| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 4 pts. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-35 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 23-35 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Soares - foul #2 on Stephen Soares, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman's pass is intercepted by Don Jordan | 25-35 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Chris Gerken lays it up and in set up by Don Jordan | 27-35 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Don Jordan steals the ball from Mitchell Higuera | 27-35 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits the finger roll | 29-35 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-35 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Chris Gerken buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Steed and he's hacked by Stephen Soares - foul #3 on Stephen Soares, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Campbell | 33-35 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Mulford | 36-35 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Erick Pittman | 36-38 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulford | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Soares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Charles Steed gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | George Mulford is fouled on the floor by Stephen Soares - foul #4 on Stephen Soares, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | George Mulford connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Dunn | 42-38 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it home | 42-40 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled on the floor by Troy Sanders - foul #1 on Troy Sanders, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:15 | Louisville | George Mulford is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Troy Sanders | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is fouled on the floor by Chris Gerken - foul #2 on Chris Gerken, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Charles Steed (PF) George Mulford, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (SF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Troy Sanders (C) Joe Jackson | |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Chris Gerken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Ricky Nelson picks off the pass by Edward Ivey | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders drills a floater in the paint set up by Lawrence Goforth | 48-43 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Ricky Nelson is called for the reach on Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Ricky Nelson, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Stephen Soares, Troy Sanders | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Jordan - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 48-43 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Chris Gerken takes the ball from Erick Pittman | 48-43 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Edward Ivey steps in front of the Chris Gerken pass | 48-43 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 48-43 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Charles Steed (PF) Chris Gerken, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Stephen Soares (PF) Lawrence Goforth, Edward Ivey | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Charles Steed steps in front of the Mark Moshier pass | 48-43 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Don Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Charles Steed can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | George Mulford grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Mark Moshier picks off the pass by Don Jordan | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Moshier | 48-46 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | George Mulford clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Steed | 48-46 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | George Mulford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), David Dunn (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, Don Jordan, Charles Steed, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | David Dunn buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor and he's hacked by Troy Sanders - foul #2 on Troy Sanders, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey's pass is intercepted by Ricky Nelson | 50-46 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Troy Sanders blocks the jumper by David Dunn | 50-46 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Victor Campbell | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Don Jordan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | David Dunn hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is fouled on the floor by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Charles Steed (PF) Timothy Taylor, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Joe Jackson, Troy Sanders | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera drills a shot from the right side set up by Lawrence Goforth | 52-48 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn clanks a runner near the basket | 52-48 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth loses the dribble to Don Jordan | 52-48 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Edward Ivey | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Victor Campbell and the foul's on Kenneth Wynn - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Mitchell Higuera - foul #3 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulford | 56-50 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Wynn - foul #3 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Victor Campbell | 56-54 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares lays it in | 56-58 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Chris Gerken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Steed | 56-58 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | George Mulford buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Gerken and he's hacked by Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares can't finish the layup | 59-58 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Charles Steed blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 59-60 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | George Mulford is fouled on the floor by Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Erick Pittman | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses long on a shot from the right block | 61-60 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | George Mulford misses the jumper from the right block | 61-60 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera double dribbles | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (C) Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Troy Sanders (C) Mark Moshier, Stephen Soares | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's dunk attempt is rejected by Troy Sanders | 61-60 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | George Mulford tips it in | 63-60 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (PF) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Chris Gerken - foul #3 on Chris Gerken, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Chris Gerken knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Mulford | 66-62 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Mulford | 69-65 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the dunk attempt | 69-65 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Charles Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Charles Steed is hacked by Mark Moshier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) George Mulford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 69-65 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is fouled on the floor by Charles Steed - foul #3 on Charles Steed, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Moshier - foul #3 on Mark Moshier, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) George Mulford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is fouled on the floor by Charles Steed - foul #4 on Charles Steed, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is hacked by Victor Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Campbell, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) George Mulford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 71-67 |