| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Healy inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | James Healy is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | David Brown is whistled for a carry | 26-33 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | David Brown is called for the reach on Bobby Hill - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Bobby Hill travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | David Brown buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 26-35 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | David Brown snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Bobby Hill clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Bobby Hill is whistled for traveling | 26-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Bobby Hill, Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Chad White travels with the ball | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Robert Stephens can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-38 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Chad White is hacked by James Cox - foul #1 on James Cox, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Chad White knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:39 | Louisville | James Cox drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Hill | 29-40 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Jack Larson gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:54 | Louisville | James Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins connects on the runner in the paint | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Bobby Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 29-42 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins tips it in | 29-44 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Robert Stephens buries a fadeaway from the left block | 31-44 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Preston Higgins, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Steve Nakamura (PF), Willie Sommers (C) Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is fouled on the floor by Steve Nakamura - foul #1 on Steve Nakamura, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Covington, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | James Healy is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG) Bobby Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Sylvester Sharp is called for the reach on William Bradley - foul #3 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Chad White is called for the reach on James Healy - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Sylvester Sharp is called for the reach on James Healy - foul #4 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | James Healy makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | James Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Willie Sommers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Willie Sommers, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Gates and he's hacked by Jack Larson - foul #1 on Jack Larson, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Robert Stephens gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Jack Larson dunks the ball set up by Bobby Hill and he's hacked by Preston Higgins - foul #3 on Preston Higgins, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Matthew Covington (SF) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen travels with the ball | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Nakamura (PF) Jack Larson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Cox - foul #2 on James Cox, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Willie Sommers (C) Bobby Hill, Barry Brower, James Cox, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Healy | 40-48 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Healy - foul #1 on James Healy, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Sharp - foul #5 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #9 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG), Jack Larson (PF) William Bradley, Steve Nakamura | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Matthew Covington, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the runner near the basket | 42-50 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-52 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Chad White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Willie Sommers hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Glen Thompson - foul #1 on Glen Thompson, team foul #10 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Nakamura (PF) Jack Larson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Willie Sommers makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Willie Sommers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Bobby Hill takes the ball from Glen Thompson | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Willie Sommers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the lay-in | 44-55 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-55 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glen Thompson | 44-55 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Willie Sommers misses the easy layup | 44-57 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Bobby Hill is called for the reach on Timothy Allen - foul #3 on Bobby Hill, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Robert Stephens (C) Bobby Hill, Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Eddie Digiacomo (C) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Chad White grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Nakamura | 44-59 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Bradley | 44-59 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Matthew Covington steps in front of the Robert Stephens pass | 44-59 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Chad White lays it up and in set up by Matthew Covington | 44-61 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Barry Brower hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Nakamura | 44-61 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Robert Stephens is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Stephens, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Willie Sommers (C) William Bradley, Barry Brower, James Cox, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Eddie Digiacomo | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is fouled on the floor by Willie Sommers - foul #4 on Willie Sommers, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Bobby Hill misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura tips it home | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville 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 (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Timothy Allen and he's hacked by Daniel Stanley - foul #3 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the free throw | 46-65 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Bobby Hill comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-65 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | James Healy grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley loses the dribble to Darrell Lewis | 46-65 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the easy layup | 46-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson tips it in | 46-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 46-67 |