| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 10 pts. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Carl Kruger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Edward Stockstill | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Reese is blocked by Larry Watkins | 40-35 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Carl Kruger gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Patrick Reese is called for the reach on Carl Kruger - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Larry Watkins double dribbles | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses long on a shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Patrick Reese | 40-38 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Larry Watkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 42-38 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Larry Watkins double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SG), Heriberto Marino (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF) Edward Stockstill, Oliver Hamlin, Nathan Kirtley, Patrick Reese | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) PF - John Thigpen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Barry Galliher steals it from Lawrence Jamison | 42-38 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Robinson - foul #1 on Jonathan Robinson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Nathan Kirtley (SF) Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher | |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Ray Overstreet | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Marcelino Russo | |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Stockstill | 44-40 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Jared Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Barry Galliher (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Oliver Hamlin - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Jared Jackson drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Carl Kruger | 46-40 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Carl Kruger comes up short on the floater from the right block | 46-42 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Jared Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Barry Galliher - foul #1 on Barry Galliher, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SG), Heriberto Marino (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF) Edward Stockstill, Oliver Hamlin, Nathan Kirtley, Patrick Reese | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Galliher | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple tips it in | 47-44 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Carl Kruger scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 49-44 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG) Barry Galliher | |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Nathan Kirtley (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Barry Galliher (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Jonathan Robinson, Heriberto Marino, Marcelino Russo | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Howin Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a floater from the right side set up by Oliver Hamlin | 49-46 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Carl Kruger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Jared Jackson, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 49-46 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Patrick Reese blocks the short jumper by Larry Watkins | 49-46 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is denied on a layup by Larry Watkins | 49-46 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-46 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it up and in set up by Edward Stockstill and he's fouled by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Edward Stockstill, Barry Galliher | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses long on a jumper from the left block | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it in | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson scores on a floater from the right side | 51-51 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Barry Galliher (C) Nathan Kirtley, Patrick Reese | |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Heriberto Marino is called for the reach on Carl Kruger - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Carl Kruger clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Galliher - foul #2 on Barry Galliher, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SG), Marcelino Russo (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison's fadeaway is rejected by Marcelino Russo | 53-51 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Galliher | 55-54 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Nathan Kirtley (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Jonathan Robinson, Heriberto Marino, Marcelino Russo | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Kruger | 55-54 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Barry Galliher - foul #3 on Barry Galliher, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Patrick Reese takes the ball from Howin Xue | 57-54 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a turnaround from the right block | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it in | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jared Jackson - foul #2 on Jared Jackson, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Edward Stockstill is called for the reach on Von Mitkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Carl Kruger - foul #2 on Carl Kruger, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the finger roll set up by Oliver Hamlin | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Lawrence Jamison is called for the reach on Nathan Kirtley - foul #2 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Carl Kruger is called for the reach on Barry Galliher - foul #3 on Carl Kruger, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jared Jackson clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-60 |