| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | James Molino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 25-24 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 25-24 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is whistled for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Roberts | 25-24 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | David Roberts snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bochenski - foul #3 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Mark Boyce travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Robert Hyslop | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | The short jumper by David Roberts is denied by Brian Maitland | 28-24 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Mark Boyce shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Roberts | 30-30 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 32-30 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins buries a floater from close range set up by Mark Boyce and the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham | |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Drake | 32-32 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Boyd (C) Peter Jenkins | |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 33-32 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is hacked by Cecil Didomenico - foul #1 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz's pass is intercepted by Stephen Vance | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 33-32 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 33-32 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd tips it in | 33-34 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Molino | 36-34 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Craig Drake (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 36-36 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #2 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Stephen Vance, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Kyle Bochenski steals the ball from Mark Boyce | 36-36 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner loses the dribble to David Roberts in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop blows the dunk | 36-36 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Hyslop | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Hyslop - foul #3 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Brian Maitland blocks the short jumper by Charles Thomas | 38-38 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Mark Boyce evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-38 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Charles Thomas grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Charles Thomas loses the dribble to James Molino | 40-38 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman dunks the ball on a great pass from James Molino | 42-38 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Roberts | 45-41 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-41 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Bochenski | 51-41 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-41 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Kerry Windham - foul #3 on Kerry Windham, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Keith Lorentz steals the ball from Stephen Vance | 52-41 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz blows the layup | 52-41 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Brian Maitland steps in front of the Kerry Windham pass | 52-41 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 52-41 |