| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stetson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson blows the layup over the doubleteam | 42-32 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | James Goble grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | William Stetson evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lars Lakowski | 44-32 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Matus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by William Stetson - foul #1 on William Stetson, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | James Goble grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | James Goble hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Stetson - foul #2 on William Stetson, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Robert Matus is called for the reach on Thomas Edwards - foul #3 on Robert Matus, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Howard Chiasson picks off the pass by James Goble | 44-35 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG) Kenneth Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederic Butler (PF) Herman Anderson | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | James Goble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Stetson - foul #3 on William Stetson, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Clark (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | James Banks loses the dribble to James Wagner | 46-37 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill slams it home on a nice dish by James Wagner | 46-39 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark is hacked by James Wagner - foul #1 on James Wagner, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG) James Banks, James Goble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 49-39 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Kenneth Brooks picks off the pass by Robert Matus out of a doubleteam | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lanny Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stetson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | William Stetson tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | William Stetson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-41 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Stetson | 49-41 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | James Wagner pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Robert Matus clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | James Wagner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Robert Matus pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | James Wagner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lanny Clark - foul #1 on Lanny Clark, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF), Lars Zwickl (C) Kenneth Brooks, Ernest Sherrard, Lanny Clark, Paul Marks, William Stetson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Richard Havens (SG), Herman Anderson (PF), Terry Whisman (C) Eugene Hemphill, Howard Chiasson, Frederic Butler, Robert Matus | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Banks | 51-42 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Havens | 51-44 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | James Banks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | James Barnett gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Havens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wagner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Whisman (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | James Goble shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Banks | 54-46 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson misses the dunk | 54-46 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lars Zwickl | 54-46 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | James Goble connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Richard Havens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stetson (C) Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Robert Matus (C) Richard Havens, James Wagner, Terry Whisman | |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | James Goble gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Herman Anderson - foul #3 on Herman Anderson, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Lanny Clark (SF) James Banks, Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG) James Barnett | |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Anderson - foul #4 on Herman Anderson, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG) James Goble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG) James Wagner | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Richard Havens buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Howard Chiasson | 59-48 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Sherrard | 61-48 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Sherrard steps in front of the Robert Matus pass | 61-48 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Robert Matus denies the turnaround by William Stetson | 61-48 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill is hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #3 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Kenneth Brooks, Ernest Sherrard, Lanny Clark, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Frederic Butler (PF), Terry Whisman (C) Eugene Hemphill, Herman Anderson, Robert Matus | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stetson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Whisman (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-51 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-51 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | William Stetson grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Frederic Butler takes the ball from William Stetson after a doubleteam | 63-51 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Banks | 63-51 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Banks | 65-51 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | James Barnett hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Terry Whisman - foul #3 on Terry Whisman, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Lanny Clark (PF), Lars Zwickl (C) James Banks, Paul Marks, William Stetson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Herman Anderson (PF) Richard Havens, Frederic Butler | |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | James Goble gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Edwards | 69-53 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson double dribbles | 69-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stetson (C) Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (SF), Robert Matus (C) Howard Chiasson, Terry Whisman | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | James Goble scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 71-53 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | The 3pt attempt by Eugene Hemphill is denied by Lanny Clark | 71-53 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | William Stetson snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | William Stetson lays it up and in against a doubleteam and the foul's on Robert Matus - foul #4 on Robert Matus, team foul #6 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lars Lakowski (PF) James Goble, Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SF) James Barnett | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | William Stetson misses the free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lars Lakowski - foul #3 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #6 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Paul Marks (PF), Steven McWethy (C) Kenneth Brooks, Lanny Clark, Lars Lakowski, William Stetson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Robert Matus gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Matus | 73-58 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | James Wagner steals the ball from Ernest Sherrard | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven McWethy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Hemphill (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herman Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF), William Stetson (C) James Banks, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson (SF), Frederic Butler (PF), Terry Whisman (C) Eugene Hemphill, Herman Anderson, Robert Matus | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | William Stetson clanks a shot from close range | 73-58 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards tips it home | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | James Goble steals it from James Wagner | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Terry Whisman doubles William Stetson and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Terry Whisman, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lanny Clark (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Kenneth Brooks, James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Eugene Hemphill (SG) James Wagner, Richard Havens | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | James Banks clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Terry Whisman - foul #5 on Terry Whisman, team foul #8 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (C) William Stetson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG), Herman Anderson (PF), Robert Matus (C) James Barnett, Frederic Butler, Terry Whisman | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Howard Chiasson out of the doubleteam | 79-61 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | James Banks misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-61 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Wagner and the foul's on Paul Marks - foul #1 on Paul Marks, team foul #7 | 79-63 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Robert Matus clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lars Zwickl - foul #1 on Lars Zwickl, team foul #8 | 79-64 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Robert Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | James Banks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Herman Anderson - foul #5 on Herman Anderson, team foul #9 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederic Butler (PF) Herman Anderson | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | James Wagner drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Howard Chiasson out of a doubleteam | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Banks runs out the clock | 81-68 |