| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is alone and drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Don Jordan | 40-29 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher lays it in on a great pass from Craig Holley | 42-29 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Craig Holley buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Ivey | 45-31 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Kenneth Wynn and he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #3 on Edward Ivey, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Don Jordan out of the doubleteam | 45-37 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 45-37 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-37 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Mitchell Higuera takes the ball from Jimmy Dupuis | 45-37 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Taylor picks off the pass by Lawrence Goforth | 45-37 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor throws it down | 45-39 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dupuis - foul #2 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is hacked by Ricky Nelson - foul #1 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for traveling | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | David Dunn blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Dunn can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 48-39 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Mark Moshier takes the ball from Ricky Nelson | 48-39 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Gary Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harrison | 51-39 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | David Dunn is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn, David Dunn | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera buries a shot from the right side | 53-39 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey slams it home set up by Mitchell Higuera | 55-39 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson blows the layup | 55-39 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 57-39 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Ivey | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Craig Holley double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | David Dunn buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Taylor and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher blows the layup but the foul's on David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | David Dunn lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Dupuis | 59-44 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), John Harrison (PF) Craig Holley, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | David Dunn clanks a runner from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Lee | 60-44 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | John Harrison hits the follow up shot | 62-44 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski double dribbles | 62-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Ricky Nelson picks off the pass by Claude Bennett | 63-44 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is whistled for traveling | 63-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Dupuis | 63-44 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher tips it home | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the tip | 65-44 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-44 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher tips it back up and in | 67-44 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is fouled on the floor by Craig Holley - foul #2 on Craig Holley, team foul #3 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Don Jordan (SF), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Kenneth Wynn, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Don Jordan out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Edward Ivey - foul #4 on Edward Ivey, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Turkowski - foul #2 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Taylor takes the ball from Gary Lee | 69-47 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor dunks the ball | 69-49 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Don Jordan blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Goforth | 69-49 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | David Dunn hits a turnaround in the paint | 69-51 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is called for traveling | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Chris Gerken, David Dunn | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Don Jordan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson buries a runner from the baseline | 72-55 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Taylor - foul #4 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Don Jordan | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is called for 3 seconds | 74-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Dupuis - foul #3 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #9 | 74-55 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 75-55 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-55 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 75-55 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Craig Holley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Christopher | 78-55 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Lawrence Goforth steals the ball from Jimmy Dupuis | 78-55 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Craig Holley throws it down set up by Lawrence Goforth | 80-55 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Dunn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Christopher - foul #2 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #6 | 80-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Don Jordan (SF) Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's floater is knocked away by Don Jordan | 80-57 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-57 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-57 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the tip | 80-57 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goforth | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Ivey out of a doubleteam | 82-57 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Timothy Taylor | 82-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 82-59 |