| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Thayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #1 on Michael Thayer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Robert Bates is called for the reach on Michael Thayer - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Jim Combs knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Thayer | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Isaac Washington pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Isaac Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas connects on the turnaround in the paint | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Hairston - foul #1 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Craig Choate (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF) Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Craig Choate comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SF - Craig Choate (fresh) PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Eddie Thomas denies the turnaround by Chris Mitchell | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis blows the layup but the foul's on William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Michael Thayer (C) William Lavoie, Eddie Thomas | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lloyd Wood | 6-4 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Thomas Moore steps in front of the Jim Combs pass | 6-4 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore banks in the layup | 8-4 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses long on a shot from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Jim Combs gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley scores on a floater from the left side set up by Lloyd Wood | 8-6 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood buries a runner from the right block set up by Jesse Lawley and the foul's on Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jesse Lawley, Jim Combs, Michael Thayer | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses the jumpshot from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Craig Choate gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the jump hook in the paint set up by William Lavoie | 11-11 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Eddie Thomas | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Jim Combs hits a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | William Lavoie's pass is intercepted by Darrell Lewis | 11-14 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell tips it home | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Jim Combs connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Isaac Washington gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | David Nance grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston's floater is knocked away by Chris Mitchell | 15-17 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Isaac Washington hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), James Carroll (PF), Robert Bates (C) Lee Westmoreland, Chris Mitchell, David Nance | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Craig Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Donald Stark misses long on a floater from the left block | 16-19 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | George Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Craig Choate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 16-21 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the tip | 16-21 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Donald Stark gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Craig Choate travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (PF) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Donald Stark | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the lay-in but the foul's on Isaac Washington - foul #1 on Isaac Washington, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) James Carroll | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hairston - foul #2 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Thomas Moore (SG) Ty Derenthal, George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF) Joseph Hairston | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-21 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Craig Choate pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Isaac Washington is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is called for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF), David Nance (C) Lee Westmoreland, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Craig Choate tips it back up and in | 18-23 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | William Lavoie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Chris Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Eddie Thomas (C) Jim Combs, Isaac Washington | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Jesse Lawley, Eddie Thomas | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Darrell Lewis, David Nance | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG) William Lavoie | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Craig Choate hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jesse Lawley | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Craig Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Westmoreland | 23-26 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Craig Choate | 23-28 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG), Chris Mitchell (PF), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Isaac Washington (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Michael Thayer | |
| 01:08 | Louisville | James Carroll steps in front of the Eddie Thomas pass | 23-28 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 25-28 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston is fouled on the floor by James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-28 |