| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Enrique Ochoa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | David Jordan blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey banks in the layup set up by Jerry Rogers | 42-43 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Kun Tang hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rufus Oakes | 45-43 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Embrey | 45-45 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Jerry Flannery is called for the reach on Rufus Oakes - foul #2 on Jerry Flannery, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (PG), Troy Dunn (SG), Donald Baxter (SF), Daniel Howard (PF) Rufus Oakes, Kun Tang, Seth Howard, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Troy Dunn misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Daniel Howard grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Freddy Dickenson is called for the reach on Lou Lewis - foul #2 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Jordan (PF) Enrique Ochoa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG) Micah Rothmiller | |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Donald Baxter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Free - foul #3 on Todd Free, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Kun Tang (SG), James Finklea (C) Lou Lewis, Troy Dunn, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Donald Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Donald Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery's pass is intercepted by Kun Tang | 47-45 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Kun Tang hits the finger roll | 49-45 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Donald Baxter is called for the reach on Jesse Embrey - foul #1 on Donald Baxter, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Seth Howard (SF) Donald Baxter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (PG) Russell Jeffries | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | James Finklea is called for the reach on Jerry Flannery - foul #2 on James Finklea, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG) Micah Rothmiller | |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Jordan - foul #3 on David Jordan, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SG), Enrique Ochoa (C) Kun Tang, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Lou Lewis snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lou Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Finklea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Enrique Ochoa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Rufus Oakes - foul #1 on Rufus Oakes, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Troy Dunn (SG), Daniel Howard (PF) Rufus Oakes, James Finklea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Todd Free (PF) Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:36 | Villanova | Troy Dunn connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Troy Dunn steals the ball from Freddy Dickenson | 51-48 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Troy Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG), Sol Russo (PF) Troy Dunn, Enrique Ochoa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Freddy Dickenson, Jerry Flannery | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Todd Free connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Jeffries | 51-50 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Todd Free steps in front of the Lou Lewis pass in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Todd Free can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Seth Howard pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Kun Tang misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Graney | 51-53 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | John Graney denies the turnaround by Daniel Howard | 51-53 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | John Graney grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Lou Lewis | 51-53 |
| 13:45 | Villanova | Kun Tang buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sol Russo | 54-53 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Jeffries | 54-56 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Kun Tang misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Micah Rothmiller - foul #1 on Micah Rothmiller, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Donald Baxter (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Lou Lewis, Seth Howard, Sol Russo, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Kun Tang makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Kun Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kun Tang - foul #3 on Kun Tang, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Troy Dunn (SG) Kun Tang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | David Jordan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes tips it home | 58-58 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Enrique Ochoa | 60-58 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Baxter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Enrique Ochoa (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Troy Dunn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Dunn, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Booker (PG), Sol Russo (SF), James Finklea (PF) Rufus Oakes, Donald Baxter, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG) Freddy Dickenson | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey's floater is tipped away by James Finklea | 60-60 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | James Finklea grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Eric Booker hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Daniel | 63-62 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Sol Russo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Troy Dunn | 66-62 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Joshua King is whistled for a carry | 66-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Lou Lewis (SG), Donald Baxter (SF), David Jordan (PF) Eric Booker, Troy Dunn, Sol Russo, James Finklea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Todd Free (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Donald Baxter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Donald Baxter grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Donald Baxter makes the fadeaway in the lane | 68-62 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Todd Free's pass is intercepted by Donald Baxter | 68-62 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG), Seth Howard (SF) Donald Baxter, Enrique Ochoa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Simpson (C) John Graney | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-62 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Todd Free tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Lou Lewis hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Rufus Oakes | 70-64 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson misses the tip | 70-64 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Seth Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Russell Jeffries - foul #2 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Russo (PF), Daniel Howard (C) David Jordan, Lou Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Freddy Dickenson, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Keith Simpson | |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery misses the dunk attempt | 71-64 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Daniel Howard pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kun Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sol Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Sol Russo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Joshua King is whistled for a carry | 71-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Booker (PG), James Finklea (C) Rufus Oakes, Seth Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Sol Russo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-64 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | Daniel Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Kun Tang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Kun Tang steals it from Paul Daniel in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Kun Tang misses the easy layup | 71-64 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Joshua King grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Finklea | 71-64 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Kun Tang is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Rogers - foul #2 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SG), Donald Baxter (SF), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Kun Tang, Sol Russo, Daniel Howard, James Finklea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 71-64 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Donald Baxter is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Booker | 73-64 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Lou Lewis steals it from John Graney | 73-64 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Lou Lewis can't finish the layup | 73-64 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa can't tip it in | 73-64 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Enrique Ochoa | 73-64 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Lou Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Freddy Dickenson - foul #3 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #7 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG), Seth Howard (SF), James Finklea (C) Eric Booker, Donald Baxter, Enrique Ochoa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Lou Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Lou Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Seth Howard | 75-64 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Lou Lewis is hacked by Jesse Embrey - foul #3 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Russo (PF) David Jordan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG) Jesse Embrey | |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Lou Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Joshua King pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Daniel | 75-67 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rufus Oakes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lou Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Seth Howard (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Sol Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - James Finklea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua King (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Seth Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joshua King pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Lou Lewis steals it from Jerry Rogers | 75-67 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Seth Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerry Flannery | 75-67 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kun Tang (SG), David Jordan (PF), Enrique Ochoa (C) Lou Lewis, Sol Russo, James Finklea | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Jerry Rogers, Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 75-67 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Dickenson | 75-67 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Kun Tang is called for the reach on John Graney - foul #4 on Kun Tang, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Troy Dunn (PG) Rufus Oakes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | John Graney makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | John Graney misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Villanova | David Jordan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 75-68 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (PG) Troy Dunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF) Freddy Dickenson, Keith Simpson | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Seth Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jordan | 78-71 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rufus Oakes (PG) Lou Lewis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Todd Free, John Graney | |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is hacked by Enrique Ochoa - foul #1 on Enrique Ochoa, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa's pass is intercepted by Jerry Rogers | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jesse Embrey | 78-75 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Jordan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lou Lewis (SF) Seth Howard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jeffries - foul #3 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Russo (SF) Kun Tang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Rufus Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Russell Jeffries is called for the reach on Enrique Ochoa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Enrique Ochoa makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 83-75 |