| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Peter Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 22-35 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | William Shiver drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Atkin | 25-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | John Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-37 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 25-37 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Fred Butler pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | John Wolf misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | John Wolf can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 25-37 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin lays it in set up by Anthony Rector | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Peter Alexander clanks a shot from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 25-39 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Fred Butler is called for the reach on Daniel Everitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Shiver - foul #1 on William Shiver, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG) Anthony Rector | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Fred Butler drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Alexander | 27-41 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses long on a jumper in the lane | 27-41 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | David Duffield tips it back up and in | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Shiver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Peter Alexander drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Wolf and the foul's on James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Peter Alexander swats the short shot by Daniel Everitt | 30-43 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | James Harper misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Kim Richardson, James Anderson | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | James Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 31-43 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Robert Ellison swats the short shot by William Shiver | 31-43 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 31-43 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | John Wolf steals the ball from Daniel Everitt | 31-43 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | John Wolf comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon jams it set up by Anthony Rector | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:39 | Louisville | John Wolf double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Feather (C) Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison loses the dribble to Fred Butler | 31-45 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Chad Feather misses short on a runner from the baseline | 31-45 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | James Anderson can't tip it in | 31-45 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | David Duffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, Robert Ellison, David Duffield | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Danny Booth (fresh) SF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Shiver (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Feather (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | William Shiver buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Fred Butler | 33-45 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | William Shiver steps in front of the James Anderson pass | 33-45 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Chad Feather misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 33-45 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Chad Feather tips it home | 35-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad Feather - foul #1 on Chad Feather, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (PG), Peter Alexander (PF) Fred Butler, William Shiver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Kerry Clark, James Anderson | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dennis Brandon - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF) Kim Richardson | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Rector | 37-48 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Danny Booth is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Shiver (PF) Chad Feather | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 37-48 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the board | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Peter Alexander loses the dribble to Daniel Everitt | 37-48 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Danny Booth steals it from Dennis Brandon | 37-48 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | John Wolf dunks the ball set up by Danny Booth | 39-48 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is fouled on the floor by Peter Alexander - foul #1 on Peter Alexander, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Chad Feather (C) James Harper, John Wolf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Dennis Brandon | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson is hacked by Peter Alexander - foul #2 on Peter Alexander, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | William Shiver is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #2 on William Shiver, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (SF) Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG) Daniel Everitt | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Booth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Shiver (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Feather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Carl Baillie | 39-50 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Danny Booth is hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SF) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF) Kim Richardson | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kerry Clark | 39-50 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | James Harper steps in front of the James Anderson pass | 39-50 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | James Harper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Harper - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (C) Chad Feather | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, Carl Baillie, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Robert Ellison denies the turnaround by William Shiver | 39-52 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF) Robert Ellison | |
| 04:50 | Louisville | William Shiver hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Danny Booth | 41-52 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Danny Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Peter Alexander connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Daniel Everitt steps in front of the Fred Butler pass in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson is hacked by James Harper - foul #4 on James Harper, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG), John Wolf (SF), Chad Feather (C) Danny Booth, James Harper, William Shiver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Feather | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | John Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Ikner (fresh) SF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Feather (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Chad Feather - foul #2 on Chad Feather, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF), James Anderson (PF) Kim Richardson, Gerald Atkin | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Peter Alexander snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Daniel Everitt steals it from Chad Feather | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-59 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Dennis Brandon picks off the pass by John Wolf | 43-59 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 43-62 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Terence Ikner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-62 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 45-62 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Terence Ikner pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Fred Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Everitt - foul #2 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), William Shiver (PF) Terence Ikner, Chad Feather | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is fouled on the floor by Fred Butler - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Fred Butler's floater is knocked away by Dennis Brandon | 47-64 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | James Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | William Shiver hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Everitt - foul #3 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | William Shiver makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | William Shiver misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 48-64 |