| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't throw it down | 27-34 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is fouled on the floor by Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Frank Reppert, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Frank Reppert, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Peter Bad steps in front of the Louis Reaves pass | 27-36 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it in | 29-39 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the tip | 29-39 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Peter Bad | 29-39 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Frank Reppert drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Matt Wynn | 31-39 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stuart Ried | 31-41 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the easy layup | 31-41 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the tip | 31-43 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd can't tip it in | 31-43 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Jeffrey Fuchs | 31-43 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews's pass is intercepted by Peter Bad | 31-43 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong | |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve drills a jump hook from the right block | 31-45 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #4 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Cesar Gallo | |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Peter Bad | 34-47 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Frank Reppert knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Sean Sowders | 36-47 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-47 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine can't tip it in | 36-47 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Frank Reppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Peter Bad | |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Louis Reaves travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Louis Reaves, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bramblett | 39-49 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a 3 from straight away set up by Arthur Yutzy | 42-49 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-49 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Keith Matthews blocks the short jumper by Cesar Gallo | 42-49 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Marine | 42-52 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-52 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is denied on a layup by Louis Reaves | 42-52 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Harvey Marine takes the ball from Matt Wynn | 42-52 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is fouled on the floor by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Cesar Gallo | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Ryan Rine takes the ball from Stuart Ried | 42-52 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 44-52 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's layup is rejected by Louis Reaves | 44-52 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Harvey Marine - foul #3 on Harvey Marine, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 49-52 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd hits the finger roll | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Peter Bad | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Derrick Fong is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Sean Sowders | 53-53 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a turnaround near the basket | 53-55 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Lon Smith | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Frank Reppert's layup is rejected by Harvey Marine | 53-55 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 53-55 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 53-55 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is fouled on the floor by Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is intercepted by Stuart Ried | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Wynn - foul #3 on Matt Wynn, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Frank Reppert lays it up and in | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Sean Sowders is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Sowders, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Edward Drayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Matt Wynn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matt Wynn, team foul #13 | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-66 |