| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Michael Sax blocks the jumper by Paul Smith | 29-23 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sax | 29-23 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Ryan Dean steals it from Anthony Harrington | 29-23 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | David Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Richard Anderson evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range | 29-25 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 31-25 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Willett | 31-25 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF) Paul Smith, Richard Anderson | |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell comes up short on the runner in the lane | 31-25 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't connect on a runner from the left block | 31-25 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Allen Harris is denied on a layup by Richard Willett | 31-25 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it home | 31-27 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris, Andrew Tamura | |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is fouled on the floor by Michael Sax - foul #1 on Michael Sax, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Richard Anderson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Michael Sax clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Billy Tucker | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses badly on a floater from the right block | 34-29 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sax | 34-29 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | David Wolfe tips it home | 36-29 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 36-29 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits a jumpshot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (PF), Richard Willett (C) Ryan Dean, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Smith, Richard Anderson, Daniel Hayes | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vincent Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Michael Sax drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Alexander | 40-29 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-29 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the tip | 40-29 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | David Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Vincent Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG) Anthony Harrington | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-29 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Richard Willett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 40-29 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Allen Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SG) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Billy Tucker, Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sax | 44-29 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Richard Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Gahuj Afshari is called for the reach on Joseph Cline - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Vincent Thompson (PF) Bill Peck, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Tamura - foul #3 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Vincent Thompson is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (C) Andrew Tamura | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Michael Sax is called for the reach on Gahuj Afshari - foul #2 on Michael Sax, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Ryan Dean (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Vincent Thompson, Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #5 | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #6 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG) Anthony Harrington | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Michael Sax gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Michael Sax lays it up and in | 50-29 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Billy Tucker can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-29 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the tip | 50-29 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the board | 50-29 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-29 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilliam | 50-29 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Ikner - foul #2 on Charles Ikner, team foul #5 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Ikner | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Ikner - foul #3 on Charles Ikner, team foul #6 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF) Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner clanks a floater from the left block | 52-32 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Allen Harris is fouled on the floor by Charles Ikner - foul #4 on Charles Ikner, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline loses the dribble to Anthony Harrington | 52-34 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 52-37 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | David Wolfe double dribbles | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the jumper from the left side | 52-37 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Western (SF) David Wolfe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Western (fresh) PF - Bill Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Joseph Cline steals the ball from Thomas Gilliam in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 53-37 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam's pass is intercepted by Joseph Cline | 53-37 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline lays it in | 55-37 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 55-39 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Paul Smith picks off the pass by James Western | 55-39 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Cline and he's hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #8 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Richard Anderson is hacked by Bill Peck - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) James Western | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson can't throw it down | 58-44 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Bill Peck tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Richard Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Vincent Thompson | 60-44 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Alexander | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Bill Peck connects on the shot from close range | 62-44 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-44 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Bill Peck gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline runs out the clock | 62-44 |