| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Ray Richards's floater is tipped away by Neil Smith | 20-31 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Ray Richards is called for the reach on Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Paul Smith steals it from Michael Hathcock | 20-31 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Paul Smith lays it up and in | 22-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Paul Pierce steps in front of the Mack Crunk pass | 22-31 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Paul Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-31 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-31 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it back up and in | 22-33 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | David Brooks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | John Summerville is whistled for traveling | 22-33 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Roman Cool steals the ball from Ray Richards | 22-33 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | John Summerville is fouled on the floor by Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Joshua Thompson (C) Michael Hathcock, Roman Cool | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF) Neil Smith | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Dustin Regalado - foul #1 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Frederick Davis (SF) John Summerville, Mack Crunk | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) SG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Donald Portillo buries a 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Donald Portillo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs | 28-35 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is fouled on the floor by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), Paul Smith (SF), David Brooks (C) Clifford Jacobs, Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Mack Crunk (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Neil Smith (PF), Roman Cool (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | John Summerville clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | John Summerville connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Mack Crunk - foul #1 on Mack Crunk, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Roman Cool takes the ball from Paul Smith after a doubleteam | 28-39 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-39 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it home | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | David Brooks's layup is rejected by Neil Smith | 28-41 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the driving attempt from close range | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | David Brooks misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mack Crunk - foul #2 on Mack Crunk, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Smith, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG) Mack Crunk | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the fadeaway near the basket | 30-43 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets double dribbles | 30-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Paul Smith (SF) Ray Richards, Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) John Summerville, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SF) Frederick Davis | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Neil Smith (PF) Erick Keen, Dustin Regalado | |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a jumpshot from the right side | 34-47 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Paul Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is fouled on the floor by Donald Portillo - foul #3 on Donald Portillo, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Paul Smith, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF), Roman Cool (C) William Igo, Joshua Thompson | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Ray Richards comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Summerville - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mack Crunk | 37-51 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 37-51 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF) Mack Crunk, Neil Smith | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Paul Smith | 39-54 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #9 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG), Neil Smith (PF) William Igo, Dustin Regalado | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | John Summerville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Roman Cool | 39-56 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | David Brooks swats the shot by Roman Cool | 39-56 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Igo and he's fouled by David Brooks - foul #4 on David Brooks, team foul #10 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG), Donald Portillo (SF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Donald Portillo travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado slams it home on a nice dish by Joshua Thompson | 39-61 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-61 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | William Igo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) SG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson tips it back up and in | 41-63 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dustin Regalado - foul #2 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the free throw | 44-63 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #11 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG) William Igo | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the shot from the right side | 44-65 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 44-65 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-65 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-65 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Erick Keen tips it in | 44-67 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #8 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG) Kyle Poulson | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | David Brooks picks off the pass by Frederick Davis | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-67 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the offensive board | 46-67 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 46-67 |