| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven John (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Lee Walker buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Douglass Miyashiro | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Frank Dysart can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Dysart - foul #4 on Frank Dysart, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF) Frank Dysart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | John Hendrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | James Nasser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | James Nasser banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Marquis Wilkes and the foul's on John Hendrickson - foul #1 on John Hendrickson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Steven John as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Steven John, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Brett Gaffney picks off the pass by Randall Weber | 31-34 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney lays it in | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the floater from the right side | 33-36 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Steven John connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 36-36 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Lee Walker blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | John Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Steven John misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Nasser - foul #2 on James Nasser, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Matt Renner (C) Charles Williams, John Hendrickson, Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Frank Fisher (SF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Steven John makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Steven John makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Frias picks off the pass by James Nasser | 38-36 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Herbert Gove drills a floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Brett Gaffney - foul #2 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Finkel (PG), Kevin Conway (SF) Brett Gaffney, Steven John | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | James Nasser banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Frank Fisher | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gordon Finkel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Gove (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Matt Renner can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Herbert Gove pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Herbert Gove clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Lee Walker gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | James Nasser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-38 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Matt Renner's pass is intercepted by James Nasser | 40-38 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Lee Walker connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Lewis | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Gordon Finkel is hacked by Lee Walker - foul #2 on Lee Walker, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Steven John (SF), John Hendrickson (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Gordon Finkel, Herbert Gove, Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, John Pope | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Steven John can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Danny Leonard snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | John Hendrickson is fouled on the floor by Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | John Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Steven John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Dysart (PF) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Lee Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski scores on a jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Randall Weber steals the ball from Charles Williams | 43-42 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Frank Dysart pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven John (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Randall Weber swats the shot by Brett Gaffney | 43-42 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Lee Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (C) Charles Williams, Steven John, Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Edward Lewis (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), James Nasser (PF), John Pope (C) Lee Walker, Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Frank Fisher steals the ball from Matt Renner | 43-42 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | James Nasser is hacked by Kevin Conway during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Finkel (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF) Frank Dysart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Gordon Finkel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Frank Fisher | 43-44 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-44 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Kevin Conway tips it home | 45-44 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Finkel - foul #1 on Gordon Finkel, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Steven John (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Gordon Finkel, Herbert Gove, Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Lewis, Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Danny Leonard comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | James Nasser gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | James Nasser is called for 3 seconds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG) Frank Fisher | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Danny Leonard double dribbles | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | James Nasser scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lee Walker | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven John (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Frank Dysart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Frank Dysart, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF) Frank Dysart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Danny Leonard - foul #2 on Danny Leonard, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Lee Walker's fadeaway is rejected by John Hendrickson | 47-50 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (C) Charles Williams, Steven John, Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Frank Fisher (SF), James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Kevin Conway is fouled on the floor by Frank Fisher - foul #1 on Frank Fisher, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gordon Finkel (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Herbert Gove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Renner | 47-50 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Weber - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias (PF) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Matt Renner throws it down | 51-50 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Matt Renner is called for the reach on Lee Walker - foul #1 on Matt Renner, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Steven John (SF), John Hendrickson (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Gordon Finkel, Herbert Gove, Kevin Conway, Jeffrey Frias, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Edward Lewis, Frank Fisher, Randall Weber | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven John (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Danny Leonard is fouled on the floor by John Pope - foul #2 on John Pope, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Danny Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | James Nasser lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 51-52 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | John Hendrickson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 51-52 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro drills a shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brett Gaffney | 54-54 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Danny Leonard pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Danny Leonard hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Randall Weber's pass is intercepted by Steven John | 56-54 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | John Hendrickson can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | James Nasser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Hendrickson - foul #2 on John Hendrickson, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Charles Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven John | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |