| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brookman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Craig Drake can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-28 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 25-28 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Louis Welcher is called for the reach on Jack Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Welcher, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Brookman misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SG), Thomas Mankowski (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Mankowski is called for the reach on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Craig Drake double dribbles | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Louis Welcher (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Tyler Hazard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham (C) Craig Drake | |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF) William Brookman | |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Robert Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Robert Davis tips it in | 30-30 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 30-30 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jack Jones tips it in | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Didomenico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis blows the dunk but the foul's on Jack Jones - foul #3 on Jack Jones, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Thomas Mankowski (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Peres, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Fidel Gallegos, Cecil Didomenico, Edward Cunningham | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | William Brookman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdalla - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damek Zomer (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Jack Jones is fouled on the floor by Damek Zomer - foul #1 on Damek Zomer, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the lay-in | 32-32 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Damek Zomer | 32-32 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Page | 34-32 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Dikembe Abdalla is called for the reach on Kyle Bochenski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Jack Jones | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG) Kyle Bochenski | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Drake - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Robert Peres takes the ball from William Brookman in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Robert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-34 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | William Brookman snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by Tyler Hazard - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Louis Welcher (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (PF), Edward Cunningham (C) Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Robert Peres buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Brookman | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Brookman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is hacked by Jack Jones - foul #4 on Jack Jones, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Damek Zomer (C) Robert Peres, Dikembe Abdalla, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Fidel Gallegos, Cecil Didomenico, Edward Cunningham | |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Robert Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Goodfellow | 41-37 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Craig Drake hits a shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow is hacked by William Brookman - foul #1 on William Brookman, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Tyler Hazard, Robert Davis, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) William Brookman, Brian Maitland | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Kyle Bochenski takes the ball from Robert Peres | 41-41 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham (C) Craig Drake | |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | James Page can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Jones - foul #5 on Jack Jones, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG) Jack Jones | |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Louis Welcher - foul #2 on Louis Welcher, team foul #9 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF), Damek Zomer (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (PF) Edward Cunningham | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski dunks the ball on a great pass from Tyler Hazard and the foul's on Craig Drake - foul #2 on Craig Drake, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG) James Page | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - William Brookman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Peres - foul #4 on Robert Peres, team foul #10 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Welcher (C) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Welcher | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Robert Peres grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Robert Peres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Drake | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Thomas Mankowski (C) Robert Peres, Gregory Goodfellow, Damek Zomer, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (PF), Edward Cunningham (C) Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Edward Cunningham steals the ball from Tyler Hazard | 49-46 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | William Brookman clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Mankowski - foul #3 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #11 | 49-46 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | William Brookman misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Robert Davis clanks a shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Didomenico - foul #1 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Damek Zomer (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Tyler Hazard, Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico, Edward Cunningham | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Robert Peres is called for the reach on William Brookman - foul #5 on Robert Peres, team foul #12 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF) Robert Peres | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Robert Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Welcher (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Damek Zomer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Fidel Gallegos (tiring) 16 pts. SG - William Brookman (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bochenski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland scores on a floater from the right block | 51-51 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Tyler Hazard steals it from William Brookman | 53-51 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-51 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Welcher - foul #3 on Louis Welcher, team foul #13 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Craig Drake comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Page - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #14 | 53-53 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Maitland | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is hacked by James Page in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Page, team foul #15 | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-56 |