| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Steven Bushong lays it in | 45-36 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Baptiste - foul #1 on Christopher Baptiste, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, Christopher Baptiste, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn is fouled on the floor by David Robbins - foul #1 on David Robbins, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Frank Brumback, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | James Harbert steps in front of the Chase Brown pass | 47-39 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | John Geib is hacked by David Robbins - foul #2 on David Robbins, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Michael Szopinski (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) James Harbert, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-39 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | David Robbins grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Chase Brown drills a shot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Hazelip | 49-42 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Michael Szopinski gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip is hacked by David Robbins - foul #3 on David Robbins, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Ralph Choe (SG), Stephan Davis (SF), Ronald Maynard (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Chase Brown, Frank Brumback, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, John Mendelsohn, Michael Szopinski, Jacob Hazelip | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Stephan Davis steps in front of the Ronald Steenbergen pass | 49-45 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Darren Davis lays it up and in set up by Stephan Davis | 51-45 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Vasily Gavinski - foul #2 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) John Geib | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Darren Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 51-47 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerome Iler | 51-49 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Chase Brown (SG) Darren Davis, Ralph Choe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG), John Geib (PF) James Harbert, Christopher Baptiste, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Chase Brown comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the contested runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Mendelsohn | 51-51 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #3 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Stephan Davis, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Christopher Courtney, John Mendelsohn, John Geib | |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Harbert | 53-54 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 56-54 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Robbins - foul #4 on David Robbins, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Ronald Maynard (PF) Thomas Nusbaum, David Robbins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG) James Harbert, Christopher Baptiste | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Ronald Steenbergen steps in front of the Steven Bushong pass | 56-56 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chase Brown | 56-56 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Darren Davis's floater is knocked away by Jerome Iler | 56-56 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 24 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Darren Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ralph Choe (SG), Vasily Gavinski (PF) Darren Davis, Chase Brown, Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, John Mendelsohn, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Steven Bushong hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | James Harbert pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Vasily Gavinski | 58-56 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (SF), Matthew Goodman (C) Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) John Geib | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-56 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vasily Gavinski | 58-56 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Stephan Davis snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Ralph Choe hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephan Davis | 61-56 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Steenbergen | 61-58 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Stephan Davis double dribbles | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Ronald Maynard (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Ralph Choe, Stephan Davis, Vasily Gavinski, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG) James Harbert, Christopher Baptiste | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Ronald Steenbergen blocks the short jumper by Chase Brown | 61-58 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Mendelsohn | 61-58 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen double dribbles | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard is fouled on the floor by Jacob Hazelip - foul #4 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Robbins (PF) Ronald Maynard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Steven Bushong comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Frank Brumback pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Ronald Steenbergen picks off the pass by Frank Brumback | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 24 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | David Robbins is called for the reach on John Mendelsohn - foul #5 on David Robbins, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ronald Maynard (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Darren Davis, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Michael Szopinski (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) James Harbert, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Maynard | 63-60 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Nusbaum | 63-60 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Brumback and he's fouled by Jacob Hazelip - foul #5 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG), Steven Bushong (C) Chase Brown, Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, John Mendelsohn, Michael Szopinski, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the runner in the lane | 65-60 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | John Geib picks off the pass by Ronald Maynard | 65-60 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | John Geib banks in the layup set up by Jerome Iler | 65-62 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Steven Bushong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Stephan Davis (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG) James Harbert | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 65-62 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 65-62 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Steven Bushong tips it home | 67-62 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Steven Bushong denies the turnaround by Ronald Steenbergen | 67-62 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Darren Davis | 67-62 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard is hacked by Christopher Courtney - foul #1 on Christopher Courtney, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) Darren Davis, Stephan Davis, Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Christopher Baptiste | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tired) 24 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses long on a shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler hits the finger roll | 67-64 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Vasily Gavinski, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG) Christopher Courtney | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | John Mendelsohn steals the ball from Thomas Nusbaum | 67-64 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Bushong | 67-64 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Ronald Steenbergen steals it from Chase Brown | 67-64 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Frank Brumback scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nusbaum | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Steenbergen | 70-69 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG) James Harbert, John Mendelsohn | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Baptiste and he's fouled by Ronald Maynard - foul #3 on Ronald Maynard, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Chase Brown clanks a floater from close range | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Frank Brumback pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Steven Bushong clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #4 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Nusbaum - foul #2 on Thomas Nusbaum, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the halfcourt shot | 71-74 |