| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SF) Willy McGeary | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | James Clinard double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG) James Clinard | |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Cotta swats the short shot by Kenneth Brooks | 40-36 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Brian Carlson picks off the pass by Danny Brown in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks throws it down set up by Brian Carlson | 42-36 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Ronald Cotta steals the ball from Kenneth Brooks | 42-36 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Hemphill | 42-39 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Timothy Schell | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Danny Brown | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mwla Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Brown - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SG), Ernest Sherrard (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), John Nordin (C) Eugene Hemphill, Mwla Abdeldayen, Ronald Cotta | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Clinard | 44-46 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-46 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | John Nordin pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Edwards | 44-46 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brooks | 44-46 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Timothy Schell is called for the reach on Thomas Edwards - foul #4 on Timothy Schell, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG) Kenneth Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Timothy Schell, John Nordin | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Richard Havens misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Cotta takes the ball from Ernest Sherrard | 44-46 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | James Clinard is hacked by Thomas Edwards - foul #2 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Timothy Schell (PF) James Clinard, Richard Havens | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Eugene Hemphill - foul #2 on Brian Carlson, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF) Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-46 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walter Holesovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the jump hook from close range | 44-48 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Danny Brown is called for the reach on Brian Carlson - foul #4 on Danny Brown, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Ronald Cotta steals the ball from Walter Holesovsky | 44-48 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 44-50 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion tips it in | 46-50 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta banks in the layup set up by Danny Brown | 46-52 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Holesovsky | 49-52 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Willy McGeary | 49-52 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Leo Agustin steps in front of the John Nordin pass | 49-52 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Hemphill | 49-52 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cotta - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Walter Holesovsky, Brian Carlson, Ernest Sherrard, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Christopher O'Balle (C) Eugene Hemphill, Willy McGeary, John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher O'Balle (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Mwla Abdeldayen picks off the pass by Thomas Edwards | 53-57 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Balle tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | James Clinard is called for the reach on Lars Zwickl - foul #1 on James Clinard, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Christopher O'Balle | |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Paul Marks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jimmy Ramey | 55-59 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Paul Marks steps in front of the Timothy Schell pass | 55-59 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl tips it home | 57-59 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Christopher O'Balle (C) James Clinard, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Danny Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Brooks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Brown, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG) Danny Brown | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG) Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta (C) Christopher O'Balle | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Willy McGeary - foul #2 on Willy McGeary, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF) Kenneth Brooks, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), Christopher O'Balle (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Richard Havens drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Schell | 60-62 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brian Carlson, team foul #3 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Richard Havens, Mwla Abdeldayen, Christopher O'Balle | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walter Holesovsky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Ramey | 62-62 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill's pass is intercepted by Walter Holesovsky | 62-62 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Holesovsky | 64-62 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leo Agustin - foul #4 on Leo Agustin, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Walter Holesovsky, Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG), John Nordin (C) James Clinard, Ronald Cotta | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Marks | 67-63 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Richard Havens, John Nordin | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-63 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-63 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schell - foul #5 on Timothy Schell, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 67-63 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Willy McGeary - foul #4 on Brian Carlson, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (PF) Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by James Clinard - foul #2 on James Clinard, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-69 |