| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Eddy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | James Inglis knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Early | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Graham | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero hits a floater near the basket | 30-32 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Eddy | 33-32 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Willie Frank gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | James Callahan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-32 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | James Callahan grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Adam Graham drills a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on William Eddy - foul #1 on William Eddy, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Kenneth Early, William Eddy, James Inglis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (SG), Lewis Strunk (PF) Albert Derosier, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses the jump hook from the right block | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Adam Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Joshua Edgell (SF) Willie Frank, Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo (PF) Adam Graham | |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Yun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Strunk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | James Callahan misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | James Black tips it in | 38-35 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Brown | 38-35 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Dean Lucero (SF), William Eddy (PF), James Inglis (C) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG), Albert Derosier (SG) Jeffrey Yun, Brandon Hopkins | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Willie Frank connects on the shot from the right side set up by Eugene Miller and the foul's on Adam Graham - foul #1 on Adam Graham, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | William Eddy swats the layup by Gilberto Gallo | 41-35 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Derosier | 41-37 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SG), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, James Inglis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF) Lewis Strunk, James Callahan | |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | William Eddy is called for the reach on Gilberto Gallo - foul #2 on William Eddy, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Adam Graham can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Willie Frank loses the dribble to Albert Derosier | 41-37 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SG), Donald Lincoln (SF), James Black (PF) Willie Frank, Dean Lucero, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk (PF) Gilberto Gallo | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (C) James Black | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Callahan (C) Albert Derosier | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Donald Lincoln (fresh) PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Inglis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jeffrey Yun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lewis Strunk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Callahan | 41-40 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Adam Graham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Yun | 41-43 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Edgell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Yun - foul #1 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), William Eddy (PF) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell, Donald Lincoln, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG) Jeffrey Yun | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank's pass is intercepted by Adam Graham in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Adam Graham dunks the ball | 43-48 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | James Inglis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | James Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | James Inglis is called for the reach on James Callahan - foul #2 on James Inglis, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo (PF) Lewis Strunk | |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Frank | 43-48 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Willie Frank clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | William Eddy tips it in | 45-48 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier is hacked by Eugene Miller - foul #1 on Eugene Miller, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (C) James Inglis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (PG) Adam Graham | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gilberto Gallo | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Yun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Callahan (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gilberto Gallo - foul #1 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Joshua Edgell (SF), James Black (PF) Willie Frank, Dean Lucero, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Lewis Strunk (SF), Adam Graham (C) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, James Callahan | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-50 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Gallo - foul #2 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (C) Eugene Miller, Joshua Edgell, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero double dribbles | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | James Inglis picks off the pass by Jeffrey Yun | 46-50 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | James Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), James Callahan (C) Jeffrey Yun, George Wilson, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Callahan | 46-50 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | William Eddy is called for the reach on Albert Derosier - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (C) James Inglis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | James Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SG), Donald Lincoln (SF) Willie Frank, Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (PG), Gilberto Gallo (C) Adam Graham, James Callahan | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Early | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Donald Lincoln (fresh) PF - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Yun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lewis Strunk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Black (PF) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell, Donald Lincoln, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), James Callahan (C) Albert Derosier, Lewis Strunk | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun is called for 10 seconds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (C) Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | James Inglis scores on a floater from close range | 48-50 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Lewis Strunk (PF), Adam Graham (C) George Wilson, Gilberto Gallo, James Callahan | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Willie Frank buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Eddy | 51-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, James Inglis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 53-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Adam Graham picks off the pass by Micheal Brown | 53-50 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Strunk | 53-50 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Yun | 53-53 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Lucero | 55-53 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (C) Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gilberto Gallo (PF), James Callahan (C) Jeffrey Yun, Lewis Strunk | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | James Inglis is hacked by Adam Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero is hacked by Adam Graham - foul #3 on Adam Graham, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero is hacked by Adam Graham - foul #4 on Adam Graham, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | James Callahan pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by James Callahan - foul #4 on James Callahan, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-55 |