| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Todd Bailey inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Lauver - foul #1 on Charles Lauver, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Kersten | 23-24 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 23-24 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Eugene Purkey steals the ball from James Cleghorn | 23-24 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Peter Persons can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn buries a jump hook near the basket | 25-24 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | John Clem drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Bailey | 25-26 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn is denied on a dunk by Eugene Purkey | 25-26 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Todd Bailey | 25-26 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey loses the dribble to Freeman Hahn | 25-26 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Purkey - foul #2 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 26-26 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Peter Persons scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Clem | 26-28 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Cleghorn | 28-28 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | John Clem evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Todd Bailey tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), Daniel Spataro (PF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver, James Cleghorn, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) John Clem, Peter Persons, Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clarence Kerr (fresh) SG - Donald Allen (fresh) SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Donald Allen is fouled on the floor by Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Larry Stanton, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Lauver (SF) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist is hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Clarence Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | John Alexander gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | John Alexander hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | James Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Charles Lauver, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Peter Persons (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist, James Burke | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #3 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Eugene Purkey | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Todd Bailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and he's fouled by Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | John Clem is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Todd Bailey is called for the reach on Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Todd Bailey, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG) Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-34 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joey Rosenzweig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn connects on the shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Peter Persons is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG), Charles Lauver (SF) Joey Rosenzweig, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF) Todd Bailey | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Peter Persons is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn misses long on a jump hook from close range | 36-34 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Virgilio Bruno | 36-34 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno lays it up and in | 36-36 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Daniel Spataro (PF) Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF), James Burke (C) John Clem, Peter Persons, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist, Troy Kersten | |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (PG), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Freeman Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Todd Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 39-37 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | James Burke grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Donald Allen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Kerr | 39-40 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Donald Allen steals the ball from Charles Lauver | 39-40 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey is hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), James Cleghorn (PF), Freeman Hahn (C) Joey Rosenzweig, Daniel Spataro, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Peter Persons (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Donald Allen, James Burke | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joey Rosenzweig (SG), Larry Stanton (SF) Michael Lewis, Charles Lauver | |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF) Todd Bailey | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joey Rosenzweig - foul #1 on Joey Rosenzweig, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn is fouled on the floor by Peter Persons - foul #3 on Peter Persons, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 39-42 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey loses the dribble to Jeffrey Rorie | 39-42 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | John Clem shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Charles Lauver (SF) Joey Rosenzweig, Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Bailey (SF) Virgilio Bruno | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is hacked by Peter Persons - foul #4 on Peter Persons, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | The jump hook by Eugene Purkey is blocked by Freeman Hahn | 41-42 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Todd Bailey can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 43-42 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is fouled on the floor by Charles Lauver - foul #2 on Charles Lauver, team foul #9 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Eugene Purkey | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses long on a floater from close range | 43-42 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn tips it home | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lauver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Hahn (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 45-42 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Freeman Hahn pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the finger roll | 47-42 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Todd Bailey connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by James Cleghorn - foul #2 on James Cleghorn, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Freeman Hahn | 47-44 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 47-44 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Todd Bailey pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Peter Persons buries a runner in the paint set up by John Clem | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Lauver | 49-46 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Peter Persons hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Clem | 49-48 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie jams it against the doubleteam | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Peter Persons is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Charles Lauver makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Charles Lauver takes the ball from Eugene Purkey | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is fouled in the backcourt by John Clem - foul #2 on John Clem, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Peter Persons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 55-50 |