| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | George Bray steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Troy Barrie buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers is hacked by Dino Winski - foul #2 on Dino Winski, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Derosier - foul #2 on Albert Derosier, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Dino Winski is called for the reach on Thomas Rogers - foul #3 on Dino Winski, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF) Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Robert Beers swats the layup by Mwla Abdeldayen | 41-41 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Adam Graham clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Graham | 41-44 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Hopkins | 41-46 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Adam Little blows the layup over the doubleteam | 41-46 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adam Little - foul #1 on Adam Little, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 43-46 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF) Brandon Hopkins | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Dino Winski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Merrill Koga | 47-48 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Rickey Parsley (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF) Danny Brown, Adam Graham | |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Adam Little is called for the reach on Timothy Schell - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from George Bray | 47-52 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-52 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | George Bray tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Adam Little works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dino Winski | 49-54 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Adam Graham clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dino Winski - foul #4 on Dino Winski, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Henry Moritz (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Timothy Schell, George Bray | |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Henry Moritz is hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #1 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (PF) Adam Graham | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Rogers | 52-56 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 54-56 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Troy Barrie travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), John Nordin (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | John Nordin scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mwla Abdeldayen | 54-60 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Nordin | 54-60 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen lays it in on a great pass from John Nordin | 54-62 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Merrill Koga grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Merrill Koga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #3 on Robert Beers, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF) Merrill Koga, Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Danny Brown, George Bray | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 54-63 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brandon Hopkins | 54-63 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Thomas Rogers blocks the short jumper by Robert Beers | 54-63 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brandon Hopkins | 54-65 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Robert Beers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 57-65 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Bray | 57-68 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Derosier - foul #3 on Albert Derosier, team foul #4 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG) Ronald Dibiase | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rickey Parsley - foul #4 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Henry Moritz (PF) Troy Barrie, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Adam Little works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 59-70 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Henry Moritz tips it back up and in | 61-70 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown tips it home | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Robert Beers slams it home over the doubleteam on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 63-72 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell double dribbles | 63-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase hits the finger roll | 65-72 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Hopkins | 65-74 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Dino Winski is hacked by Adam Graham - foul #1 on Adam Graham, team foul #5 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF), Rickey Parsley (C) Thomas Downs, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 65-74 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 65-74 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-74 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Cotta | 65-74 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Adam Little is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta lays it in on a great pass from Albert Derosier | 65-76 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-76 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-76 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | George Bray tips it in | 65-78 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Henry Moritz clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #6 | 65-78 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's pass is intercepted by Ronald Dibiase | 67-78 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Albert Derosier steals it from Henry Moritz | 67-78 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Dibiase steals the ball from Brandon Hopkins | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase drills a 3 from straight away set up by Troy Barrie | 70-78 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 70-78 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Brandon Hopkins takes the ball from Robert Beers after a doubleteam | 70-78 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Hopkins | 70-80 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Troy Barrie can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Dibiase | 70-80 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Henry Moritz steals the ball from Albert Derosier | 72-80 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier gets the rebound | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Albert Derosier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Ronald Cotta steals it from Robert Beers | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-82 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Troy Barrie pulls down the rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Adam Little misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Cotta - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #7 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 72-82 |