| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Batchelder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Mark Fee knocks in the jumper in the lane | 27-35 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-35 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell tips it home | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | William Ambrose makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Cole | 31-35 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Elmer Maher, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Clarence Cox knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Adam Batchelder | 33-35 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Fee | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Elmer Maher | 33-40 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Clarence Cox banks in the layup on a great pass from David Cole | 35-40 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the floater in the paint | 35-40 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | David Cole snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | David Cole is hacked by Nicholas Horodyski - foul #1 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Gregory Johnson (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | David Cole drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rod Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Saunders (fresh) SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Cox (C) Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:13 | Villanova | David Cole's pass is intercepted by Gregory Johnson | 38-40 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Nicholas Gibbs | 38-43 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Clarence Cox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Frank Martini (PF) Ray Saunders, Gregory Johnson | |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rod Maxwell (PF) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous | |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | William Ambrose grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Nicholas Horodyski is called for the reach on William Ambrose - foul #2 on Nicholas Horodyski, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Frank Martini picks off the pass by Clarence Cox | 40-43 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 40-43 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | William Ambrose tips it in | 42-43 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Maher | 42-43 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano dunks the ball on a nice dish by Nicholas Horodyski | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Tallent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Martini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Clarence Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) Ted Camarillo, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Don Bellamy is called for the reach on Alex Romanski - foul #2 on Don Bellamy, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Don Bellamy gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | David Cole misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ray Saunders | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Linkous | 42-47 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Don Bellamy makes the shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Edgar Tallent (C) Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG), Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Ray Saunders, Robert Linkous, Gregory Johnson, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Edgar Tallent - foul #3 on Edgar Tallent, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Mark Fee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Ambrose | 44-49 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Rod Maxwell - foul #3 on Rod Maxwell, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Tallent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the jumper in the paint | 46-50 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Clarence Cox pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Clarence Cox is fouled on the floor by Elmer Maher - foul #3 on Elmer Maher, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Rod Maxwell (PF) Ted Camarillo, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Clarence Cox buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Cole | 48-50 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Johnson (PF) Frank Martini | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 48-52 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Gregory Johnson | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski comes up short on the runner in the lane | 50-52 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mark Fee | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Elmer Maher - foul #4 on Elmer Maher, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Edgar Tallent (C) David Cole, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (PG) Alex Romanski | |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Frank Martini | 51-56 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Rod Maxwell | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rod Maxwell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edgar Tallent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses the floater from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Frank Martini tips it in | 53-58 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Fabian Giordano picks off the pass by Edgar Tallent | 53-58 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Edgar Tallent - foul #4 on Edgar Tallent, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Ted Camarillo, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder, Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Gregg Turco clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is hacked by David Cole - foul #2 on David Cole, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | William Ambrose steps in front of the Frank Martini pass | 53-60 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | David Cole dunks the ball on a great pass from William Ambrose | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Clarence Cox steals it from Fabian Giordano | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses the easy layup | 55-60 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | David Cole clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | David Cole is called for the reach on Fabian Giordano in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Cole, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF) Mark Fee, Elmer Maher | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | David Cole buries a 3 from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG) Alex Romanski | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is fouled in the backcourt by David Cole - foul #4 on David Cole, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | David Cole misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by David Cole - foul #5 on David Cole, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG) David Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (SG) Mark Fee | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Alex Romanski | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Robert Linkous | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski runs out the clock | 58-65 |