| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Charles Powers can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-21 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-21 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 34-21 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Robert Young drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Powers | 36-21 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson's pass is intercepted by Robert Young | 36-21 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Davis and the foul's on Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Reid | 39-23 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-23 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-23 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Robert Fusco loses the ball out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Robert Young knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Timko and he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Robert Young makes the free throw | 44-23 |
| 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) | |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by Harrison Brooker - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-23 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 44-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Young | 46-23 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Raymond Reid buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-26 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Robert Young misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-26 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Steven Timko tips it in | 48-26 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 48-26 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Robert Young can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 48-26 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (PG), William Davis (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) James Wilson | |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 48-26 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-26 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 48-26 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the follow up shot | 48-28 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Theodore Robinson blocks the short jumper by Chris Morrissette | 48-28 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Robert Fusco snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the rebound | 48-28 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette connects on the shot in the lane set up by Leonard Youngblood | 50-28 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the tip | 50-28 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Raymond Reid - foul #3 on Raymond Reid, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #4 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), James Wilson (C) Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-28 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-28 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 52-28 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Chris Morrissette swats the short shot by James Wilson | 52-28 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits the follow up shot | 52-30 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #3 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Timko (C) Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:26 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Reid - foul #4 on Raymond Reid, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SG) Donald Fuhr, Raymond Reid | |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Robert Young double dribbles | 54-34 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-37 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Hankins | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Robert Young scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 57-37 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Vernon Harris is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hankins - foul #1 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (PG), William Davis (SG), Leonard Youngblood (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Robert Young, Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney, Vernon Harris | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-37 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Youngblood | 59-37 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Charles Powers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) William Davis, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Maloney | 59-40 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 59-40 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Marcus Stradford | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Fuhr | 61-43 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | John Hale hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Maloney | 63-43 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 6 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Faris | 63-43 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #9 | 63-43 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 65-43 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 65-43 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-43 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-45 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Steven Timko buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-45 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3 from straight away | 69-48 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Raymond Reid is called for the reach on Douglas Faris - foul #5 on Raymond Reid, team foul #10 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris gets the rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | John Hale misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Fuhr - foul #2 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #11 | 71-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 71-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson hits a 3 from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Hale runs out the clock | 71-51 |