| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. Keith Matthews is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Louis Reaves, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Byrd | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried drills a jumper in the lane | 41-34 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the dunk but the foul's on Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 41-35 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine tips it in | 43-35 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Matt Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Paul Bramblett takes the ball from Sean Sowders | 46-38 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Lon Smith lays it in on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Frederick Byrd | 48-40 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 48-40 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 48-43 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't finish the layup | 50-43 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Harvey | 50-43 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Leonel Lundin | 50-43 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Rodney Heller clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the lay-in | 53-43 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley lays it up and in and he's hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Daniel Parada, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 55-43 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Sean Sowders picks off the pass by Harvey Marine | 55-43 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Lon Smith knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 57-43 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Bramblett | 59-44 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Harvey Marine blocks the short jumper by Frederick Byrd | 59-44 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Louis Reaves swats the layup by Cesar Gallo | 59-44 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy tips it home | 59-46 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-46 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is fouled on the floor by Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Daniel Parada, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Paul Bramblett steals the ball from Keith Matthews | 62-46 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 64-46 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Rodney Heller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is whistled for a carry | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (SF) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matt Wynn and he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Rine steals it from Harvey Marine | 64-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 64-51 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Matt Wynn is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-51 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-51 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the lay-in | 64-51 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve double dribbles | 64-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Ryan Rine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the dunk | 64-51 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 64-54 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried buries a fadeaway near the basket | 66-54 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Russell Jolley | 66-54 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 66-54 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 68-54 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley tips it back up and in | 70-54 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-54 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the floater from the left block | 70-54 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Lon Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-54 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #3 on Louis Reaves, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Patrick Smith (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the offensive board | 71-54 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the lay-in | 71-54 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Leonel Lundin is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Leonel Lundin | |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Robert Woods takes the ball from Sean Sowders | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Robert Woods scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #7 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley runs out the clock | 73-55 |