| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Thomas Walters takes the ball from Leo Paxton | 21-28 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the runner in the lane set up by Joseph Cline | 23-28 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is fouled on the floor by Roman Cool - foul #2 on Roman Cool, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Leo Paxton loses the dribble to Ryan Dean | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Leo Paxton connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington and he's fouled by Thomas Walters - foul #2 on Thomas Walters, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool comes up short on the floater from the right block | 24-31 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Leo Paxton snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 24-33 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline lays it up and in | 26-33 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Leo Paxton drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 26-35 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk scores on a shot in the lane | 28-35 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Leo Paxton | 28-39 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Steven Hunt swats the layup by Mack Crunk | 28-39 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Leo Paxton gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Steven Hunt can't connect on a runner from close range | 28-39 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it back up and in | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean is whistled for traveling | 28-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura | |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Caldwell | 28-43 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-43 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Ikner | 28-43 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 28-43 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Leo Paxton gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Billy Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) Kyle Poulson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Cline | 30-43 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 30-46 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | John Summerville double dribbles | 30-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SF), David Brooks (C) Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Billy Tucker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mack Crunk - foul #2 on Mack Crunk, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (C) Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Roman Cool banks in the layup on a great pass from Mack Crunk | 32-47 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | David Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG) John Summerville | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Tamura (PF) Billy Tucker | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Bill Peck clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-47 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it home | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 34-50 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline loses the ball out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Bill Peck | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (C) Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura travels with the ball | 34-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-50 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't tip it in | 34-50 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk tips it but misses | 34-50 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Harrington steals the ball from Ryan Dean | 34-50 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington slams it home | 34-52 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tamura | 34-52 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 34-55 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Harrington steps in front of the Charles Ikner pass | 34-55 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Roman Cool (C) John Summerville, Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Leo Paxton, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | The short jumper by Billy Tucker is denied by Roman Cool | 34-55 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Paul Smith tips it back up and in | 34-57 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #3 on Steven Hunt, team foul #2 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Steven Hunt | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | David Brooks clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 35-57 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is whistled for a carry | 35-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Billy Tucker | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Harrington | 35-60 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Poulson | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Roman Cool is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura - foul #3 on Roman Cool, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| 05:08 | Louisville | John Summerville steals it from Anthony Harrington out of a doubleteam | 37-60 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses the easy layup | 37-60 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 37-60 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Andrew Tamura steals it from Bill Peck | 37-60 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Kyle Poulson is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura - foul #2 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF) Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Steven Hunt loses the dribble to Bill Peck | 37-60 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk clanks a shot in the lane | 37-60 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the follow up shot | 39-60 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is hacked by Bill Peck - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Paul Smith (SG) Gahuj Afshari, Leo Paxton | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Bill Peck gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the shot in the lane set up by Kyle Poulson | 41-61 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-61 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bill Peck | 41-61 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Bill Peck connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Dean out of a doubleteam | 43-61 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 43-64 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson grabs the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-64 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Charles Ikner swats the layup by Billy Tucker | 43-64 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-64 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the jumper from the baseline | 43-64 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell, Billy Tucker | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari runs out the clock | 43-64 |