| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Steven Finney steals it from Chris Morrissette | 26-29 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches lays it in set up by Steven Finney | 28-29 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Young | 28-31 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harrison Brooker - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Steven Timko pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew McCleary - foul #3 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (C) Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Steven Timko | |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Matthew McCleary is called for the reach on Robert Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | William Davis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | John Hale snags the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | William Davis drills a shot from the left wing set up by Harrison Brooker | 28-35 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Gilbert | 30-35 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Harrison Brooker steals it from Martin Lindsay | 30-35 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is whistled for a carry | 30-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Damon Desroches, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is hacked by Martin Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris's floater is knocked away by Timothy Penrose | 32-35 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), William Davis (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Sherman Holmes (PF) William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Robert Young picks off the pass by Martin Lindsay | 32-35 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits the finger roll set up by Robert Young | 32-37 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Harrison Brooker is called for the reach on Kenneth Gilbert - foul #3 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF) Sherman Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Robert Young is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hale | 32-39 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Hale - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Penrose - foul #2 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Kenneth Young (PF) Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a runner in the lane | 34-40 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | John Hale comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 37-40 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | The jump hook by William Davis is blocked by Timothy Penrose | 37-40 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 37-40 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | John Hale travels in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, John Hale, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert's floater is tipped away by Charles Powers | 37-40 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Charles Powers scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 37-42 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is hacked by Charles Powers during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SG) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), William Davis (SF) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is called for a backcourt violation | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, William Davis, Steven Timko | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Sherman Holmes - foul #1 on Sherman Holmes, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Martin Lindsay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) William Stroud, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Leonard Youngblood, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sherman Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Jamie Okamoto, Sherman Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Robert Young loses the dribble to Matthew McCleary in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary lays it up and in | 39-44 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Damon Desroches is called for the reach on Douglas Faris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Desroches, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Timothy Penrose (C) Matthew McCleary, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose is hacked by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harrison Brooker - foul #4 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Douglas Faris, Harrison Brooker | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Matthew McCleary - foul #5 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF), Steven Timko (PF) William Davis, Charles Powers | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | William Stroud is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hankins - foul #2 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Martin Lindsay, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jamie Okamoto - foul #3 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) William Stroud | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Robert Young, William Davis, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Powers | 46-45 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Steven Finney steals the ball from Bruce Hankins | 46-45 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon tips it in | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Sherman Holmes (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), John Hale (SG), William Davis (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Joseph Smith, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette (C) Steven Timko | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Robert Young drills a shot in the lane set up by Harrison Brooker | 48-49 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) William Stroud, Sherman Holmes, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF) William Davis | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Damon Desroches - foul #3 on Damon Desroches, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | John Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose is hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |