| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jurica Zupp (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Albert Redmond grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Sam Hubbard takes the ball from Keith Churchill | 32-27 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp is whistled for traveling | 32-27 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Brennan - foul #2 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard double dribbles | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Brennan | 33-27 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is whistled for a carry | 33-27 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dino Rossi - foul #1 on Dino Rossi, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Dino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Albert Redmond hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Jurica Zupp is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Jurica Zupp, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Louisville | Teddy Dixon (PG), Antonio Collins (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Leon Rosas (PF), David Morris (C) Albert Redmond, Jurica Zupp, Sam Hubbard, Joseph Brennan, Dino Rossi | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Teddy Dixon (fresh) SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Glines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is fouled on the floor by Leon Rosas - foul #2 on Leon Rosas, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Austin Schlater | 37-30 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Teddy Dixon | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | The jumper by Leon Rosas is denied by Keith Churchill | 37-30 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG) Austin Schlater, Paul Durham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jurica Zupp (PG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF) Teddy Dixon, Michael Glines, Leon Rosas | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | David Morris knocks in the jumper in the paint | 39-32 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones loses the dribble to Sam Hubbard | 39-32 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 39-34 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sam Hubbard | 39-34 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan misses long on a jumper in the paint | 39-34 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Bryan Jones - foul #3 on Bryan Jones, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF), Gary Chaves (PF) Bryan Jones, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Albert Redmond (PG), Dino Rossi (C) Antonio Collins, David Morris | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jurica Zupp (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sam Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jurica Zupp - foul #3 on Jurica Zupp, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SF), Leon Rosas (PF) Sam Hubbard, Joseph Brennan | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Paul Durham gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Chaves | 43-37 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Leon Rosas - foul #3 on Leon Rosas, team foul #7 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Keith Churchill (C) Roger Dilday, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF) Jurica Zupp, Michael Glines, Leon Rosas | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Dino Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Albert Redmond scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sam Hubbard | 44-40 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson tips it home | 46-40 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Paul Durham gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Michael Bessler (PF) Austin Schlater, Paul Durham, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jurica Zupp (PG), David Morris (C) Albert Redmond, Dino Rossi | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | David Morris is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leon Rosas (PF) Joseph Brennan | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jurica Zupp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leon Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Jurica Zupp - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF) Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Albert Redmond (PG), Michael Glines (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF), Dino Rossi (C) Antonio Collins, Sam Hubbard, Leon Rosas, David Morris | |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Albert Redmond travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Boris Wisniewski (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Dino Rossi steals the ball from Boris Wisniewski | 46-40 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is fouled on the floor by Austin Schlater - foul #1 on Austin Schlater, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hunter (SG), Paul Durham (SF) Roger Dilday, Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sam Hubbard (SF) Michael Glines | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hunter - foul #2 on Richard Hunter, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Richard Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Boris Wisniewski grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Redmond - foul #2 on Albert Redmond, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Gary Chaves, Boris Wisniewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Durham | 51-41 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-41 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Gary Chaves (PF) Austin Schlater, Paul Durham, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Brennan - foul #3 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Dino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jurica Zupp (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is whistled for traveling | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Albert Redmond is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Redmond, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Morris (C) Dino Rossi | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan tips it in | 54-46 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday's pass is intercepted by Joseph Brennan | 54-46 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Redmond | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roger Dilday | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Albert Redmond - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Rossi (C) David Morris | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Jurica Zupp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill is fouled in the backcourt by Jurica Zupp - foul #4 on Jurica Zupp, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (PF) Bryan Jones, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Dino Rossi snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is hacked by Jurica Zupp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jurica Zupp, team foul #12 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (SG) Jurica Zupp | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Albert Redmond | 58-51 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Paul Durham is hacked by Albert Redmond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Redmond, team foul #13 | 58-51 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Hubbard | 60-51 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Albert Redmond comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson runs out the clock | 60-51 |