| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese slams it home set up by Leon Collins and the foul's on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Reese and the foul's on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Robert Wallace gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Larry Watkins dunks the ball | 47-39 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 50-39 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Thigpen | 50-42 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the driving attempt from close range | 50-42 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Shawn Deans | 50-42 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is denied on a layup by Heriberto Marino | 50-42 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Leon Collins | 52-42 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Robert Wallace tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Oliver Hamlin swats the layup by Larry Watkins | 52-42 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins's pass is intercepted by Shawn Deans in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Deans | 52-46 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Heriberto Marino swats the short shot by Robert Wallace | 52-46 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-48 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Shawn Deans snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Robert Wallace tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Watkins - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Howin Xue (PF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace, Larry Watkins | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Von Mitkowski | 52-50 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Deans - foul #1 on Shawn Deans, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Eric Greening picks off the pass by Ivan Chrostowski in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Shawn Deans grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Ivan Chrostowski steals it from Eric Greening | 54-52 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Shawn Deans is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF) Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG), Larry Watkins (C) Shawn Deans, Willard Hensler | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Leon Collins | 56-52 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 56-54 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG) Ray Overstreet | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue loses the dribble to Heriberto Marino | 56-54 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 58-54 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG) Leon Collins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 60-54 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Ivan Chrostowski takes the ball from Jeffrey Hipple | 60-54 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Oliver Hamlin | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Von Mitkowski | 62-57 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't throw it down | 62-57 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski's layup is rejected by Oliver Hamlin | 62-57 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Shawn Deans drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski and he's hacked by Eric Sneed - foul #1 on Eric Sneed, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 65-60 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3 from straight away set up by Heriberto Marino | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Larry Watkins jams it on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 68-62 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed blows the layup | 68-62 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #4 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Shawn Deans, Larry Watkins | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Robert Wallace knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Ray Overstreet and he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #3 on Patrick Reese, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Robert Wallace steps in front of the Oliver Hamlin pass | 68-65 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Robert Wallace | |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-65 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the fadeaway from close range | 68-65 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen can't tip it in | 68-65 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hipple | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Sneed | 70-65 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | John Thigpen is whistled for a carry | 70-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Ray Overstreet, Willard Hensler | |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Collins | 72-65 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Watkins | 72-67 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 72-67 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 74-67 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple tips it home | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howin Xue (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-69 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it up and in on a nice dish by Heriberto Marino | 78-69 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Larry Watkins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Jeffrey Hipple, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 80-71 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (C) Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Larry Watkins | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Jeffrey Hipple denies the turnaround by Robert Wallace | 80-71 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is hacked by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Howin Xue (C) Ray Overstreet, Willard Hensler | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin clanks a floater from the left side | 80-73 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't tip it in | 80-73 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Shawn Deans | 80-73 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Shawn Deans, Howin Xue | |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 80-73 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Oliver Hamlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #6 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | John Thigpen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #7 | 80-73 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is whistled for a carry | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #5 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #8 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Robert Wallace buries a fadeaway from the right block | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by Von Mitkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Larry Watkins blows the layup but the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #5 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple in the backcourt - foul #4 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #10 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 86-77 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | John Thigpen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #11 | 86-77 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple in the backcourt - foul #5 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #12 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Von Mitkowski | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Robert Wallace loses the dribble to Patrick Reese | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 88-77 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the board | 88-77 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the jumper from the right wing | 88-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the offensive board | 88-77 |