| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser is fouled on the floor by Melvin Vieira - foul #2 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser travels with the ball | 27-30 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kevin Ferro - foul #3 on Kevin Ferro, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mike Graham (PF) Kevin Ferro | |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Montgomery (C) Ruben Smith | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows (PF) Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Meadows - foul #2 on Kristopher Meadows, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Mario Lunsford (C) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (SG) Robert Rohrbach | |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Dave White misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mario Lunsford | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Mario Lunsford steals it from Harold Montgomery | 33-30 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-30 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Harold Montgomery grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Dave White buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Jason Freeman and he's fouled by Gary Jones - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Gary Jones, Melvin Vieira, Kristopher Meadows, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Malcolm Weisser (PF), Ruben Smith (C) Luis Ball, Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| 16:38 | Villanova | Dave White makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Citizen | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) 11 pts. C - Ruben Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Patrick Williams steals the ball from Malcolm Weisser | 36-33 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen is hacked by Jason Freeman - foul #1 on Jason Freeman, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SG), Bruce Her (SF) Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), Kevin Ferro (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Jason Freeman, Ruben Smith | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Her misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Harold Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Luis Ball and the foul's on Jeffrey Shelton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Steven Citizen, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mike Graham (SF), Ruben Smith (C) Robert Rohrbach, Harold Montgomery | |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Gary Jones's layup is rejected by Ruben Smith | 39-36 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Jones | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Baldwin | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Luis Ball and he's hacked by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG) Christopher Baldwin | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Creasy (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Harold Montgomery (C) Luis Ball, Malcolm Weisser, Mike Graham, Ruben Smith | |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Rohrbach - foul #2 on Robert Rohrbach, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Melvin Vieira, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mike Graham (PF) Kevin Ferro | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Mike Graham gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Jason Freeman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:33 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to George Creasy | 43-38 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Jason Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Johnny Katz | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kristopher Meadows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Montgomery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach drills a floater from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Johnny Katz, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz, Kristopher Meadows, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Kevin Ferro (PF), Ruben Smith (C) George Creasy, Jason Freeman, Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin hits the finger roll and the foul's on Malcolm Weisser - foul #1 on Malcolm Weisser, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (SG) Robert Rohrbach | |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dave White | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses short on a turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Ruben Smith snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dave White is hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #2 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG) Christopher Baldwin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dave White makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Dave White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Ball - foul #2 on Luis Ball, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 53-47 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Dave White misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is hacked by Luis Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Ball, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Bruce Her (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Creasy (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Mike Graham (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Luis Ball, Malcolm Weisser, Kevin Ferro, Ruben Smith | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Jones | 55-47 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Dave White hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 55-47 |
| 07:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Freeman | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Her (fresh) C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Montgomery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Jason Freeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Her pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Mike Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Mike Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Kevin Ferro (PF), Ruben Smith (C) Dave White, George Creasy, Mike Graham, Harold Montgomery | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is hacked by Jason Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Freeman, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Luis Ball misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Mario Lunsford | 59-47 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Luis Ball | 59-49 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-49 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Jason Freeman snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mario Lunsford is called for the reach on Ruben Smith - foul #1 on Mario Lunsford, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Kristopher Meadows (PF) Gary Jones, Jeffrey Shelton, Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Creasy (PG), Malcolm Weisser (SF) Luis Ball, Jason Freeman | |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by George Creasy - foul #1 on George Creasy, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (C) Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro is denied on a layup by Patrick Williams | 60-51 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 60-51 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows can't tip it in | 60-51 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Ruben Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Mario Lunsford (C) Christopher Baldwin, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Luis Ball (SG), Mike Graham (PF) George Creasy, Robert Rohrbach, Kevin Ferro | |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Ruben Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Ruben Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Mike Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Dave White scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ruben Smith | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) PF - Kristopher Meadows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Mike Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Dave White clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-54 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Her snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Johnny Katz, Bruce Her, Kristopher Meadows, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Kevin Ferro (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Luis Ball, Malcolm Weisser, Mike Graham, Ruben Smith | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Gary Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams can't tip it in | 63-54 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Dave White grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Dave White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Dave White is called for the reach on Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Dave White, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF), Ruben Smith (C) Jason Freeman, Harold Montgomery | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Weisser | 65-56 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Ferro - foul #4 on Kevin Ferro, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Dave White is fouled on the floor by Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Dave White misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Dave White makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Dave White - foul #2 on Dave White, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Gary Marcus (C) Johnny Katz, Kristopher Meadows, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Dave White knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Rohrbach | 67-60 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG) Jeffrey Shelton | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is fouled in the backcourt by Dave White - foul #3 on Dave White, team foul #12 | 67-60 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dave White | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Robert Rohrbach is called for the reach on Melvin Vieira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rohrbach, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Dave White snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave White | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Gary Marcus is fouled in the backcourt by Dave White - foul #4 on Dave White, team foul #14 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SF) Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Gary Marcus misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Gary Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ferro | 71-66 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Dave White connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Rohrbach | 71-69 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is fouled in the backcourt by Dave White - foul #5 on Dave White, team foul #15 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Ball (PG) Dave White | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Luis Ball loses the dribble to Steven Citizen | 73-69 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira is hacked by Luis Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Ball, team foul #16 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (PF) Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kevin Ferro | 74-69 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Luis Ball snags the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Luis Ball misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams runs out the clock | 74-69 |