| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - William Doherty (fresh) C - Cory Fouch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) PF - John Blanton (fresh) C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | William Doherty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | William Doherty buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Peterson | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is fouled on the floor by William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Peterson | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Anthony Sellers is called for the reach on Kevin Davidson - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | William Ford steals the ball from Christopher Brooks | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is denied on a dunk by John Blanton | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilfredo Rizzo | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Peterson | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Darryl Lee (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Matthew Breault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | William Ford gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Darryl Lee swats the short shot by William Doherty | 6-4 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it home | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Matthew Breault hits a runner in the paint set up by Piao China and he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Matthew Breault misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Brian Segura pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Piao China (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) PF - Darryl Lee (fresh) C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is hacked by Matthew Breault - foul #1 on Matthew Breault, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 10-6 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Matthew Breault double dribbles | 10-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cory Fouch (C) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Blanton (PF) Darryl Lee | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Doherty (PF) Stephen Watchman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF), Darryl Lee (C) Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | John Blanton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Rodney Washington, Darryl Lee | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | John Blanton scores on a runner from close range | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | William Doherty connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Peterson and he's fouled by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Darryl Lee (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | William Ford takes the ball from Darryl Lee | 13-8 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't throw it down | 13-8 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Darryl Lee misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 13-8 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Christopher Brooks steals it from William Doherty | 13-8 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Cory Fouch - foul #1 on Cory Fouch, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), John Blanton (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Jeffrey Job, Darryl Lee | |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | William Peterson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Carl Mars blocks the short jumper by Wilfredo Rizzo | 13-9 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | John Blanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) William Ford | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Breault is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Matthew Breault, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) PF - John Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 16-9 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it home | 16-11 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Daniel Seger is called for the reach on Piao China - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 16-13 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Blanton | 16-13 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the easy layup | 16-13 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | John Blanton tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the dunk but the foul's on Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Darryl Lee (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Piao China, Jeffrey Job, John Blanton, Rafael Barnes | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Darryl Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 18-13 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 20-13 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 20-13 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | William Doherty pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Rizzo | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Lee (fresh) C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) William Ford, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 20-13 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman tips it but misses | 20-13 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the finger roll | 20-15 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Tony Thompson | 22-15 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | John Blanton's floater is tipped away by Stephen Watchman | 22-15 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Rafael Barnes denies the turnaround by Stephen Watchman | 22-15 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't tip it in | 22-15 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Rafael Barnes is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darryl Lee (C) Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-15 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson grabs the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Anthony Sellers steals the ball from John Blanton | 25-15 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Darryl Lee swats the short shot by Cory Fouch | 25-15 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | John Blanton gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Blanton | 25-18 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-18 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Shawn Rose snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Kevin Davidson | 25-20 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch's floater is knocked away by Darryl Lee | 25-20 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | John Blanton snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | John Blanton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Blanton, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Daniel Seger, William Ford, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch loses the dribble to John Blanton | 25-20 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Cory Fouch - foul #2 on Cory Fouch, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (PF) John Blanton | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Rafael Barnes denies the turnaround by William Doherty | 25-22 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | William Peterson tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Carl Mars steals it from Wilfredo Rizzo | 27-22 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | William Peterson lays it up and in set up by Carl Mars | 29-22 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a floater from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch lays it in | 31-24 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Piao China and the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #2 on Carl Mars, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), John Blanton (PF) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | William Peterson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Watchman | 33-26 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks travels in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman lays it in | 35-26 |