| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Maines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marco Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Lane inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Turner and he's hacked by Kevin Maines - foul #2 on Kevin Maines, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Filiberto Bruno, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski is hacked by Patrick Kelley - foul #1 on Patrick Kelley, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Kevin Maines (SF) Gabriel Showers, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Marco Preston picks off the pass by Gregory Pruitt | 29-31 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is hacked by Kevin Maines - foul #3 on Kevin Maines, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Yul Chu (PF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Marco Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Filiberto Bruno (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Michael Ross makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Yul Chu | 32-31 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | John Turner is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Kelley | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Yul Chu | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Vincente Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Michael Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Marco Preston pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | John Turner is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 34-36 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Michael Ross grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Yul Chu buries a runner from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Marco Preston is hacked by Vincente Russo - foul #3 on Vincente Russo, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Michael Ross, Vincente Russo, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (PF) Raymond Crawford | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Robert Lane clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Marco Preston tips it home | 36-38 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Caldwell | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) C - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Marco Preston pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Robert Lane clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris tips it in | 39-43 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Norris - foul #2 on Clarence Norris, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Kevin Maines (SF), Yul Chu (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | John Turner connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Yul Chu is hacked by John Turner - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Patrick Kelley steals the ball from Brandon Caldwell | 41-46 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Brandon Caldwell is called for the reach on Patrick Kelley - foul #3 on Brandon Caldwell, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Yul Chu (C) Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | John Turner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Crawford | 41-49 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Kevin Maines hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Claud Lukowski | 43-49 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | John Turner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | Kevin Maines misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Marco Preston grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Marco Preston pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Claud Lukowski | 43-49 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Kevin Maines banks in the layup on a great pass from Claud Lukowski | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Maines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marco Preston (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | John Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Claud Lukowski, Filiberto Bruno, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, Robert Lane, Marco Preston | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Michael Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | John Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Kevin Maines gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Michael Ross is whistled for a carry | 45-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG) Michael Ross, Vincente Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (SG), Clarence Norris (PF) John Turner, Raymond Crawford | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 45-49 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Kevin Maines makes the jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-49 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Kevin Maines snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Kevin Maines scores on a turnaround from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 49-51 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Kevin Maines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Vincente Russo (SG), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Yul Chu (C) Claud Lukowski, Gonzalo Ferrari, Gregory Pruitt, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Raymond Crawford (PF), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero, Jack Ramsey, Clarence Norris, Richard Williams | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | John Turner blows the layup | 49-51 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Marco Preston comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-51 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | John Turner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lane | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Brandon Caldwell (C) Michael Ross, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:27 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Yul Chu hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Maines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Yul Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | John Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 51-53 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (PF) Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | John Turner is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Kelley | 53-55 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Vincente Russo can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | John Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Kelley | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Patrick Kelley takes the ball from Brandon Caldwell | 53-58 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Filiberto Bruno is called for the reach on Raymond Crawford - foul #1 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gabriel Showers (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (PF) Raymond Crawford | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is fouled on the floor by Mile Kotowski - foul #1 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Vincente Russo (SG), Kevin Maines (SF), Yul Chu (PF) Michael Ross, Gabriel Showers, Mile Kotowski, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the runner from the left block set up by Patrick Kelley | 53-60 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Kevin Maines is hacked by John Turner - foul #3 on John Turner, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Claud Lukowski, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) Marco Preston | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Ross and he's fouled by Clarence Norris - foul #3 on Clarence Norris, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Kevin Maines (SF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (SG), Raymond Crawford (PF) John Turner, Clarence Norris | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Robert Lane can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 56-60 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Richard Williams can't tip it in | 56-60 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Lane grabs the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Robert Lane is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Williams | 56-63 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Kevin Maines's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Crawford | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt tips it in | 58-63 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Robert Lane drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Maines - foul #4 on Kevin Maines, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (SF), Filiberto Bruno (PF), Yul Chu (C) Michael Ross, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Gregory Pruitt, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, Richard Williams | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Filiberto Bruno | 58-65 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Yul Chu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-65 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marco Preston | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 4 reb. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Filiberto Bruno takes the ball from Marco Preston | 58-65 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Yul Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Kevin Maines (SF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Clarence Norris (PF) Patrick Kelley, Robert Lane, Raymond Crawford | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Raymond Crawford (PF) Cyril Bray, Jack Ramsey, Clarence Norris | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the shot from the left side | 58-65 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | The short jumper by Yul Chu is denied by Robert Lane | 58-67 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marco Preston | 58-67 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Vincente Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Yul Chu | 60-67 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Turner knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Marco Preston | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Kevin Maines misses the shot in the lane | 60-70 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Robert Lane pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 60-70 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincente Russo | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Turner - foul #4 on John Turner, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Clarence Norris (PF), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Robert Lane, Raymond Crawford, Marco Preston | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Yul Chu | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Cyril Bray is called for the reach on Claud Lukowski - foul #3 on Cyril Bray, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Raymond Crawford (PF), Marco Preston (C) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero, Jack Ramsey, Clarence Norris, Richard Williams | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | John Turner is hacked by Vincente Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincente Russo, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF) Robert Lane | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claud Lukowski | 66-71 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Claud Lukowski - foul #1 on Claud Lukowski, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Lane (SF) Jack Ramsey | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Vincente Russo snags the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Crawford | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Claud Lukowski is called for the reach on Raymond Crawford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claud Lukowski, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF) Robert Lane | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley runs out the clock | 66-75 |