| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Zidek and the foul's on Douglas Wright - foul #1 on Douglas Wright, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Douglas Wright is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | James Carlson picks off the pass by Jonathan Mobley | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | James Carlson throws it down | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Mobley - foul #1 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Wright steps in front of the Robert Zidek pass | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Benjamin Poole - foul #1 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 3rd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Douglas Wright snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | James Carlson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Levi Burkett tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | James Carlson steals the ball from Norman Thomas in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | James Carlson banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Douglas Wright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Bray (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Nathan Bullock is called for the reach on Norman Thomas - foul #1 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Victor Gaines (C) James Carlson, Douglas Wright, Nathan Bullock | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Richard Morris's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Golinski | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | David Bray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Zidek - foul #1 on Robert Zidek, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | David Bray misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | David Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the shot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski loses the dribble to Benjamin Poole | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Richard Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Victor Gaines gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Richard Morris, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, Kevin Regina, Jeffery Golinski, David Bray, Victor Gaines | |
| 13:26 | Louisville | John Conklin's layup is rejected by Lloyd Remley | 6-8 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Thomas | 6-8 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Norman Thomas | 8-8 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | James Carlson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Wright | 8-11 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Santos Nasser misses the shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Santos Nasser hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses short on a floater in the lane | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Santos Nasser - foul #1 on Santos Nasser, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), David Bray (PF) Santos Nasser, John Conklin | |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Tenofsky | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Bray (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | James Carlson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Tenofsky - foul #1 on Richard Tenofsky, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) James Carlson, Douglas Wright | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benjamin Ball | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Zidek | 18-14 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Bennett | 18-14 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | David Bray gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Kevin Regina connects on the shot near the basket | 18-16 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Kevin Regina is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Kevin Regina, Jeffery Golinski, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Victor Gaines snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Levi Burkett hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Carlson | 18-19 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | John Conklin pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the dunk | 18-19 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Carlson | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Victor Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Levi Burkett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Victor Gaines - foul #1 on Victor Gaines, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), David Bray (PF) Levi Burkett, John Conklin | |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | David Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Victor Gaines's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Mobley | 19-22 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Mobley | 21-22 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | James Carlson loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Jonathan Mobley, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Nathan Bullock (C) Santos Nasser, Victor Gaines | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek can't tip it in | 21-22 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Levi Burkett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Zidek - foul #2 on Robert Zidek, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Howard Bennett (SF) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) James Carlson, Douglas Wright | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Nathan Bullock steals it from Richard Tenofsky | 23-24 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | David Bray lays it up and in set up by Nathan Bullock and he's hacked by Richard Tenofsky - foul #2 on Richard Tenofsky, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jonathan Mobley (PF) Richard Morris, Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:12 | Louisville | David Bray misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 23-26 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | David Bray misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Thomas - foul #1 on Norman Thomas, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF) Kevin Regina, Jeffery Golinski | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | David Bray misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | David Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 25-26 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 25-26 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | James Carlson gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Levi Burkett, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Victor Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wright - foul #2 on Douglas Wright, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Richard Morris, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | John Conklin gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Victor Gaines clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-26 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Victor Gaines tips it home | 25-28 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 27-28 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | John Conklin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | John Conklin snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Santos Nasser buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | John Conklin steals it from Benjamin Poole | 27-30 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Santos Nasser clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 27-30 |