| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Renner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Kevin Conway inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Matt Renner connects on the floater from close range | 39-46 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | John Hendrickson steals the ball from James Barkley | 39-46 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Bonneau | 39-49 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless can't throw it down | 39-49 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | John Hendrickson gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau is hacked by Steven Lawless - foul #2 on Steven Lawless, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Matt Renner buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Conway | 39-51 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Jean Balogh takes the ball from Nicholas Rettkowski | 39-51 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | John Pope misses long on a runner in the paint | 39-51 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless tips it home | 41-51 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Reginald Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Brett Gaffney is called for the reach on Edward Simmons - foul #3 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #1 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG), Randall Weber (SF), James Barkley (PF) Edward Simmons, Steven Lawless, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Brett Gaffney, Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber's pass is intercepted by Kevin Conway | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matt Renner (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Jean Balogh is fouled in the backcourt by Marquis Wilkes - foul #2 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti (SF) John Pope | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG) Reginald Gray | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | John Hendrickson is hacked by Marquis Wilkes - foul #3 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Matthew Danoski | 41-54 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Kevin Conway snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Gregory Scotti is called for the reach on Matt Renner - foul #4 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Gregory Scotti, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), John Higgins (C) Jean Balogh, John Hendrickson | |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Barkley - foul #2 on James Barkley, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Cody Bonneau - foul #3 on Cody Bonneau, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | John Pope can't throw it down | 43-58 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | James Barkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG), Randall Weber (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Matthew Danoski, Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), John Hendrickson (C) Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner | |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Reginald Gray can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Simmons | 43-58 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | John Pope is fouled on the floor by Austin Kane - foul #2 on Austin Kane, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) John Pope | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Roundtree (SG) Brett Gaffney | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglass Miyashiro | 45-58 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Reginald Gray | 45-60 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Hendrickson | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | John Hendrickson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 45-62 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Simmons | 47-62 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Higgins (fairly fresh) C - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Steven Lawless, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), James Barkley (PF), John Pope (C) Edward Simmons, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (PF) Reginald Gray, Jason Roundtree, Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Kevin Conway misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-62 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | John Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | John Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau tips it back up and in | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the finger roll | 49-64 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Matt Renner comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-64 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Cody Bonneau - foul #4 on Cody Bonneau, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Steven Lawless, James Barkley, John Pope | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney loses the ball out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (SG), Austin Kane (SF), Jean Balogh (PF) Cody Bonneau, Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is hacked by Brett Gaffney - foul #4 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Kevin Conway denies the turnaround by Matthew Danoski | 51-64 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Kevin Conway is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kevin Conway, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (PF), John Higgins (C) Brett Gaffney, Kevin Conway | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Austin Kane is called for traveling | 53-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF), John Pope (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses short on a jumper from the right block | 53-64 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Barkley tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jean Balogh | 55-67 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | John Higgins steals it from Edward Simmons | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jean Balogh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Higgins (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF) Edward Simmons, Matthew Danoski, Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (C) Jean Balogh, Reginald Gray, Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Kevin Conway steals the ball from John Pope | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | John Hendrickson tips it home | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | John Pope lays it up and in on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes and the foul's on John Hendrickson - foul #2 on John Hendrickson, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Marquis Wilkes, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Pope - foul #2 on John Pope, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-71 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Randall Weber tips it home | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 60-71 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Higgins | 60-71 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Kevin Conway scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Cody Bonneau | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons jams it on a nice dish by Gregory Scotti | 62-73 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Kevin Conway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), James Barkley (PF) Steven Lawless, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Jason Roundtree (SG), Matt Renner (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Kevin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Kevin Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Matt Renner swats the dunk try by Randall Weber | 62-75 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti gets the offensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | James Barkley buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Simmons and he's hacked by Kevin Conway - foul #4 on Kevin Conway, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | Villanova | Austin Kane (SF) Kevin Conway | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Roundtree | 64-77 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Jason Roundtree | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | John Pope knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Scotti | 69-77 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Pope - foul #3 on John Pope, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Bonneau (SG), John Higgins (C) Reginald Gray, John Hendrickson | |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Matt Renner makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Matt Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | John Pope can't finish the layup | 69-78 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | John Higgins pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF), John Hendrickson (C) Austin Kane, John Higgins | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Gaffney | 69-80 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the jump hook from the baseline | 69-80 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Jason Roundtree (SG), Austin Kane (SF), Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | James Barkley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-80 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Higgins | 69-80 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Jason Roundtree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-80 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-80 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | James Barkley tips it back up and in | 71-80 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Reginald Gray, Jason Roundtree, Austin Kane, Jean Balogh, John Higgins | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Matt Renner knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 71-82 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Conway - foul #5 on Kevin Conway, team foul #9 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Jason Roundtree (SG), Austin Kane (SF), Jean Balogh (PF), John Higgins (C) Brett Gaffney, Cody Bonneau, Kevin Conway, Matt Renner, John Hendrickson | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Jean Balogh pulls down the rebound | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Jean Balogh is hacked by Edward Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #11 | 72-82 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Jean Balogh makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Jean Balogh makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-84 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Barkley is called for traveling | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Reginald Gray is fouled on the floor by Gregory Scotti - foul #5 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #12 | 72-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Reginald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jason Roundtree steps in front of the Douglass Miyashiro pass | 72-86 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Jean Balogh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Roundtree | 72-88 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 72-88 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the tip | 72-88 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Jean Balogh snags the defensive board | 72-88 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Reginald Gray runs out the clock | 72-88 |