| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Catanzaro - foul #3 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Nitz (SF) Robert Catanzaro | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jarek Buljan | 23-30 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | George Wilson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ramon Gutierrez | 23-30 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ramon Gutierrez | 23-30 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Gary Dardar double dribbles | 23-30 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | John Miser buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Dardar and the foul's on John Miser - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it in on a great pass from George Wilson | 28-32 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Gary Dardar knocks in the jump hook from close range | 28-34 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Miser | 30-34 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 30-34 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Jarek Buljan blocks the jumper by Ken Pegg | 30-34 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Dardar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Laughlin | 32-34 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | John Miser pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Arthur Nitz steals the ball from Dennis Heckman | 32-34 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Nitz | 32-36 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Miser | 35-36 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Arthur Nitz, Jarek Buljan, Gary Dardar | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is whistled for traveling | 35-36 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Kong Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Poole picks off the pass by Joseph Thompson | 35-36 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Timothy Poole lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses the driving attempt in the paint | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Michael Bell can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Catanzaro | 35-38 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Timothy Poole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Kong Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Kong Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF) Shane Bennett, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Dale Robinson, Julio Ruiz | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ramon Gutierrez | 35-43 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Kong Xiao clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Clark - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clark, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Jeffrey Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Heckman | 37-45 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-45 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman tips it home | 39-45 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-45 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 39-45 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Miser | 41-45 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-45 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Gary Dardar tips it home | 41-47 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it in set up by George Wilson | 43-47 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | George Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Robert Catanzaro, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Poole | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Baity | 46-49 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Mark Baity is called for the reach on Julio Ruiz - foul #1 on Mark Baity, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Dardar (C) Julio Ruiz | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Poole and he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Mark Jones, Shane Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG) Timothy Poole | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan is denied on a layup by Mark Baity | 49-52 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | George Wilson is called for the reach on Dale Robinson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG) Dale Robinson | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dennis Heckman - foul #1 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro (SF) Arthur Nitz | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Laughlin | 52-53 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jarek Buljan - foul #1 on Jarek Buljan, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Mark Baity (C) George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Kong Xiao (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Jarek Buljan, Gary Dardar | |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Julio Ruiz is called for the reach on John Miser - foul #1 on Julio Ruiz, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PF) Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Kong Xiao denies the turnaround by Michael Bell | 53-53 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kyle Clausen | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Robert Catanzaro, Julio Ruiz | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Arthur Nitz blocks the jumper by Dennis Heckman | 53-53 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Gary Dardar blows the layup | 55-53 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF) Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Ramon Gutierrez steals the ball from Lawrence Laughlin | 55-53 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen lays it in on a nice dish by Ramon Gutierrez | 55-55 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | George Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #3 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the floater from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gary Dardar is fouled in the backcourt by John Miser - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Ramon Gutierrez picks off the pass by John Miser | 56-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez is hacked by John Miser in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Miser, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan is fouled on the floor by Ken Pegg - foul #3 on Ken Pegg, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | John Miser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Gary Dardar is fouled in the backcourt by George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 56-62 |