| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) C - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Wilson inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher is hacked by Shilin Wang - foul #1 on Shilin Wang, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton (PF) Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Frank Brickner steps in front of the Michael Wilson pass | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Comeau - foul #3 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Frank Brickner is called for the reach on Shilin Wang - foul #3 on Frank Brickner, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SG), Jack Frias (C) Frank Brickner, Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Leo Henderson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Shilin Wang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marvin Lacefield - foul #1 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Roger Gibbs (C) Kevin Maher, Blaine Johnson, Micheal Sherman, Christopher Skelton | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Mark Parker (C) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Jack Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | John Madison scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Frias (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Mark Parker - foul #2 on Mark Parker, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF) Eddie Williams, Jack Frias | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-38 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | John Madison snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Mark Parker loses the dribble to David Huggins | 35-38 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | David Huggins lays it in | 37-38 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 37-38 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Huggins | 37-38 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Mark Parker scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Christopher Skelton - foul #2 on Christopher Skelton, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Jack Frias (C) David Huggins, Frank Brickner, Christopher Skelton, Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Michael Wilson (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) Leo Henderson, Calvin Schatz, Gerald Comeau | |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Mark Parker makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Shilin Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF), Roger Gibbs (C) Blaine Johnson, Micheal Sherman, Mike Donovan, Jack Frias | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Gerald Comeau (PF) John Madison, Mark Parker | |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Marvin Lacefield denies the turnaround by Roger Gibbs | 42-41 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marvin Lacefield | 42-41 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Eddie Williams is called for the reach on Shilin Wang - foul #3 on Eddie Williams, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Jack Frias (C) Kevin Maher, Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Christopher Skelton, Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Shilin Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Roger Gibbs (C) David Huggins, Blaine Johnson, Micheal Sherman, Jack Frias | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (PF) Gerald Comeau | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF), Jack Frias (C) Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Mike Donovan, Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG) Leo Henderson | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield clanks a runner in the paint | 42-41 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Skelton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Mark Parker pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield's pass is intercepted by Kevin Maher | 42-41 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson lays it in set up by Kevin Maher | 44-41 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Skelton | 44-41 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman misses the 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Jack Frias tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | The short jumper by Marvin Lacefield is denied by Jack Frias | 46-41 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher is fouled on the floor by John Madison - foul #2 on John Madison, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Mike Donovan (PF), Roger Gibbs (C) Kevin Maher, Blaine Johnson, Micheal Sherman, Christopher Skelton, Jack Frias | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Gerald Comeau (PF) John Madison, Michael Wilson, Mark Parker | |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marvin Lacefield | 46-41 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Roger Gibbs - foul #2 on Roger Gibbs, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Huggins and the foul's on Gerald Comeau - foul #4 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is denied on a layup by Roger Gibbs | 49-43 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | David Huggins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 49-43 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Leo Henderson steals it from Frank Brickner | 49-45 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Roger Gibbs steals the ball from Shilin Wang | 49-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs can't throw it down but he's fouled by Marvin Lacefield - foul #2 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF), Christopher Skelton (PF) David Huggins, Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mark Parker (C) Shilin Wang, Calvin Schatz, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Mark Parker misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs buries a floater near the basket | 52-45 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Christopher Skelton is called for the reach on Leo Henderson - foul #3 on Christopher Skelton, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Jack Frias (C) Blaine Johnson, Roger Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | John Madison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Micheal Sherman | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Micheal Sherman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Christopher Skelton is blocked by Gerald Comeau | 52-45 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Mark Parker drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Madison | 52-47 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Jack Frias scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Sherman | 55-47 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Michael Wilson tips it home | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton hits a shot in the lane set up by Frank Brickner | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kevin Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Skelton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Leo Henderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Skelton | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Mark Parker - foul #3 on Mark Parker, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Blaine Johnson (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Roger Gibbs (C) Kevin Maher, Frank Brickner, Micheal Sherman, Jack Frias | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) John Madison, Michael Wilson, Mark Parker | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Christopher Skelton makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF) Christopher Skelton | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Mark Parker (PF) Leo Henderson, Gerald Comeau | |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Mark Parker blocks the jumper by Roger Gibbs | 60-49 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Shilin Wang drills a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Huggins | 62-52 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Shilin Wang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is fouled on the floor by Roger Gibbs - foul #3 on Roger Gibbs, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Maher (PG), Frank Brickner (SG), Micheal Sherman (SF) David Huggins, Blaine Johnson, Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG) Shilin Wang | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | John Madison loses the ball out of bounds | 62-52 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by John Madison - foul #3 on John Madison, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Blaine Johnson (SG), Christopher Skelton (PF) Frank Brickner, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Roger Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Leo Henderson double dribbles | 64-52 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Marvin Lacefield - foul #3 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #11 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Mike Donovan (PF) Blaine Johnson, Christopher Skelton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kevin Maher runs out the clock | 67-54 |