| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | George Stevens inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Stevens | 41-32 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | William Smith hits the finger roll set up by William Peterson and he's hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-35 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | William Peterson loses the dribble to Piao China in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Piao China hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Catalano takes the ball from Willie Roberts after a doubleteam | 44-37 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Rodney Washington comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | William Peterson grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Smith slams it home set up by William Peterson | 46-37 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Piao China tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Peterson | 49-39 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the turnaround from the left block | 49-39 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 49-41 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | William Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 49-41 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-41 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral comes up short on the floater near the basket | 49-41 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Roberts | 51-41 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor, George Stevens, Ryan Page, Rafael Barnes | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (C) Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Piao China connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-44 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Piao China buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shawn Rose | 56-47 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gary Kinnear - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), William Smith (C) Tony Thompson, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Stephen Catalano | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear loses the dribble to Daniel Seger | 58-47 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 60-47 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't connect on a floater from close range | 60-47 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | David Broderick steps in front of the Daniel Seger pass in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Washington and the foul's on Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Willie Roberts (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Rodney Washington, Rafael Barnes | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Peterson | 63-50 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 63-50 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Ryan Page (PF) Dikembe Victor, Gary Kinnear | |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Peterson | 66-50 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Daniel Palmatier - foul #4 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #3 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Jessie Heintzelman, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a shot from the right side | 66-50 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-50 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-50 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the finger roll set up by William Peterson | 68-50 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 68-52 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Piao China comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG) Piao China, Shawn Rose | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 72-52 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the board | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 72-52 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is hacked by Brian Segura - foul #3 on Brian Segura, team foul #4 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Willie Roberts (SF) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF), Ryan Page (PF) David Broderick, Gary Kinnear | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-52 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 72-54 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Smith | 74-54 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-54 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Brian Segura pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Brian Segura connects on the open turnaround from the left block set up by Willie Roberts out of the doubleteam | 76-54 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-56 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 76-56 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Rafael Barnes | |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Rodney Washington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Piao China and he's hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it home | 78-59 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 78-59 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the offensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Rodney Washington drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Rose | 78-62 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | William Smith is hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 78-62 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the offensive board | 78-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #6 | 78-62 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, William Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the lay-in | 80-64 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #10 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), George Stevens (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Daniel Seger steals it from David Broderick in the backcourt | 81-64 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger lays it in | 83-64 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 83-64 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it but misses | 83-64 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't finish the layup | 83-66 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman hits the follow up shot | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Victor | 85-68 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #11 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Corral | 85-68 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on a shot from the left side | 85-68 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor grabs the defensive rebound | 85-68 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Tony Thompson is called for the reach on Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Tony Thompson, team foul #7 | 85-68 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral runs out the clock | 85-68 |