| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Steed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Knee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Jimmy Dupuis steals the ball from Danny Provencal | 20-35 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | William Knee makes the shot from the baseline | 22-35 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Mulford - foul #2 on George Mulford, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | George Mulford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Turkowski | 24-37 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Charles Steed is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Charles Steed, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones's floater is tipped away by William Knee | 24-37 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Charles Steed grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski is whistled for traveling | 24-37 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Provencal | 24-40 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | William Knee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Victor Campbell | 24-40 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell loses the dribble to George Mulford in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Turkowski | 26-40 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Knee - foul #3 on William Knee, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), William Washington (C) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SG), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Victor Campbell, Robert Knoll, Thomas Jones, Richard Stout | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Charles Steed makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Chamberlain | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) C - William Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Provencal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Danny Provencal | 28-45 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Troy Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Soares | 28-45 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Troy Phillips steals the ball from Erick Pittman | 28-45 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 28-45 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Troy Phillips comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Troy Phillips - foul #2 on Troy Phillips, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), William Knee (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, Charles Steed, William Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Robert Knoll (SG), Thomas Jones (PF), Richard Stout (C) Mitchell Higuera, Danny Provencal, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled on the floor by William Knee - foul #4 on William Knee, team foul #5 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (SF) William Knee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Goforth is blocked by Jimmy Dupuis | 28-45 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones hits the follow up shot | 28-47 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis is whistled for a carry | 28-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain (SF) Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kelly Peacock (SF) Lawrence Goforth | |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones is hacked by Matthew Hawkins - foul #1 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Peacock (fresh) PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup | 28-47 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Kelly Peacock can't finish the layup | 28-47 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 28-47 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski tips it in | 30-47 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones throws it down set up by Victor Campbell | 30-49 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Kelly Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Chamberlain is called for the reach on Victor Campbell - foul #3 on Matthew Chamberlain, team foul #7 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Washington (C) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Lawrence Goforth (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Robert Knoll, Kelly Peacock, Thomas Jones, Richard Stout | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Washington | 30-50 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Turkowski - foul #2 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #8 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Charles Steed (SF) George Mulford, Matthew Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Lawrence Goforth | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Mitchell Higuera steals it from William Washington | 30-51 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-51 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Troy Phillips travels in the backcourt | 30-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis (C) William Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Robert Knoll (SG) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-51 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Danny Provencal - foul #1 on Danny Provencal, team foul #1 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SF) Thomas Turkowski, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Jones (PF), Richard Stout (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 33-51 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Richard Stout can't tip it in | 33-51 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | George Mulford grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Knee (PF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Danny Provencal | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Richard Stout pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Knee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is whistled for traveling | 34-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG) Robert Knoll | |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Troy Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulford | 37-51 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 37-53 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | George Mulford is fouled on the floor by Richard Stout - foul #1 on Richard Stout, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Charles Steed (SF), William Washington (C) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Mitchell Higuera, Lawrence Goforth, Thomas Jones, Richard Stout | |
| 06:12 | Louisville | George Mulford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | George Mulford misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #9 | 38-53 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | William Knee grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Washington misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Danny Provencal - foul #2 on Danny Provencal, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Washington misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 39-56 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | George Mulford is fouled on the floor by Robert Knoll - foul #2 on Robert Knoll, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, Charles Steed, William Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Richard Stout (C) Danny Provencal, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis lays it in and the foul's on Richard Stout - foul #2 on Richard Stout, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG) Robert Knoll | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Knee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones travels with the ball | 42-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Thomas Turkowski, William Knee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Victor Campbell | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Troy Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (SG), Stephen Soares (PF) Mitchell Higuera, Thomas Jones | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Richard Stout banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Knoll | 42-58 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the jumper from the right side | 42-58 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares double dribbles | 42-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), William Washington (C) Troy Phillips, Charles Steed, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Richard Stout | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-58 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the runner from the left block | 45-58 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman tips it back up and in | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | George Mulford buries a jumpshot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Soares | 47-62 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Chamberlain steps in front of the Robert Knoll pass | 47-62 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | George Mulford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Turkowski | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 49-62 |