| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Englund inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Robert Englund comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Washington - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it home | 24-36 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Smith | 24-38 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-38 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Roberts | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Robert Englund pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the lay-in | 25-40 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Stevens | 25-40 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the shot from the left side | 27-40 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), David Broderick (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie lays it in | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - David Broderick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-42 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it home | 29-44 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Broderick drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Scott Carnegie and the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Tony Thompson and he's fouled by Scott Carnegie - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG) William Grullon, David Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Page is blocked by Daniel Palmatier | 32-46 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier tips it home | 32-48 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Ryan Page comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tony Thompson | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rodney Washington, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 34-54 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Smith | 34-57 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-57 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it back up and in | 36-57 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | William Smith lays it in on a great pass from Robert Englund | 36-59 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the shot from close range | 38-59 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | William Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Page | 38-59 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Rodney Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 38-59 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | William Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 38-61 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 38-63 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-63 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses long on an open floater from the right side | 38-63 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear drills a shot from the baseline | 40-63 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it back up and in | 40-65 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the lay-in | 40-65 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the offensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Carl Mars's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Page | 40-65 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-65 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the tip | 40-65 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is called for a backcourt violation | 40-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-65 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-65 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Robert Englund grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 40-68 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | William Smith steals the ball from George Stevens | 40-68 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | George Stevens drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-68 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Stephen Catalano swats the short shot by William Smith | 43-68 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie buries a shot from the left side | 45-68 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses the tip | 45-68 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | George Stevens clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), David Broderick (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #3 on Glenn Corral, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Carl Mars's 3 pointer is rejected by David Broderick | 47-68 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier tips it back up and in | 47-70 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the easy layup | 47-70 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is hacked by Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #5 | 47-70 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - David Broderick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #6 | 47-70 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is hacked by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #7 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #7 | 47-72 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #2 on Ryan Page, team foul #8 | 48-72 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Victor | 50-74 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Brian Segura drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Palmatier | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-76 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-78 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Carnegie | 53-78 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #9 | 53-78 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Daniel Palmatier picks off the pass by Scott Carnegie | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-80 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 53-80 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | William Grullon is hacked by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #8 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | William Grullon makes the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | William Grullon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the board | 54-80 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson runs out the clock | 54-80 |