| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Dewey Carrier is called for the reach on Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG) Dewey Carrier | |
| 19:05 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Lamont Mallory | 32-46 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-46 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Westmoreland | 34-46 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Michael Thayer denies the turnaround by William Duerr | 34-46 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 34-46 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | William Wallace is called for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Blackburn - foul #3 on John Blackburn, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke, John Blackburn | |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert loses the ball out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Robert Whittle scores on a shot from the right side set up by Luis Williams | 37-46 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses short on a jumper near the basket | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 37-46 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 37-48 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), Joshua Burke (PF), John Blackburn (C) Lee Westmoreland, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a driving attempt in the paint | 39-48 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | William Duerr clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-48 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Joshua Burke is denied by William Wallace | 39-48 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a runner near the basket | 39-48 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | William Wallace hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Ronald Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | John Blackburn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Ronald Smith loses the dribble to Dewey Carrier | 41-48 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses badly on a runner from the left block | 41-48 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke tips it in | 41-50 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it in | 43-50 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | William Duerr's pass is intercepted by Michael Thayer | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Duerr (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #4 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Daniel Ebbert, Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke, John Blackburn | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Robert Whittle gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | David Nance swats the shot by Robert Whittle | 44-50 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross buries a turnaround in the paint | 44-52 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Lee Westmoreland steals it from Christopher Bunn | 44-52 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it in | 44-54 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn tips it home | 46-54 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Brown | 46-56 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Nance - foul #2 on David Nance, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), John Blackburn (C) George Brown, Peter Ingram | |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bunn - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) David Nance | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Warren Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 48-61 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-61 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses short on a floater in the paint | 50-61 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 50-63 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-63 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Warren Schneider steals the ball from William Duerr | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Duerr (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), David Nance (SF), Joshua Burke (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Lee Westmoreland, William Duerr, Benjamin Ross, John Blackburn | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Robert Whittle loses the dribble to Joshua Burke | 50-63 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Nance | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 52-66 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-66 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Robert Whittle loses the dribble to Daniel Ebbert | 52-66 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Christopher Bunn - foul #3 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #3 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Peter Ingram | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Michael Thayer double dribbles | 52-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) David Nance | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Blackburn | 52-72 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-72 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Bunn - foul #4 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #4 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF) George Brown, Joshua Burke | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 54-73 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #5 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the free throw | 54-75 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Warren Schneider knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 56-75 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 56-75 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon drills a floater from the baseline | 58-75 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #6 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 58-76 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | William Wallace misses short on a shot from the right block | 58-76 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Warren Schneider tips it back up and in | 60-76 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | William Duerr is hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dewey Carrier and he's fouled by Warren Schneider - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #8 | 62-80 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the free throw | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Daniel Ebbert steals the ball from Ronald Smith | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 62-81 |