| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Peres inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fidel Gallegos - foul #2 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Robert Peres steals the ball from Stephen Vance | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard double dribbles | 32-29 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #3 on Stephen Vance, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Hazard | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Aaron Hoy takes the ball from James Molino | 34-33 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the finger roll set up by Aaron Hoy | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the tip | 37-35 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos buries a jumper in the lane | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson's pass is intercepted by Kyle Bochenski | 39-35 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-35 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos tips it home | 41-35 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Fidel Gallegos steals it from Aaron Hoy in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos jams it | 43-35 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Molino | 43-35 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | James Molino's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hazard | 43-35 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the easy layup | 43-35 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy travels with the ball | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Peres - foul #3 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | James Page drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Brock | 44-37 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | James Page is fouled on the floor by Mark Gardner - foul #1 on Mark Gardner, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | James Page is hacked by Craig Drake - foul #3 on Craig Drake, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | James Page misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Craig Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG) James Page, William Brock | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Molino | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 46-40 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits a runner from the baseline set up by Lloyd Clark and he's hacked by Thomas Mankowski - foul #2 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is fouled on the floor by George Jiron - foul #1 on George Jiron, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | James Page comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by George Jiron in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Jiron, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, Michael Thompson | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Larry Morrow is called for the reach on Brian Maitland - foul #1 on Larry Morrow, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Robert Peres (SF) James Page, George Jiron | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | James Molino banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Bochenski | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | The jumper by Aaron Hoy is denied by Brian Maitland | 51-43 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Tyler Hazard - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Drake - foul #4 on Craig Drake, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | George Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Gardner and he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Page | 55-46 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | James Page misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 55-46 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | William Brock makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | William Brock is called for the reach on Fidel Gallegos - foul #2 on William Brock, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #3 on Brian Maitland, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 56-52 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Larry Morrow is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Morrow, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Peres and he's hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (C) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-54 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 57-54 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 57-54 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is fouled on the floor by Robert Peres - foul #4 on Robert Peres, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-54 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Maitland | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Robert Peres buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Morrow | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Tyler Hazard is called for the reach on Stephen Vance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Peres is called for the reach on Kyle Bochenski - foul #5 on Robert Peres, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF) Robert Peres | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow double dribbles | 63-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #14 | 63-57 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Mark Gardner, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #5 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #15 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG) Tyler Hazard | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | William Brock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 66-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is fouled in the backcourt by William Brock - foul #3 on William Brock, team foul #16 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | William Brock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance runs out the clock | 67-57 |