| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Piao China (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF), Darryl Lee (C) Kevin Davidson, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Rodney Washington, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Matthew Breault comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 25-33 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the easy layup | 25-33 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 25-33 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Matthew Breault misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Darryl Lee (C) Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Darryl Lee pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson is whistled for a carry | 27-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | William Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Smith | 27-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Piao China | 29-35 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Sellers - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Piao China, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeffrey Job (fresh) SF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 31-38 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Darryl Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SF) Christopher Brooks, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Breault | 33-38 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Carl Mars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Jeffrey Job, Rodney Washington, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Kinnear | 36-38 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 36-40 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | William Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 39-42 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Gary Kinnear, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Brian Segura, William Smith | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Breault and he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #3 on Willie Roberts, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Barnes | 46-42 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | William Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, Glenn Corral | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (PF) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | William Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | William Smith clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Rafael Barnes - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF) Carl Mars | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Darryl Lee grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Matthew Breault is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #2 on Matthew Breault, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts loses the dribble to Kevin Davidson | 48-43 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Peterson | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Willie Roberts - foul #4 on Willie Roberts, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Darryl Lee (C) Piao China, Kevin Davidson, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Peterson | 50-46 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Breault - foul #3 on Matthew Breault, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a shot in the paint | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Piao China (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a shot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Piao China | 55-50 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | William Smith lays it in | 55-52 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes loses the dribble to Jessie Heintzelman | 55-52 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers lays it in on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 55-54 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Kevin Davidson, Rafael Barnes, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | The 3pt attempt by Willie Roberts is denied by Gary Kinnear | 55-54 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Darryl Lee gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Job takes the ball from Glenn Corral | 55-54 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks jams it on a great pass from Jeffrey Job | 57-54 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Darryl Lee is called for the reach on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Darryl Lee, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Tony Thompson | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 57-56 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Peterson | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Piao China, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | William Smith misses short on a floater near the basket | 57-58 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Davidson | 59-58 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Job - foul #2 on Jeffrey Job, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Gary Kinnear (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Darryl Lee misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 59-59 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Piao China misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | William Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brooks | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 62-61 |