| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Jones | 33-24 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Mark Boyce loses the ball out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (C) Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Lawrence Gilyard steps in front of the Robert Hyslop pass | 34-24 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is whistled for traveling | 34-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it in | 34-26 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-26 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Paul Sanders and the foul's on Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Lloyd Clark takes the ball from Mark Boyce | 36-26 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it but misses | 36-26 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 38-26 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits a runner in the lane | 38-28 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Savage and he's fouled by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Mark Young, Kerry Windham | |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 40-28 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Nicholas Yarnell steals it from Zlatko Zachman | 40-28 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Joshua Savage swats the shot by Eric Lee | 40-28 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 40-30 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a jumper from the left block | 40-32 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits a runner from close range | 40-34 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage lays it up and in on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 42-34 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 42-36 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 44-36 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Paul Sanders takes the ball from Xavier Willis | 44-36 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the finger roll set up by Paul Sanders | 46-36 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Lawrence Gilyard picks off the pass by David Roberts | 46-36 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:23 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard's layup is rejected by Xavier Willis | 48-36 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Xavier Willis pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is whistled for a carry | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Mark Young, Nicholas Yarnell, Xavier Willis | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 48-36 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Lloyd Clark | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 50-36 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Kerry Windham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a 3 from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 53-37 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Joshua Savage is denied by Xavier Willis | 53-37 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | David Roberts pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Richard Norby steps in front of the Zlatko Zukowsky pass | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Xavier Willis | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Xavier Willis's floater is knocked away by Joshua Savage | 53-37 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #3 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Willis | 53-37 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Lawrence Gilyard picks off the pass by Kerry Windham | 53-37 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-37 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #8 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 55-37 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage double dribbles | 55-37 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Xavier Willis lays it up and in | 55-39 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Xavier Willis - foul #1 on Xavier Willis, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Mark Young misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 60-41 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 60-41 |