| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | David Fuller inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Randall Weber is called for the reach on Jason Roundtree - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | John Higgins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Steven Lawless | 34-40 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | John Higgins is called for the reach on James Barkley - foul #3 on John Higgins, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Higgins | 34-40 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Matt Renner is fouled on the floor by Edward Simmons - foul #3 on Edward Simmons, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Matt Renner connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by David Fuller | 36-40 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless blows the dunk | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | John Higgins pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | John Higgins scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 38-42 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Jean Balogh loses the dribble to Marquis Wilkes in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Matt Renner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Steven Lawless - foul #2 on Steven Lawless, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (PF) Jason Roundtree, David Fuller, John Higgins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Steven Lawless, Gregory Scotti, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Austin Kane (SF) Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Kevin Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 39-44 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) PF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Marquis Wilkes | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | John Hendrickson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Roundtree (SG), David Fuller (SF) Cody Bonneau, Austin Kane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 15:12 | Villanova | John Hendrickson makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the dunk attempt | 45-46 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Randall Weber clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | John Hendrickson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | John Hendrickson's floater is tipped away by Randall Weber | 45-46 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Jean Balogh steals it from Randall Weber | 45-46 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree lays it in on a nice dish by Jean Balogh | 47-46 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on a floater from close range | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | John Hendrickson gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 47-46 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Randall Weber comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | David Fuller snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Edward Simmons steps in front of the Jason Roundtree pass | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Jean Balogh is hacked by Gregory Scotti - foul #2 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Higgins (PF), Matt Renner (C) Jason Roundtree, David Fuller, John Hendrickson, Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Steven Lawless, Gregory Scotti, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Matt Renner is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | John Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Danoski - foul #1 on Matthew Danoski, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | John Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | John Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) PF - John Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jean Balogh - foul #3 on Jean Balogh, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Pope - foul #2 on John Pope, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Jean Balogh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | John Higgins grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | John Pope throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Simmons | 50-51 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Austin Kane grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-51 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | John Pope misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Matthew Danoski is called for the reach on Cody Bonneau - foul #2 on Matthew Danoski, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), David Fuller (SF), John Hendrickson (PF), Kevin Conway (C) Brett Gaffney, Austin Kane, John Higgins, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Simmons, Matthew Danoski, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Randall Weber tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | John Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Bonneau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Conway - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Roundtree (SG) Cody Bonneau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Scotti - foul #3 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | John Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | James Barkley connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-57 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Jean Balogh tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 52-57 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | James Barkley comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jean Balogh - foul #4 on Jean Balogh, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (C) John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Matt Renner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Weber | 52-58 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Randall Weber jams it on a great pass from Steven Lawless | 52-60 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the floater near the basket set up by Jason Roundtree | 54-60 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits a shot from the right side set up by Randall Weber | 54-62 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Lawless - foul #3 on Steven Lawless, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Higgins (PF) Jean Balogh, Jason Roundtree, David Fuller, Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Steven Lawless, Gregory Scotti, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski is hacked by John Higgins - foul #4 on John Higgins, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (C) Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Rettkowski | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons buries a floater from the right side set up by Nicholas Rettkowski | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 55-64 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Higgins | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) SF - Austin Kane (fresh) PF - John Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | John Hendrickson's pass is intercepted by Edward Simmons | 55-64 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons jams it | 55-66 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PG), Jason Roundtree (SG), David Fuller (SF), Matt Renner (C) Brett Gaffney, Reginald Gray, Austin Kane, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Matthew Danoski, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 02:42 | Villanova | John Higgins loses the dribble to Edward Simmons | 55-66 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | James Barkley throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Simmons | 55-68 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the easy layup | 55-68 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | John Higgins tips it home | 57-68 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | David Fuller steals the ball from Randall Weber | 57-68 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | John Higgins misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-68 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | James Barkley gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Lawless | 57-70 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | James Barkley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Matt Renner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Roundtree | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 59-70 |