| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the jumper from the left side | 24-35 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the lay-in | 24-35 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Chris Morrissette denies the turnaround by Eric Lee | 24-35 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood loses the dribble to Vernon Harris | 24-35 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Robert Fusco blows the dunk | 24-35 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lee | 24-35 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Powers - foul #2 on Charles Powers, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (C) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Robert Fusco snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Eric Lee loses the dribble to Leonard Youngblood | 26-35 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | James Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, Vernon Harris, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 15:55 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hale | 27-37 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #3 on Raymond Reid, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Harrison Brooker is blocked by Nicholas Yarnell | 27-37 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins tips it home | 27-39 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-39 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood can't tip it in | 27-39 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-41 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Theodore Robinson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Powers | 27-43 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a turnaround near the basket | 29-43 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Charles Powers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | James Wilson gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Eric Lee is hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Timko (C) Chris Morrissette | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-43 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Vernon Harris tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Douglas Faris | 31-46 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Douglas Faris is called for the reach on Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Douglas Faris, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Eric Lee, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | James Wilson's layup is rejected by Chris Morrissette | 31-46 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Charles Powers slams it home on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Bruce Hankins steals the ball from Robert Fusco | 31-48 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Hankins | 31-50 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Powers - foul #3 on Charles Powers, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Robert Fusco, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Charles Powers | |
| 10:39 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Smith | 32-52 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses short on a floater from the right block | 32-52 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-52 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell loses the dribble to Bruce Hankins | 32-52 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins | 32-55 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #4 on Raymond Reid, team foul #4 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is called for traveling | 32-55 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Steven Timko denies the turnaround by Robert Fusco | 32-55 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-55 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ernest Copeland (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Copeland - foul #3 on Ernest Copeland, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Charles Powers | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Copeland (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF) George Taylor | |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-55 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 32-55 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | John Hale is whistled for a carry | 32-55 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Fuhr | 35-55 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Copeland is called for the reach on Bruce Hankins - foul #4 on Ernest Copeland, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Harrison Brooker | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's floater is knocked away by Charles Powers | 35-56 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Faris and he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #8 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Charles Powers | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the free throw | 35-58 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Ernest Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky tips it back up and in | 37-58 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zukowsky picks off the pass by Leonard Youngblood | 37-58 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Raymond Reid buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr | 40-58 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Donald Fuhr, Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | George Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 40-58 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #3 on Robert Fusco, team foul #9 | 43-58 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 43-60 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Faris | 43-62 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the board | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Fusco | 46-64 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-64 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford drills a jumper from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Charles Powers drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Youngblood | 48-67 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Chris Morrissette is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith buries a runner from close range on a great pass from John Hale | 50-69 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-69 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Robinson | 50-69 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-69 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Copeland - foul #5 on Ernest Copeland, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (SG), Raymond Reid (PF) Robert Fusco, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the follow up shot | 52-70 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky travels with the ball | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-73 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith snags the offensive board | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 52-73 |