| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Ronald Hillman denies the turnaround by Marcus Stradford | 30-22 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Eric Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Eric Lee blows the layup | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't finish the layup | 30-22 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 30-22 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | James Wilson takes the ball from Ronald Hillman | 30-22 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | James Wilson buries a floater from close range | 30-24 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 32-24 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Ronald Hillman picks off the pass by James Wilson | 32-24 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Nicholas Yarnell steals the ball from Joshua Savage | 32-24 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Eric Lee connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Fusco and the foul's on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Theodore Robinson (C) Eric Lee, Marcus Stradford | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Jones and he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Robert Fusco, James Wilson | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Douglas Faris takes the ball from Vernon Harris | 37-29 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-29 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Raymond Reid's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #1 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 40-29 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | John Hale snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Steven Timko can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Robert Fusco lays it in on a great pass from Eric Lee | 40-31 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | John Hale double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) George Taylor, Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits the finger roll | 42-31 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Eric Lee | 42-33 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 42-33 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Robert Fusco gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Vernon Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fusco | 42-33 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Marcus Stradford | 42-35 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Harrison Brooker is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Ronald Hillman, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 44-35 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Savage | 44-35 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Raymond Reid shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | John Hale drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Douglas Faris | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Donald Fuhr | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Theodore Robinson steals the ball from Steven Timko | 47-35 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Reid and he's hacked by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) John Hale | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | George Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 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) | |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 49-37 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Robert Fusco takes the ball from Joshua Savage | 49-37 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Robert Fusco throws it down | 49-39 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage banks in the layup set up by John Hale and the foul's on James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Richard Jones (C) John Hale, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Eric Lee | 52-39 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith banks in the layup | 54-39 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | George Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 54-39 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson tips it in | 54-41 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-41 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | George Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 56-41 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-41 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #3 on Vernon Harris, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Joseph Smith, George Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 56-41 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Raymond Reid works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Theodore Robinson | 56-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | John Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Raymond Reid shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris runs out the clock | 57-47 |