| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG) James Lyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Michael Sok denies the turnaround by Paul Pierce | 30-25 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Erick Keen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Erick Keen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Toney Dumas is called for the reach on Michael Sok - foul #2 on Toney Dumas, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Michael Moore is called for the reach on William Igo - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Sam Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Winston Centeno (PF) William Igo, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Paul Pierce | |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 30-25 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Sam Ford snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Sam Ford - foul #1 on Sam Ford, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SG), Frederick Davis (PF) Eugene Rademacher, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frederick Davis | 30-25 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 30-25 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Toney Dumas banks in the layup | 30-27 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Sam Ford buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Kemp (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Mercer - foul #3 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Kevin Kemp | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Clifford Jacobs picks off the pass by Erick Keen | 32-29 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Neil Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rafael Ayala | 32-33 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Brad Blackwell, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | William Igo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lyle | 35-33 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Regalado - foul #1 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, William Igo, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Wayne Dildy, Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sam Ford | 38-35 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Thomas Mercer - foul #4 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rafael Ayala | 38-37 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the jumper in the paint | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Clifford Jacobs | 40-40 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 42-40 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | James Lyle's pass is intercepted by Richard Sheets | 42-40 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Michael Sok is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Michael Sok, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 42-40 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Richard Sheets takes the ball from Sam Ford | 42-42 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Rademacher - foul #2 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Neil Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lyle | 47-44 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Brad Blackwell is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Sam Ford pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli's pass is intercepted by James Lyle | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce lays it up and in on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 50-47 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Sam Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Rafael Ayala swats the shot by Thomas Mercer | 50-47 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 50-47 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Toney Dumas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 50-52 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Erick Keen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Winston Centeno (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Brad Blackwell, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 53-54 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is called for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Sok | 55-54 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Toney Dumas, Rafael Ayala | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Christopher Freudenberg steals the ball from Dustin Regalado | 55-54 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Michael Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Erick Keen and he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Freudenberg denies the turnaround by Michael Sok | 57-54 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 57-54 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Freudenberg | 57-57 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Winston Centeno (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Lyle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sok wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Michael Moore can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Michael Sok pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Neil Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Kemp - foul #1 on Kevin Kemp, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Dildy (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a turnaround from close range | 60-59 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 3 from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Neil Smith drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Lyle | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Neil Smith blocks the short jumper by Paul Pierce | 62-62 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 62-62 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Sam Ford | 62-62 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell's floater is tipped away by Paul Pierce | 62-62 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Sam Ford pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Dildy - foul #1 on Wayne Dildy, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) Neil Smith, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Wayne Dildy, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Michael Sok blocks the short jumper by Richard Sheets | 64-62 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell is denied on a layup by Christopher Freudenberg | 64-62 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Clifford Jacobs blocks the jumper by Michael Sok | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs | 64-67 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Michael Sok's layup is rejected by Paul Pierce | 64-67 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Toney Dumas pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Freudenberg | 64-69 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is fouled on the floor by Toney Dumas - foul #3 on Toney Dumas, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) James Lyle, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets blows the layup but the foul's on Eugene Rademacher - foul #3 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Ford (C) Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Kevin Kemp | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Nesbitt is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Kevin Kemp (C) Michael Moore, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Kevin Kemp | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-70 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets jams it | 67-72 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher is fouled on the floor by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Neil Smith, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 68-72 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the shot from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it in | 70-72 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Frederick Davis denies the turnaround by Paul Pierce | 70-72 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Toney Dumas picks off the pass by Frederick Davis | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is hacked by Erick Keen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erick Keen, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Toney Dumas gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by James Lyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lyle, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Rademacher - foul #4 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is fouled in the backcourt by James Lyle - foul #3 on James Lyle, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-78 |