| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Hall inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Albert Redmond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF) Robert Hall | |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Albert Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Albert Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-23 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Paul Durham is fouled on the floor by Sam Hubbard - foul #1 on Sam Hubbard, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Dino Rossi swats the layup by Bryan Jones | 27-23 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Durham | 27-23 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Harold Travis lays it in on a great pass from Paul Durham | 27-25 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Albert Redmond loses the ball out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF) David Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Neal (SG) Bryan Jones | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is hacked by Albert Redmond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Redmond, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Paul Durham is hacked by Dino Rossi - foul #2 on Dino Rossi, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (C) Albert Render | |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses short on a jumper from close range | 27-25 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Dino Rossi grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Antonio Collins buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Redmond | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Neal (fresh) SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG), Michael Glines (SF), David Morris (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Antonio Collins, Sam Hubbard, Orlando Thorton, Dino Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Albert Render (C) Michael Neal, Paul Durham, Michael Bessler | |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Michael Glines is fouled on the floor by Harold Travis - foul #2 on Harold Travis, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Leon Rosas is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-25 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | David Morris is hacked by Harold Travis - foul #3 on Harold Travis, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Harold Travis gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Harold Travis comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 29-25 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Michael Glines pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Albert Render is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #1 on Albert Render, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Dino Rossi (C) Ivan Krajewski, Michael Glines, Leon Rosas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Brian Harris | |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF) David Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Neal (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Robert Hall, Albert Render | |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 30-25 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neal | 30-28 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Sam Hubbard | 32-28 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Collins - foul #3 on Antonio Collins, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Antonio Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Morris (PF) Orlando Thorton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG), Albert Render (C) Michael Neal, Michael Bessler | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Render (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Harold Travis gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonio Collins - foul #4 on Antonio Collins, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG) Antonio Collins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Albert Redmond travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Louis Cline (PF) Harold Travis | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Louis Cline's pass is intercepted by Sam Hubbard | 34-30 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard slams it home | 36-30 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bryan Jones | 36-33 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Paul Durham pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Paul Durham loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Michael Glines (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Albert Redmond, Sam Hubbard, David Morris, Dino Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Neal (SG), Harold Travis (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Louis Cline, Albert Render | |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Michael Glines connects on the jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler knocks in the runner from close range set up by Michael Johnson and he's fouled by Leon Rosas - foul #1 on Leon Rosas, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Igor Znidarsic | 40-36 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Paul Durham drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Neal | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Igor Znidarsic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Krajewski (fresh) SF - Michael Glines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) SG - Michael Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Durham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Bessler - foul #2 on Michael Bessler, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Albert Redmond (PG), Antonio Collins (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Dino Rossi (C) Igor Znidarsic, Ivan Krajewski, Michael Glines, Leon Rosas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Michael Neal, Paul Durham, Michael Bessler | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Harold Travis connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Bryan Jones and he's hacked by Orlando Thorton - foul #1 on Orlando Thorton, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Morris (PF) Orlando Thorton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Sam Hubbard - foul #2 on Sam Hubbard, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Antonio Collins is called for a charge - foul #5 on Antonio Collins, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG) Antonio Collins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Harold Travis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 42-45 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the jump hook in the lane | 45-45 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Dino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Albert Redmond evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Krajewski | 47-45 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Harold Travis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 47-45 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Dino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF), Leon Rosas (C) David Morris, Dino Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Neal (SG), Louis Cline (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Harold Travis, Albert Render | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Krajewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Cline (fresh) C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Leon Rosas hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Albert Redmond and he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #5 on Robert Hall, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Michael Glines (SF) Albert Redmond, Sam Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Paul Durham (SF) Michael Johnson, Robert Hall | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Leon Rosas makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Albert Redmond (PG), Sam Hubbard (SF), David Morris (PF), Dino Rossi (C) Igor Znidarsic, Michael Glines, Orlando Thorton, Leon Rosas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Harold Travis (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Michael Neal, Louis Cline, Michael Bessler | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Albert Redmond takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Albert Redmond evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bryan Jones | 50-45 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the dunk attempt | 50-45 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Albert Redmond comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Paul Durham grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Paul Durham is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Ivan Krajewski | 50-45 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sam Hubbard | 50-45 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Sam Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SG) Ivan Krajewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Michael Glines is called for the reach on Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Michael Glines, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG) Michael Glines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Dino Rossi gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Dino Rossi is hacked by Bryan Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Jones, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SG) Ivan Krajewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Dino Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Dino Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | David Morris snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Harold Travis is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #4 on Harold Travis, team foul #11 | 53-46 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Travis | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #12 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (PF) David Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Albert Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ivan Krajewski | 56-49 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Morris (PF) Ivan Krajewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnson - foul #5 on Michael Johnson, team foul #13 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG) Michael Glines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Paul Durham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Albert Render is fouled on the floor by Dino Rossi - foul #3 on Dino Rossi, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Harris - foul #2 on Brian Harris, team foul #14 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SG) Ivan Krajewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG) Michael Glines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Paul Durham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Harris - foul #3 on Brian Harris, team foul #15 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SG) David Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Albert Render pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Albert Render misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-53 |