| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Henry Lee inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Jack Linton clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Kevin Winston snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #4 on Claude Bennett, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Jack Linton knocks in the jumper from the left block | 28-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jack Linton | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Rentz | 30-34 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | David Anderson's layup is rejected by Shawn Williams | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | David Anderson tips it in | 30-36 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Henry Lee knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Hollis Smith and he's fouled by Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF) David Anderson | |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Earl Crosby (C) Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Hollis Smith loses the dribble to Shawn Williams | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Smith steals it from Baran Roznowski | 31-39 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (PF) Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), David Anderson (PF) Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | John Harrison is denied on a layup by David Anderson | 31-41 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Earl Crosby | 31-41 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | John Harrison is called for the reach on Henry Lee - foul #4 on John Harrison, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Bruce Peet (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Kevin Winston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Edward Pipes tips it home | 31-43 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Bruce Peet steals the ball from Gary Lee | 31-43 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Peet picks off the pass by Shawn Williams | 31-43 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Kevin Winston can't finish the layup | 31-43 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Kevin Winston tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 31-45 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 31-47 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the floater from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Jack Linton throws it down | 33-47 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is hacked by Jack Linton - foul #3 on Jack Linton, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Baran Roznowski (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Gary Lee, Jack Linton, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Bruce Peet, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Matthew Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by Jeffrey Goble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-47 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz grabs the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the driving attempt near the basket | 33-47 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Henry Lee knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Goble | 35-49 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Henry Lee's pass is intercepted by Bobby Smith | 37-49 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith jams it | 39-49 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Earl Crosby banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Goble | 39-51 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Goble - foul #3 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Bobby Smith, Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Earl Crosby | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Jack Linton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-51 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-51 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Jack Linton snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Henry Lee steps in front of the Craig Holley pass | 39-51 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Henry Lee banks in the layup | 39-53 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz's floater is knocked away by Gilbert Fry | 39-53 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Kevin Winston gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), David Anderson (PF) Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SF) Henry Lee | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Peet (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Claude Bennett takes the ball from Kevin Winston | 39-54 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Gilbert Fry is called for the reach on Edward Thomason - foul #2 on Gilbert Fry, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Jack Linton can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Pipes - foul #2 on Edward Pipes, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Bruce Peet | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF), John Harrison (PF) Gary Lee, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG) Edward Pipes | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses the easy layup | 41-56 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Baran Roznowski | 41-56 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Claude Bennett, team foul #8 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Shawn Williams (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Earl Crosby (C) Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Smith | 43-56 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the easy layup | 43-56 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Lee - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Bobby Smith, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is fouled on the floor by Edward Rentz - foul #3 on Edward Rentz, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Baran Roznowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Kevin Winston (SG) Hollis Smith, Jeffrey Goble | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Edward Pipes's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Linton | 47-58 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Kevin Winston steps in front of the Jack Linton pass | 47-58 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Henry Lee blows the dunk | 47-58 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Lee | 47-60 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Bruce Peet (SF), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Peet (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | David Anderson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Linton - foul #4 on Jack Linton, team foul #10 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (C) Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Jack Linton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-62 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | David Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-62 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Earl Crosby hits the follow up shot | 49-64 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Hollis Smith - foul #3 on Hollis Smith, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gilbert Fry (C) Earl Crosby | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | David Anderson can't finish the layup | 50-64 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | John Harrison pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Hollis Smith is called for the reach on Bobby Smith - foul #4 on Hollis Smith, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Shawn Williams (C) Edward Thomason, Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Henry Lee (SF) Jeffrey Goble, Bruce Peet | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #11 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams is hacked by Gilbert Fry - foul #3 on Gilbert Fry, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Shawn Williams denies the turnaround by Gilbert Fry | 53-65 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Hollis Smith is called for the reach on Craig Holley - foul #5 on Hollis Smith, team foul #10 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG) Hollis Smith | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the shot from the right side | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Henry Lee scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 55-67 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz snags the offensive board | 55-67 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is called for traveling | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Edward Pipes runs out the clock | 55-67 |