| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Irving (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Washington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Buhr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer inbounds the ball | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses short on a shot from the right block | 45-48 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Michael Irving throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Sam Ford (C) Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Sam Ford hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Brad Blackwell takes the ball from James Washington in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | James Lyle lays it up and in set up by Brad Blackwell | 49-48 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Vernon Ray can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 18:45 | Villanova | Michael Irving misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), James Krom (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Travis Johnson (PF), Andrew Schalk (C) Michael Irving, James Washington, Justin Kiesel, Edwin Buhr, Vernon Ray | |
| 18:25 | Villanova | James Lyle is called for the reach on Donald Groves in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lyle, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Donald Groves clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Lyle - foul #4 on James Lyle, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SF) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 49-49 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Thomas Frank pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Erick Keen steals it from Thomas Frank in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer is hacked by Thomas Frank - foul #1 on Thomas Frank, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), Matthew Annunziata (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF), Vernon Ray (C) Donald Groves, James Krom, Thomas Frank, Travis Johnson, Andrew Schalk | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the turnaround from the right block set up by William Igo | 51-49 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Vernon Ray's dunk attempt is rejected by Neil Smith | 51-49 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) William Igo, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Vernon Ray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Kiesel | 51-53 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis scores on a shot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 16:35 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), James Washington (SG), Travis Johnson (PF) Michael Irving, Matthew Annunziata, Edwin Buhr | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Neil Smith lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Eugene Rademacher | 55-53 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Vernon Ray can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Rademacher - foul #2 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) William Igo, Neil Smith, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Frank (SF), Andrew Schalk (C) Justin Kiesel, Travis Johnson | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Groves - foul #1 on Donald Groves, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), James Krom (SG), Travis Johnson (PF) Donald Groves, James Washington, Vernon Ray | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Ford (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Irving (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Krom (fresh) SF - Thomas Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Andrew Schalk (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Michael Irving hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 56-55 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Frank | 56-55 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Andrew Schalk comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sam Ford | 56-55 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Erick Keen buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Blackwell | 59-55 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Michael Irving knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Brad Blackwell - foul #2 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (C) James Krom, Thomas Frank, Andrew Schalk | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | William Igo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Vernon Ray lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Annunziata and he's hacked by Sam Ford - foul #4 on Sam Ford, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), James Washington (SG), Edwin Buhr (PF) Michael Irving, Matthew Annunziata, Travis Johnson | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Schalk (C) Vernon Ray | |
| 13:59 | Villanova | James Washington hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Kiesel | 59-63 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Justin Kiesel picks off the pass by Thomas Mercer in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | James Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sok | 59-63 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | William Igo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 59-63 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Justin Kiesel | 59-63 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Mercer - foul #3 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata (PG), James Krom (SG), Vernon Ray (C) Donald Groves, James Washington, Andrew Schalk | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Erick Keen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Vernon Ray drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Annunziata | 61-67 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Matthew Annunziata steps in front of the Erick Keen pass in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Edwin Buhr banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Annunziata | 61-69 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Erick Keen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell can't tip it in | 61-69 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata is hacked by Winston Centeno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Winston Centeno, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), Thomas Frank (SF), Travis Johnson (PF) James Krom, Justin Kiesel, Edwin Buhr | |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Lyle | 64-71 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Michael Irving is hacked by Eugene Rademacher - foul #3 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Washington (SG), Donald Groves (SF), Andrew Schalk (C) Matthew Annunziata, Thomas Frank, Vernon Ray | |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Brad Blackwell - foul #3 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Frank (SF) Michael Irving | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Blackwell (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neil Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Winston Centeno (tiring) C - Sam Ford (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. C - Andrew Schalk (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Donald Groves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Rademacher | 64-73 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #3 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Winston Centeno (PF) Eugene Rademacher, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Buhr (PF) Travis Johnson | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Thomas Frank buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Washington | 66-75 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Lyle | 68-75 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Edwin Buhr is called for 10 seconds | 68-75 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata (PG), James Krom (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Travis Johnson (PF), Vernon Ray (C) Donald Groves, James Washington, Thomas Frank, Edwin Buhr, Andrew Schalk | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | James Krom is called for the reach on William Igo - foul #2 on James Krom, team foul #4 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG) William Igo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is hacked by Travis Johnson - foul #2 on Travis Johnson, team foul #5 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG) Eugene Rademacher | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 68-75 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Travis Johnson | 68-75 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Vernon Ray hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Matthew Annunziata | 68-77 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | James Lyle is fouled on the floor by Matthew Annunziata - foul #3 on Matthew Annunziata, team foul #6 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Sam Ford (C) William Igo, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), James Washington (SG), Edwin Buhr (PF) Matthew Annunziata, James Krom, Travis Johnson | |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | James Washington takes the ball from Sam Ford | 68-77 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Michael Irving lays it up and in set up by James Washington | 68-79 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher travels in the backcourt | 68-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Neil Smith, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Sam Ford is called for the reach on Michael Irving - foul #5 on Sam Ford, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Michael Sok (C) Eugene Rademacher, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | James Lyle's pass is intercepted by Michael Irving in the backcourt | 68-81 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Washington misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brad Blackwell - foul #4 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #11 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (SF), Andrew Schalk (C) Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray | |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | James Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher gets the rebound | 68-82 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-82 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Donald Groves grabs the board | 68-82 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Donald Groves is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Erick Keen pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-82 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Neil Smith gets the offensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Donald Groves steals it from Erick Keen | 68-82 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Donald Groves is hacked by Eugene Rademacher - foul #4 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #12 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Krom (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Travis Johnson (PF), Vernon Ray (C) Michael Irving, James Washington, Edwin Buhr, Andrew Schalk | |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 1st free throw | 68-83 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Blackwell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Mercer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Krom (fresh) SF - Thomas Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Ray (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-84 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Travis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-84 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Thomas Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata (PG) Donald Groves | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brad Blackwell | 70-84 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Frederick Davis is called for the reach on Travis Johnson - foul #1 on Frederick Davis, team foul #13 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Thomas Mercer, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG) James Krom | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Travis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Travis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dustin Regalado | 70-84 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | James Lyle is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Annunziata - foul #4 on Matthew Annunziata, team foul #7 | 70-84 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | James Lyle misses the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Vernon Ray pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Dustin Regalado swats the short shot by Vernon Ray | 70-84 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-84 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | William Igo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF) Thomas Frank | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Vernon Ray connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Travis Johnson and he's hacked by James Lyle - foul #5 on James Lyle, team foul #14 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Frederick Davis (PF) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the free throw | 70-87 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-87 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Michael Irving gets the rebound | 70-87 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Irving | 70-89 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-89 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Michael Irving is fouled on the floor by Michael Sok - foul #1 on Michael Sok, team foul #15 | 72-89 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), William Igo (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Krom (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF), Andrew Schalk (C) Matthew Annunziata, Justin Kiesel, Travis Johnson, Vernon Ray | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Michael Irving misses the 1st free throw | 72-89 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 72-90 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-90 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Michael Irving misses the easy layup | 74-90 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Andrew Schalk tips it in | 74-92 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Erick Keen | 76-92 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Michael Irving scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Erick Keen - foul #1 on Erick Keen, team foul #16 | 76-94 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Thomas Frank, Edwin Buhr | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Michael Irving makes the free throw | 76-95 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Neil Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Schalk | 76-95 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno gets the offensive rebound | 76-95 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-95 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Justin Kiesel | 76-95 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Vernon Ray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-95 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 76-95 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Andrew Schalk steals the ball from Michael Sok | 76-95 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Vernon Ray lays it up and in set up by Michael Irving | 76-97 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-97 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Matthew Annunziata (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Travis Johnson (PF) Michael Irving, James Krom, Justin Kiesel, Andrew Schalk | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Mercer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Annunziata (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Ray (tired) 25 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is fouled on the floor by Travis Johnson - foul #3 on Travis Johnson, team foul #8 | 76-97 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Schalk (C) Vernon Ray | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-97 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-97 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses short on a jumper from the left side | 78-97 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 78-97 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-97 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Krom (SG) Matthew Annunziata | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Donald Groves is hacked by Erick Keen - foul #2 on Erick Keen, team foul #17 | 78-97 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Frederick Davis (PF) Erick Keen, Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 1st free throw | 78-98 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 78-99 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Sok | 80-99 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Donald Groves throws it down | 80-101 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Donald Groves is called for the reach on Eugene Rademacher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Groves, team foul #9 | 80-101 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata (SG) James Krom | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 81-101 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 82-101 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata is fouled on the floor by Winston Centeno - foul #3 on Winston Centeno, team foul #18 | 82-101 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata makes the 1st free throw | 82-102 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Matthew Annunziata misses the 2nd free throw | 82-102 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno grabs the board | 82-102 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Erick Keen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Winston Centeno | 85-102 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Travis Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 85-102 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Andrew Schalk pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-102 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses the easy open layup | 85-102 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Andrew Schalk pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-102 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Thomas Frank is hacked by Thomas Mercer - foul #4 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #19 | 85-102 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Krom (SG) Matthew Annunziata | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Thomas Frank makes the 1st free throw | 85-103 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Thomas Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 85-103 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sok grabs the defensive rebound | 85-103 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 85-103 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen grabs the offensive board | 85-103 |