| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Daniel Palmatier out of the doubleteam | 26-25 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SG), Ryan Page (PF) Rolando Ramos, Gary Kinnear | |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Glenn Corral swats the dunk try by Florentino Lombardi | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi tips it home | 26-27 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Ryan Page gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 26-27 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Glenn Corral denies the turnaround by Stephen Catalano | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton blows the layup | 28-27 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Caputo | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fairly fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Florentino Lombardi steals the ball from Robert Englund | 30-27 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi buries a runner near the basket set up by Rolando Ramos | 30-29 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | George Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi banks in the layup and the foul's on Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Johnny Katz, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) George Stevens | |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Malcolm Hamilton | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fairly fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Roland Crouse, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) Rolando Ramos, Scott Carnegie | |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Catalano swats the short shot by Henry Oliveira | 35-34 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson tips it in | 37-34 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Patterson | 37-34 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson is fouled on the floor by George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Daniel Palmatier, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Moors and he's hacked by David Broderick - foul #3 on David Broderick, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), William Riegel (PF) Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 40-34 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rolando Ramos and he's fouled by William Riegel - foul #1 on William Riegel, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Robert Englund, William Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is fouled on the floor by Charles Caputo - foul #3 on Charles Caputo, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by Charles Caputo - foul #4 on Charles Caputo, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo's pass is intercepted by Stephen Catalano | 40-37 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gary Kinnear is called for the reach on Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Henry Oliveira (C) Charles Caputo, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | George Stevens loses the dribble to Daniel Palmatier | 41-37 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz loses the dribble to Florentino Lombardi | 41-37 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it home | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Patterson and the foul's on Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF) Robert Patterson, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi tips it in | 46-43 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Englund, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) David Broderick, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | William Grullon is called for the reach on Charles Caputo - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #10 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) William Grullon, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the driving attempt from close range set up by David Broderick | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-45 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 48-45 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | David Broderick loses the dribble to Shawn Moors | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | David Broderick is called for the reach on Shawn Moors in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Broderick, team foul #11 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |