| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Mark Boyce works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is whistled for a carry | 21-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-34 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 21-34 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | David Roberts connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Boyce out of a doubleteam | 23-34 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-34 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman blows the layup | 23-34 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Lawrence Gilyard steals the ball from Charles Thomas | 23-34 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #3 on David Roberts, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Mark Boyce evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is fouled on the floor by Kerry Windham - foul #3 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Norby | 23-36 |
| 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) | |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Richard Norby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Mark Boyce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the shot from the right side | 23-36 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 23-36 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-36 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-36 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage slams it home on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 23-38 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it but misses | 26-38 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 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) | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop's dunk attempt is rejected by Lawrence Gilyard | 26-38 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-40 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-40 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | James Molino clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Lorentz - foul #1 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is whistled for traveling | 26-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Molino | 26-44 |
| 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) | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Lloyd Clark takes the ball from Mark Boyce after a doubleteam | 26-44 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 26-47 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-47 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it back up and in | 28-47 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Richard Norby is blocked by Joseph Boyd | 28-47 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Kerry Windham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't finish the layup | 28-47 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance tips it home | 28-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Richard Norby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG) Keith Lorentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 31-49 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Richard Norby hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Molino | 31-51 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 31-51 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF) Lawrence Abernethy, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-53 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | James Molino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-53 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | James Molino tips it in | 31-55 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #3 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 33-57 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Abernethy (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) C - Richard Norby (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Norby - foul #2 on Richard Norby, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Keith Lorentz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 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) | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-57 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-57 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy tips it in | 37-57 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Lloyd Clark steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass | 37-57 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | James Molino misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-57 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cost | 37-57 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses long on a floater from the baseline | 37-57 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy can't tip it in | 37-57 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG) Lawrence Abernethy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 37-60 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 37-60 |