| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Richard Willett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | David Wolfe snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's pass is intercepted by David Wolfe in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Sax | 22-30 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Richard Willett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #2 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-32 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Richard Anderson is called for the reach on David Wolfe - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Andrew Tamura - foul #3 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Paul Smith, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 3rd free throw | 24-35 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG), Andrew Tamura (C) Anthony Harrington, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Michael Sax pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Caldwell - foul #3 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Tucker and the foul's on David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 28-36 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | David Wolfe knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Alexander | 28-38 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Charles Alexander - foul #2 on Charles Alexander, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it in | 30-38 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 30-38 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington drills a runner from the right block | 32-38 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean lays it up and in set up by David Wolfe | 32-40 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gahuj Afshari, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean blows the layup | 32-40 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Allen Harris hits a runner near the basket | 34-40 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the shot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Gilliam | 37-40 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Michael Sax scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Wolfe and the foul's on Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Paul Smith, Allen Harris, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF), Richard Willett (C) David Wolfe, Charles Alexander, Ryan Dean, Charles Ikner | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Anderson | 39-43 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson tips it in | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is fouled on the floor by Vincent Thompson - foul #1 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Charles Alexander (SG) Joseph Cline, Michael Sax | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 42-45 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Richard Willett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Vincent Thompson | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 45-45 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Richard Anderson picks off the pass by Bill Peck | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Richard Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Bill Peck, Richard Willett | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the jumper in the lane | 45-45 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 45-45 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Anthony Harrington is called for the reach on Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) David Wolfe | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Michael Sax's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Hayes | 45-45 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it home | 45-47 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 48-47 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Cline | 48-49 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean is called for a backcourt violation | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Paul Smith, Allen Harris, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Vincent Thompson (PF), Richard Willett (C) Charles Alexander, Ryan Dean, Charles Ikner | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Harrington and the foul's on Michael Sax - foul #2 on Michael Sax, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Michael Sax | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Vincent Thompson - foul #2 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Andrew Tamura swats the short shot by Bill Peck | 51-49 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Richard Willett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) Joseph Cline, Bill Peck, Vincent Thompson | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Willett | 51-49 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Willett - foul #2 on Richard Willett, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Willett | 52-50 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Gahuj Afshari picks off the pass by Ryan Dean | 52-50 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Sax - foul #3 on Michael Sax, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Michael Sax tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Alexander - foul #3 on Charles Alexander, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Richard Willett clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Charles Alexander is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Alexander, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Richard Anderson is hacked by David Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wolfe, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Richard Anderson blocks the short jumper by Michael Sax | 54-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 54-52 |