| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) SG - William Ambrose (fresh) SF - Adam Batchelder (fresh) PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) C - Clarence Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Cox - foul #1 on Clarence Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | The short jumper by Rod Maxwell is denied by Elmer Maher | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Fabian Giordano swats the short shot by Clarence Cox | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Martini | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Adam Batchelder swats the layup by Fabian Giordano | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Clarence Cox snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | William Ambrose is fouled on the floor by Fabian Giordano - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | David Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Adam Batchelder - foul #1 on Adam Batchelder, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell double dribbles | 4-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF) David Cole, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Rod Maxwell | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Frank Martini jams it on a great pass from Gregory Johnson | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rod Maxwell (PF) Clarence Cox | |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Gregg Turco - foul #1 on Gregg Turco, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Linkous (SF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Edgar Tallent swats the short shot by Nicholas Gibbs | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Nicholas Gibbs swats the shot by Edgar Tallent | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fairly fresh) SG - Alex Romanski (fresh) SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) SG - Gregg Turco (fresh) SF - Don Bellamy (fresh) PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) C - Edgar Tallent (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Johnson | 8-3 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Gregg Turco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Don Bellamy snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell comes up short on the floater from the right block | 8-3 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs tips it home | 10-3 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gregg Turco and the foul's on Gregory Johnson - foul #2 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Ted Camarillo, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Edgar Tallent | |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses the free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is hacked by David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (PF) Rod Maxwell | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mark Fee | 12-5 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder's dunk attempt is rejected by Elmer Maher | 12-5 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | David Cole tips it home | 12-7 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Fee | 14-7 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 14-7 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Mark Fee snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent tips it home | 17-9 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF) Alex Romanski, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rod Maxwell (PF) Edgar Tallent | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ambrose (fresh) SF - Adam Batchelder (fresh) PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Clarence Cox comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | William Ambrose steals it from Fabian Giordano | 17-9 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Mark Fee is called for the reach on David Cole - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) Clarence Cox | |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder misses the shot from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 17-9 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Rod Maxwell | 17-9 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | David Cole misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski travels with the ball | 17-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Ray Saunders, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Rod Maxwell | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Clarence Cox scores on a shot from the right side and the foul's on Robert Linkous - foul #1 on Robert Linkous, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG) Alex Romanski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rod Maxwell (PF) Edgar Tallent | |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is fouled on the floor by Ted Camarillo - foul #1 on Ted Camarillo, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF) Ted Camarillo, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Rod Maxwell | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edgar Tallent | 17-12 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | David Cole misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-12 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Don Bellamy grabs the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Clarence Cox is whistled for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) David Cole, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Edgar Tallent | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Clarence Cox drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG) Ted Camarillo | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Clarence Cox connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Adam Batchelder | 19-16 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher blows the layup but he's fouled by Rod Maxwell - foul #1 on Rod Maxwell, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG) Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) Clarence Cox | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Alex Romanski steps in front of the Adam Batchelder pass | 21-16 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski banks in the layup | 23-16 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Elmer Maher is called for the reach on William Ambrose - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Ray Saunders, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Rod Maxwell | |
| 06:26 | Villanova | William Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | William Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 26-18 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Edgar Tallent, Clarence Cox | |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Fabian Giordano and he's fouled by Rod Maxwell - foul #2 on Rod Maxwell, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Clarence Cox (C) Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Rod Maxwell, Ted Camarillo | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder hits the finger roll set up by David Cole | 29-21 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski can't finish the layup | 29-21 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | David Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Clarence Cox tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is hacked by William Ambrose - foul #1 on William Ambrose, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Gregory Johnson, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) David Cole, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Gregg Turco knocks in the floater from the right side | 30-25 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Nicholas Gibbs is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ray Saunders (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Mark Fee, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rod Maxwell (PF) Edgar Tallent | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the jump hook from the right block | 32-25 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Rod Maxwell, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (C) Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF) Ted Camarillo, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Rod Maxwell | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Tallent (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-25 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | David Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Batchelder | 32-25 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | David Cole knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Cox | 32-28 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frank Martini | 34-28 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder hits a floater from the left side | 34-30 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Frank Martini clanks a runner in the lane | 34-30 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Ray Saunders is called for the reach on David Cole - foul #1 on Ray Saunders, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Ray Saunders, Elmer Maher, Gregory Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Edgar Tallent, Clarence Cox | |
| 01:19 | Villanova | David Cole makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | David Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) David Cole | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Gregg Turco hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Camarillo | 34-35 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Rod Maxwell | |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous snags the defensive board | 34-35 |