| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Alexander inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Gerald Atkin picks off the pass by Robert Delaney | 31-33 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Atkin | 31-36 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Marc Lutz blows the dunk | 31-36 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is hacked by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Fred Butler (SF) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison tips it home | 31-38 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses short on a floater from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SF) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Robert Delaney jams it on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | James Harper is called for the reach on Anthony Rector - foul #2 on James Harper, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SF), Peter Alexander (PF) James Harper, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Peter Alexander gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is hacked by Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (C) Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 16:35 | Louisville | William Shiver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | James Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ellison | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is hacked by Kerry Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Clark, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SF), Peter Alexander (PF) James Harper, William Shiver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Kerry Clark | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | David Duffield swats the short shot by Robert Delaney | 33-40 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Peter Alexander tips it in | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits a jump hook near the basket | 35-42 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a driving attempt from close range | 35-42 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | James Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (SF), William Shiver (PF) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin is hacked by Timothy Colburn - foul #2 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector, Gerald Atkin | |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Delaney - foul #2 on Robert Delaney, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Robert Delaney connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Lutz | 37-43 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Marc Lutz grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | William Shiver misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Marc Lutz grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is fouled on the floor by Carl Baillie - foul #2 on Carl Baillie, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), James Harper (SG), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Marc Lutz, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie, Kerry Clark | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Fred Butler hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Wolf | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-43 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | William Shiver pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | William Shiver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Delaney (C) Fred Butler, James Harper, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Marc Lutz steps in front of the Robert Ellison pass | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Shiver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn scores on a runner in the paint | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Mayfield | 41-45 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Gerald Atkin steps in front of the William Shiver pass | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Brandon | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | William Shiver can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-47 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | John Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on John Wolf - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Peter Alexander (PF) Timothy Colburn, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (SF), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector, Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | John Wolf clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Baillie - foul #3 on Carl Baillie, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), James Harper (SG), Robert Delaney (C) Fred Butler, Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Robert Delaney is called for the reach on Carl Baillie - foul #3 on Robert Delaney, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Marc Lutz (SG), Peter Alexander (PF) Timothy Colburn, James Harper, William Shiver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | James Anderson lays it up and in | 43-49 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Marc Lutz connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Butler | 45-49 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), William Shiver (PF) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SF) Gerald Atkin | |
| 08:27 | Louisville | John Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Peter Alexander (C) Marc Lutz, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) David Duffield | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Brandon - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) Kerry Clark | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Baillie | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Shiver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | William Shiver is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Robert Delaney (C) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, James Anderson | |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector loses the dribble to Timothy Colburn | 46-52 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Anthony Mayfield steps in front of the James Harper pass | 46-52 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | John Wolf steals it from Anthony Rector | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | William Shiver misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Brandon - foul #3 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Marc Lutz (SG) Timothy Colburn, James Harper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | William Shiver makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | William Shiver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Marc Lutz steals the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 48-52 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Fred Butler is hacked by Robert Ellison - foul #4 on Robert Ellison, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG) Robert Ellison | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Peter Alexander takes the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Lutz | 50-52 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Marc Lutz lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Butler | 52-52 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Marc Lutz pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | David Duffield pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Robert Delaney (C) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, Kerry Clark, Anthony Mayfield, David Duffield | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Shiver (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | James Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 52-52 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | James Anderson tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Marc Lutz picks off the pass by James Anderson | 52-54 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | William Shiver misses the floater from the left block | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Rector | 52-54 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | James Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | William Shiver snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a shot near the basket | 52-54 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Colburn is called for the reach on Robert Ellison - foul #3 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Peter Alexander (PF) Marc Lutz, William Shiver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) James Anderson | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield throws it down set up by Robert Ellison | 52-56 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | The jump hook by Peter Alexander is blocked by Dennis Brandon | 52-56 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Peter Alexander - foul #2 on Peter Alexander, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), William Shiver (PF) James Harper, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses the lay-in | 52-59 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Shiver tips it home | 54-59 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Colburn - foul #4 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Robert Delaney gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Marc Lutz comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Rector - foul #2 on Anthony Rector, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, James Anderson | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is hacked by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Robert Delaney snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Robert Delaney is fouled on the floor by Dennis Brandon - foul #4 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Fred Butler is called for the reach on Dennis Brandon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gerald Atkin | 57-62 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin is hacked by Fred Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG) Robert Ellison | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Fred Butler's pass is intercepted by Anthony Rector | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector slams it home | 57-65 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Lutz | 60-65 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is hacked by Marc Lutz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Lutz, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Fred Butler hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-67 |