| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lino Dobrynski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zarek Stravinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Skaggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Villanova | David Bolton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Banister - foul #1 on Thomas Banister, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | David Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | David Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Zarek Stravinski | 33-36 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Carter | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Barnes | 36-39 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Walter Kelly blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Marcos Valadez | 36-39 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | David Bolton pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Kelly - foul #1 on Walter Kelly, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti (PG), Carl Goodson (C) Eddie Barnes, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David Bolton | 36-44 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alphonso Conti | 39-44 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses short on a runner in the paint | 39-44 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | David Bolton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Skaggs | 39-46 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | David Bolton steals it from Walter Kelly | 39-46 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Richard Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Carl Goodson | 39-46 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti makes the fadeaway from the right block | 41-46 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Walter Kelly takes the ball from Zarek Stravinski in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Peter Skaggs | 41-46 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marcos Valadez | 41-49 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alphonso Conti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Edwin Bradley (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Banister (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zarek Stravinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Bolton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Skaggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Banister | 44-49 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez's pass is intercepted by Walter Kelly | 46-49 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Kelly | 48-49 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Conti - foul #2 on Alphonso Conti, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Chris Stephenson (SG), Vince Thomas (SF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Alphonso Conti, Edwin Bradley, Walter Kelly, Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Justin Erving (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Richard Carter, Marcos Valadez, Zarek Stravinski, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Larry Bowers misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Scott Freda tips it in | 48-51 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Banister | 50-51 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Justin Erving blows the dunk but the foul's on Vince Thomas - foul #2 on Vince Thomas, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Justin Erving makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Justin Erving makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Justin Erving is fouled on the floor by Lino Dobrynski - foul #3 on Lino Dobrynski, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti (SF), Thomas Banister (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Walter Kelly, Vince Thomas, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), Peter Skaggs (C) Justin Erving, Dale McKeeman | |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Thomas Banister denies the turnaround by Larry Bowers | 50-53 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Alphonso Conti | 50-53 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Stephenson | 52-53 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Larry Bowers is hacked by Eddie Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), Zarek Stravinski (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF) Larry Bowers, Scott Freda, Darren Propst | |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Richard Carter misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Paul Farrar loses the dribble to Thomas Banister | 54-53 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eddie Barnes | 56-53 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs misses the wide open floater from the right block | 56-53 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Richard Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Bradley (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Alphonso Conti (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Banister (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zarek Stravinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale McKeeman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Skaggs (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman jams it on a nice dish by Paul Farrar | 56-55 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jeremy Spurgeon is blocked by Zarek Stravinski | 56-55 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the dunk | 56-55 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Zarek Stravinski - foul #2 on Zarek Stravinski, team foul #1 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Edwin Bradley, Alphonso Conti, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Justin Erving (SF), David Bolton (PF), Darren Propst (C) Richard Carter, Paul Farrar, Zarek Stravinski, Dale McKeeman, Peter Skaggs | |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Bolton | 57-55 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | David Bolton misses the lay-in | 57-55 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-55 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Walter Kelly is called for the reach on Justin Erving in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Kelly, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Goodson (PF) Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG) David Bolton | |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Justin Erving makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Justin Erving misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Darren Propst | 59-56 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Scott Freda's pass is intercepted by Chris Stephenson in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Larry Bowers is hacked by Chris Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Edwin Bradley (SG) Chris Stephenson, Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Larry Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lino Dobrynski | 61-56 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Larry Bowers is hacked by Eddie Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski (SF), David Bolton (PF) Scott Freda, Justin Erving | |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Larry Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Larry Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edwin Bradley | 63-56 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | David Bolton misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-56 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lino Dobrynski | 63-56 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Darren Propst | 63-56 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Lino Dobrynski - foul #4 on Lino Dobrynski, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti (PF) Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Skaggs (C) Darren Propst | |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti can't finish the layup | 63-59 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Marcos Valadez | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Bradley (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alphonso Conti (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Goodson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Larry Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zarek Stravinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Bolton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Skaggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Larry Bowers - foul #1 on Larry Bowers, team foul #2 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Alphonso Conti, Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Justin Erving (SF) Larry Bowers, Marcos Valadez, Zarek Stravinski | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Peter Skaggs loses the dribble to Vince Thomas | 66-61 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Erving - foul #2 on Justin Erving, team foul #3 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Banister (PF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | David Bolton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Justin Erving tips it in | 67-63 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SG), Zarek Stravinski (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Scott Freda, Justin Erving, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Darren Propst gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman tips it back up and in | 68-65 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-65 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Richard Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Dale McKeeman tips it back up and in | 68-67 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski is called for traveling | 68-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Carl Goodson (PF) Eddie Barnes, Walter Kelly, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG), David Bolton (PF) Richard Carter, Paul Farrar, Dale McKeeman | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Darren Propst can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 68-67 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti drills a 3 from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Chris Stephenson steals the ball from Darren Propst | 71-67 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley lays it in on a nice dish by Chris Stephenson and the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #3 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Vince Thomas (SF), Thomas Banister (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Chris Stephenson, Alphonso Conti, Carl Goodson, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Erving (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF), Peter Skaggs (C) Larry Bowers, Marcos Valadez, Zarek Stravinski, David Bolton, Darren Propst | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Paul Farrar double dribbles | 74-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Peter Skaggs denies the turnaround by Vince Thomas | 74-67 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Stephenson (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Vince Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Banister (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Justin Erving (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Scott Freda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale McKeeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Skaggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Stephenson | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Carter (PG) Paul Farrar | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister is whistled for a carry | 77-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Alphonso Conti (C) Eddie Barnes, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Richard Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Lino Dobrynski (C) Vince Thomas, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | Villanova | Zarek Stravinski (SF) Peter Skaggs | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Scott Freda is called for the reach on Edwin Bradley - foul #1 on Scott Freda, team foul #6 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), David Bolton (PF) Scott Freda, Justin Erving | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-67 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti gets the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lino Dobrynski | 77-67 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Bolton - foul #1 on David Bolton, team foul #7 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Thomas Banister (PF) Chris Stephenson, Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Skaggs (C) Dale McKeeman | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Richard Carter is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Bolton | 79-70 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marcos Valadez - foul #4 on Marcos Valadez, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Alphonso Conti | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Thomas Banister steals it from Marcos Valadez | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Carl Goodson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Edwin Bradley, Walter Kelly, Thomas Banister, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Bowers (PG), Scott Freda (SG), Justin Erving (SF), Dale McKeeman (PF), Darren Propst (C) Richard Carter, Marcos Valadez, Zarek Stravinski, David Bolton, Peter Skaggs | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Larry Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-70 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti grabs the board | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Scott Freda is called for the reach on Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Scott Freda, team foul #10 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (SG) Eddie Barnes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 85-70 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Larry Bowers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chris Stephenson - foul #5 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #12 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Larry Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Larry Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 85-72 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Darren Propst grabs the defensive rebound | 85-72 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Justin Erving is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Bowers | 85-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas runs out the clock | 85-74 |