| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Sammie Hudson - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Sean Sowders | 28-31 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lon Smith | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried lays it up and in on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Hudson | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Parada - foul #3 on Daniel Parada, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 29-36 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Butz | 31-36 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 31-38 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 33-41 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Woods | 33-41 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 33-43 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 35-43 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett loses the ball out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Robert Woods | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't finish the layup but the foul's on Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the turnaround from the left block | 40-44 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #3 on Rodney Heller, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | David Harvey buries a runner from the baseline set up by Louis Reaves | 42-44 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the finger roll set up by Paul Bramblett | 42-46 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Rodney Heller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 44-46 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Robert Woods steps in front of the Sean Sowders pass | 44-46 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Sammie Hudson - foul #2 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Robert Woods is denied by Louis Reaves | 44-49 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a jumper near the basket | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Micheal Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Micheal Moore, Robert Woods | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Stuart Ried swats the short shot by Ryan Rine | 46-49 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Harvey Marine | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a jumper near the basket | 46-49 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 46-49 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Woods hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Lon Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bramblett | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Robert Woods steals it from Louis Reaves | 46-53 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Parada | 46-56 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | David Harvey is whistled for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Harvey Marine (SF) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sean Sowders - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the floater from the left side set up by Russell Jolley | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't finish the layup | 46-59 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Francis Frazier, Patrick Smith | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves blows the dunk but he's hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-63 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-63 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Yutzy | 49-63 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the shot in the paint | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley travels with the ball | 51-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Harvey Marine | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-63 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | William Butz hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 55-65 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | William Butz snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | William Butz is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Robert Woods | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by William Butz in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is fouled on the floor by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a shot from the right block set up by Sean Sowders and he's hacked by Micheal Moore - foul #1 on Micheal Moore, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Micheal Moore, Russell Jolley, Francis Frazier, Robert Woods, Patrick Smith | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #5 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the turnaround from close range | 60-71 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 60-71 |