| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Jim Combs grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston clanks a jump hook in the paint | 24-26 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Moore and he's hacked by Isaac Washington - foul #3 on Isaac Washington, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (PF) Isaac Washington | |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Wood is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Lloyd Wood, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Jim Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Lee Westmoreland | 29-28 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood blows the layup but he's fouled by Lee Westmoreland - foul #3 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis connects on the jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SG), Isaac Washington (PF) Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses long on a jumper from close range | 31-29 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Craig Choate pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Craig Choate comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Bates | 31-29 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Michael Thayer (C) William Lavoie, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Eddie Thomas | |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a shot from close range | 33-32 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't tip it in | 33-32 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 33-32 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Jim Combs drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Hairston | 33-35 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Jim Combs knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Lawley | 36-38 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Robert Bates buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #3 on Robert Bates, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), James Carroll (PF), David Nance (C) Darrell Lewis, Chris Mitchell, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Craig Choate (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Craig Choate can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is hacked by Lloyd Wood - foul #2 on Lloyd Wood, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Jesse Lawley | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Eddie Thomas takes the ball from Thomas Moore | 39-38 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Craig Choate drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Lavoie | 39-41 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Donald Stark blocks the jumper by Thomas Moore | 39-41 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | James Carroll can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | William Lavoie pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Ty Derenthal takes the ball from Eddie Thomas | 39-41 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Craig Choate pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF) Ty Derenthal, Thomas Moore, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Donald Stark, Eddie Thomas | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | David Nance blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - David Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Jim Combs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Hairston is called for the reach on Darrell Lewis - foul #3 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (SG), Robert Bates (C) George Brown, David Nance | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits a shot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Hairston | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Michael Thayer | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Hairston steps in front of the Lee Westmoreland pass | 41-41 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (PF) Isaac Washington | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is hacked by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Craig Choate (SF) Jesse Lawley, Joseph Hairston | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Choate - foul #1 on Craig Choate, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Chris Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Jim Combs, Eddie Thomas | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Choate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Darrell Lewis is denied by Michael Thayer | 43-41 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF) George Brown, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 43-43 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Chris Mitchell and he's fouled by Jim Combs - foul #1 on Jim Combs, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Bates - foul #4 on Robert Bates, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Isaac Washington steals the ball from Robert Bates | 45-44 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | William Lavoie is called for the reach on Lee Westmoreland in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Jim Combs is called for the reach on Robert Bates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Combs, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Jim Combs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 47-44 |