| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Schell | 43-38 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Danny Brown picks off the pass by Donald Charles out of a doubleteam | 43-38 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown throws it down | 45-38 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-38 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 47-40 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | James Clinard steps in front of the Jeffry Dickman pass | 47-40 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | James Clinard lays it up and in | 49-40 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Danny Brown snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | James Clinard drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Danny Brown | 51-40 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 51-42 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), John Nordin (SF), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nordin | 55-42 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Charles | 55-45 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Thomas Rogers blocks the jumper by Jeffry Dickman | 58-47 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Adam Little knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Adi | 60-50 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is fouled on the floor by Ramon Benavidez - foul #3 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Danny Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 60-50 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Adam Little clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses short on a shot from the right block | 60-50 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers jams it on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 60-52 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #1 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung misses the easy layup | 62-52 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | John Nordin gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Yeung | 62-52 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #2 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (PG), Timothy Schell (PF) Danny Brown, Angelo Perez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG) Donald Charles | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-54 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nordin | 64-54 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Adam Little snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Ramon Benavidez is called for the reach on Ronald Cotta - foul #4 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) James Clinard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman (C) Ramon Benavidez | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), John Nordin (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Danny Brown | 66-54 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses short on a jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Troy Barrie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Charles | 66-57 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Donald Charles picks off the pass by James Clinard | 66-57 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Adam Little double dribbles | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #3 | 66-57 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | John Nordin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), Angelo Perez (PF) John Nordin, Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Willy McGeary steals it from Robert Beers | 67-57 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Jeffry Dickman denies the turnaround by Thomas Rogers | 67-57 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen connects on the jumper from the left side | 69-57 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Donald Charles is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 69-57 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Troy Barrie snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 3 from straight away | 69-59 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits the follow up shot | 69-61 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Adam Little banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffry Dickman | 72-63 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #4 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG) Danny Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Clinard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Donald Charles works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy Barrie - foul #4 on Troy Barrie, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the runner from the left block | 74-67 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Danny Brown and he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Charles and the foul's on Danny Brown - foul #4 on Danny Brown, team foul #5 | 77-71 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 80-72 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the tip | 80-72 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Danny Brown lays it in | 82-72 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Donald Charles knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Troy Barrie | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Donald Charles is called for the reach on James Clinard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Charles, team foul #10 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), Angelo Perez (PF) Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | James Clinard steals the ball from Donald Charles | 84-74 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard is hacked by Donald Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Charles, team foul #11 | 84-74 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by Jeffry Dickman | 85-74 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | John Nordin connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Clinard and the foul's on Robert Beers - foul #3 on Robert Beers, team foul #12 | 87-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Angelo Perez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the free throw | 87-74 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 87-74 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the driving attempt from the right block | 87-74 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the rebound | 87-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 87-74 |