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Gary Silver misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Gary Silver grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the board | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) SF - Donald Parker (fresh) PF - Gary Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Decker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), Joe Winebrenner (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Michael Woodside (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, James Alexander, Donald Parker, Gary Silver, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Michael Woodside drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jan Faulkner | 4-7 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), David Lacombe (SG), James Alexander (SF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, Joe Winebrenner, Emery Crosier, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 14:48 | Villanova | David Lacombe clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Woodside | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Glenn Corral blocks the short jumper by James Alexander | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Michael Woodside grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | James Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Palmatier | 4-7 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is hacked by James Alexander - foul #1 on James Alexander, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), Joe Winebrenner (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, David Lacombe, James Alexander, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Michael Woodside grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Silver (PF) Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| 13:13 | Villanova | John Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joe Winebrenner | 6-7 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SG), Michael Woodside (PF) Joe Winebrenner, Gary Silver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 6-7 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner tips it in | 8-7 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | James Alexander is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Joe Winebrenner (SG), Donald Parker (SF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, James Alexander, Emery Crosier, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), Emery Crosier (SF), Gary Silver (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Donald Parker, Michael Woodside, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Robert Englund, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jan Faulkner, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Michael Woodside (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, Emery Crosier, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Woodside (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Decker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) PF - Brian Segura (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Michael Woodside picks off the pass by Willie Roberts | 8-7 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Gary Silver misses the lay-in but the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Joe Winebrenner, Michael Woodside, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Gary Silver makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Gary Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the lay-in | 10-7 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier's pass is intercepted by Gary Silver | 10-7 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is whistled for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Joe Winebrenner (SG), Donald Parker (SF), Michael Woodside (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, David Lacombe, Emery Crosier, Gary Silver, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it in | 10-9 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Fred Decker snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is fouled on the floor by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Joe Winebrenner, Donald Parker, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Robert Englund, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG), Gary Silver (PF) David Lacombe, Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 11-11 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner's pass is intercepted by Brian Segura | 11-11 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by John Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG), Michael Woodside (PF) Joe Winebrenner, Gary Silver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emery Crosier - foul #1 on Emery Crosier, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG) David Lacombe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Williams | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Crosier (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Woodside (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Faulkner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled in the backcourt by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (PF) Brian Segura | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | David Lacombe clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is fouled on the floor by Emery Crosier - foul #2 on Emery Crosier, team foul #9 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Donald Parker (SF), Gary Silver (PF), Fred Decker (C) Joe Winebrenner, Emery Crosier, Michael Woodside, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Daniel Seger steps in front of the Donald Parker pass | 13-15 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the easy layup | 13-15 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Donald Parker grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Corral | 13-15 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Parker | 13-15 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | William Smith steals it from Gary Silver | 13-15 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Griffin steps in front of the Glenn Corral pass | 13-15 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin buries a floater from the left wing set up by Fred Decker and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG), Michael Woodside (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) David Lacombe, Donald Parker, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Segura | 15-18 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Tony Thompson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Griffin - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Donald Parker (SF) Jeffrey Griffin, Gary Silver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Lacombe and he's fouled by Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Silver (SF) Donald Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger hits a floater from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Lacombe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Silver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Woodside (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Faulkner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 20-20 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Michael Woodside grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | David Lacombe is called for the reach on Shawn Moors in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lacombe, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), James Alexander (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Fred Decker (C) David Lacombe, Joe Winebrenner, Gary Silver, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | John Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Alexander | 22-21 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Emery Crosier is called for the reach on Robert Englund - foul #3 on Emery Crosier, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG), Jan Faulkner (C) Emery Crosier, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Shawn Moors | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Daniel Seger is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (PF) Brian Segura | |
| 01:52 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by Michael Woodside - foul #2 on Michael Woodside, team foul #12 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Fred Decker (C) Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | James Alexander clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to James Alexander | 23-24 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Michael Woodside's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 23-24 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 23-26 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | James Alexander is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #13 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (SG), Donald Parker (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Joe Winebrenner, James Alexander, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Carl Mars | 23-28 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | John Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Mars | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-28 |