| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Syracuse | David Roberts picks off the pass by James Molino in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #3 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Norby | |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Richard Norby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 27-34 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG) David Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-34 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 27-34 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 27-39 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance lays it in | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | The short jumper by Joseph Boyd is denied by Stephen Vance | 28-41 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 28-41 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Molino | 28-44 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-44 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | James Molino snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Richard Norby clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #4 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #5 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance | |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the dunk attempt | 28-45 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it back up and in | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-47 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 28-50 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Norby | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage blows the layup but he's hacked by Keith Lorentz - foul #1 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #6 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Xavier Willis (C) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Xavier Willis snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Paul Sanders steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass | 28-50 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 10:46 | Louisville | James Molino steals it from Xavier Willis | 28-50 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Molino | 28-53 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-53 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Savage | 28-56 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-56 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | James Molino grabs the board | 28-56 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a floater from the left side set up by Fred Morgan | 28-58 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 31-58 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | James Molino clanks a runner from the right block | 31-58 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan tips it in | 31-60 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Kerry Windham is called for traveling | 31-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman blows the layup but the foul's on Fredrick Cost - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #7 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits a fadeaway from the right side | 33-61 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-61 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 33-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lawrence Abernethy (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 11 pts. C - Xavier Willis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Xavier Willis connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Kerry Windham | 35-61 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-61 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't tip it in | 35-61 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cost | 35-61 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses short on a shot from the right block | 35-61 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits the follow up shot | 37-61 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-61 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kerry Windham | 37-61 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins lays it up and in | 39-61 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 39-63 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses the dunk attempt | 39-63 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF) Lawrence Abernethy, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | The jump hook by Kerry Windham is blocked by Joshua Savage | 41-63 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | James Molino lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Hillman and he's fouled by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #8 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Cost | 43-66 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Molino | 43-69 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is hacked by James Molino in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG) Fredrick Cost | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-69 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #9 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy grabs the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is fouled on the floor by Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #6 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lawrence Abernethy (fresh) SG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #10 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Xavier Willis (C) Lawrence Abernethy, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the turnaround in the paint | 45-70 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 45-70 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the offensive board | 45-70 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Xavier Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 45-72 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Ronald Hillman blocks the jumper by Kerry Windham | 45-72 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | James Molino grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Kerry Windham denies the turnaround by Fred Morgan | 45-72 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the runner from the left block | 45-74 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 45-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 45-74 |