| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Clem (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is hacked by Howard Hagan - foul #4 on Howard Hagan, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #2 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Edward Patterson steals the ball from John Clem | 24-32 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 24-34 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | The short jumper by Harold Barnhart is denied by Robert Parsons | 24-34 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jones | 24-34 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | John Clem hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Jones | 26-34 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones steps in front of the Phillip Brisson pass in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the finger roll | 28-34 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Andrew Privalsky blocks the short jumper by Robert Parsons | 28-34 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Brisson | 28-34 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Micheal Hause throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), William Spencer (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, Andrew Privalsky, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Roy Zenker | |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Troy Kersten is called for the reach on James Cleghorn - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Kirk and the foul's on Jerry Polson - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | John Clem is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn comes up short on the shot near the basket | 28-39 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Thompson | 28-42 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Polson | 31-42 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson buries a shot from the right block set up by Stephan Oswalt | 31-44 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Clem (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-44 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-44 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | John Clem gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it home | 36-44 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Andrew Privalsky (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, John Clem, William Spencer, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones steals it from Edward Patterson | 36-47 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Thomas Jones loses the dribble to Edward Patterson | 36-47 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker can't throw it down | 36-47 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Privalsky is blocked by Roy Zenker | 36-47 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Edward Patterson - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is called for traveling | 36-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Edward Patterson is called for the reach on Micheal Hause - foul #3 on Edward Patterson, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Micheal Hause evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Hagan - foul #5 on Howard Hagan, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), John Clem (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Phillip Slomski takes the ball from Stephan Oswalt | 39-48 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephan Oswalt - foul #2 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Polson | 40-48 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Harold Barnhart (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Andrew Privalsky, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Edward Patterson (PF) James Kirk, James Cleghorn | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart is fouled on the floor by Robert Parsons - foul #3 on Robert Parsons, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG) Dustin Thompson | |
| 04:52 | Louisville | William Spencer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #4 on Robert Parsons, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | William Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | William Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Patterson | 42-55 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | John Clem banks in the layup set up by Micheal Hause | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #3 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) John Clem | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Jerry Polson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the tip | 44-55 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Micheal Hause snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | William Spencer loses the dribble to Phillip Brisson | 44-55 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't throw it down | 44-55 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Micheal Hause loses the dribble to Phillip Brisson | 44-57 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 44-59 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Jerry Polson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Spencer | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Edward Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Hause, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Robert Parsons (SF) Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Troy Kersten snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Brisson - foul #2 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is hacked by Jerry Polson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Polson, team foul #10 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Jerry Polson travels with the ball | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Polson - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons blows the layup but he's hacked by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #12 | 50-63 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 52-63 |