| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Healy inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | James Healy buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Stanley is called for the reach on Dewey Gates - foul #1 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Glen Thompson is called for the reach on Daniel Stanley - foul #1 on Glen Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura jams it set up by Bobby Hill | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Glen Thompson, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Robert Stephens is fouled on the floor by Darrell Lewis - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | James Healy scores on a turnaround near the basket | 39-39 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Eddie Digiacomo (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Sommers (C) Robert Stephens | |
| 16:52 | Louisville | James Healy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Digiacomo | 39-39 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Chad White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Willie Sommers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Chad White steals it from Bobby Hill in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad White | 41-39 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Sylvester Sharp blocks the short jumper by Steve Nakamura | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddie Digiacomo (fresh) C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Healy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | James Healy misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-39 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura tips it in | 41-41 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Chad White clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Digiacomo | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Stanley takes the ball from Sylvester Sharp | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Digiacomo | 41-41 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Willie Sommers blocks the short jumper by Darrell Lewis | 41-41 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willie Sommers | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Sylvester Sharp swats the short shot by Willie Sommers | 41-41 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Chad White grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Steve Nakamura is called for the reach on Chad White - foul #1 on Steve Nakamura, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Eddie Digiacomo, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 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 | |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Jack Larson - foul #2 on Jack Larson, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 3rd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | David Brown is called for the reach on William Bradley - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Barry Brower misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Jack Larson snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | William Bradley is fouled on the floor by Dewey Gates - foul #2 on Dewey Gates, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Barry Brower connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bradley | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington loses the dribble to Jack Larson | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Barry Brower misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Robert Stephens misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | James Cox can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Stephens - foul #2 on Robert Stephens, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Jack Larson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Allen - foul #1 on Timothy Allen, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Barry Brower hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Stephens | 46-47 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson's layup is rejected by James Cox | 46-47 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Bobby Hill is fouled on the floor by Glen Thompson - foul #3 on Glen Thompson, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Joseph Hairston (PF), Willie Sommers (C) Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson, Robert Stephens | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Bobby Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Bobby Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is hacked by Bobby Hill - foul #3 on Bobby Hill, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Eddie Digiacomo (PF) Chad White, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Nakamura (PF) Joseph Hairston | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-48 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Digiacomo | 50-48 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | James Healy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Sommers | 50-48 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura's pass is intercepted by Dewey Gates | 50-48 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen's layup is rejected by Steve Nakamura | 50-48 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Allen | 50-48 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 52-48 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Bobby Hill scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Lewis and he's hacked by Bobby Hill - foul #4 on Bobby Hill, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis, Eddie Digiacomo, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 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 | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Jack Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jack Larson, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson buries a jump hook from close range | 57-50 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Robert Stephens buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the lay-in | 57-52 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Jack Larson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | William Bradley's pass is intercepted by David Brown | 57-52 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a 3 from straight away | 60-52 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | James Cox scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | James Cox pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Steve Nakamura (PF) William Bradley, Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | David Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | James Healy gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura drills a shot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Darrell Lewis is denied by Robert Stephens | 60-56 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | James Healy gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Bobby Hill is fouled on the floor by Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Bobby Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Bobby Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Chad White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Stanley | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Glen Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Bobby Hill - foul #5 on Bobby Hill, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Willie Sommers (C) Bobby Hill, Robert Stephens | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | David Brown takes the ball from Willie Sommers | 62-60 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Sommers - foul #1 on Willie Sommers, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF) Timothy Allen, David Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF) Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Steve Nakamura (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson, Willie Sommers | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | James Healy makes the shot from the left block | 63-62 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | James Healy blocks the short jumper by Glen Thompson | 63-62 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | James Healy grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Glen Thompson steals it from James Healy | 63-62 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis loses the dribble to Robert Stephens | 63-62 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura connects on the turnaround near the basket | 63-64 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Glen Thompson | 65-64 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | James Healy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura is hacked by Timothy Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Allen, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen drills a 3 from straight away set up by David Brown | 68-69 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Allen - foul #3 on Timothy Allen, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 68-70 |