| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Thomas - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Friedman - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (PF) Jerry Underwood | |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Henry Blunt steps in front of the Norman Jandreau pass | 30-28 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Henry Blunt lays it in | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 30-30 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher West | 32-30 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #1 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF) Robert Gibbens | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Brumback and he's hacked by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by Jerry Underwood - foul #1 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Mark Curry (C) Frank Brumback, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Ralph Choe, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Mark Curry | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Underwood steals it from August Cisowski | 35-36 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Frank Brumback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Mark Curry gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau jams it on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 37-36 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Choe | 37-38 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Frank Brumback (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Thomas Nusbaum, Mark Curry | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Geib (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Brumback (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by Ralph Choe - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF) August Cisowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Jerry Underwood (PF) Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Christopher West pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 42-40 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Andrew Smith denies the turnaround by Richard Stiltner | 42-40 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the finger roll set up by Richard Stiltner out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by John Geib - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, William Edwards, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | August Cisowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Mills | 44-43 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Frank Brumback buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Stiltner | 44-45 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the shot near the basket | 44-45 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eric Mills is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Christopher West (SG) Christopher Thomas, Eric Mills | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Stiltner out of the doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman tips it in | 46-47 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is fouled on the floor by Henry Blunt - foul #2 on Henry Blunt, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), John Geib (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Marvin Friedman, Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Robert Gibbens (PF) Thomas Nusbaum, Jerry Underwood | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Stiltner | 46-52 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Wolfram swats the layup by August Cisowski | 46-52 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it home | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Geib (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is fouled on the floor by August Cisowski - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Norman Jandreau (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Mark Curry (C) Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Choe - foul #3 on Ralph Choe, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Henry Blunt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Ralph Choe loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), William Edwards (SF) Christopher West, August Cisowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Mark Curry | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Marvin Friedman, Eric Mills, William Edwards | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Frank Brumback clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-55 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Richard Stiltner takes the ball from Thomas Zayas | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Frank Brumback, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher West, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Frank Brumback in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (PF) Jerry Underwood | |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Christopher West gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marvin Friedman | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Henry Blunt is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher West, team foul #12 | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Henry Blunt misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Richard Stiltner steals it from Thomas Zayas | 54-61 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher West, team foul #13 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG) Christopher West | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Richard Stiltner steals it from Marvin Friedman in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Norman Jandreau is called for the reach on Richard Stiltner - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #14 | 54-62 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Richard Stiltner steals it from Norman Jandreau | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Frank Brumback banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner | 54-66 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas loses the ball out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner runs out the clock | 54-66 |