| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 26-26 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Donald Portillo snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Portillo | 29-26 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 29-26 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Nesbitt | 29-26 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Brad Blackwell - foul #1 on Brad Blackwell, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Brad Blackwell, Dustin Regalado | |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sok | 31-26 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 31-29 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Michael Sok snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sok can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Donald Portillo - foul #1 on Donald Portillo, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF) Neil Smith, Frederick Davis | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by Erick Keen | 31-31 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Michael Sok scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Thompson | 31-33 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Ray Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Joseph Nesbitt, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-33 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell clanks a jump hook in the paint | 31-33 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 31-33 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Erick Keen | 31-33 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Sok - foul #2 on Michael Sok, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson, Michael Sok | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Igo | 32-38 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Kyle Poulson | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | William Igo snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | William Igo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 34-40 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Kyle Poulson, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson scores on a floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | John Summerville takes the ball from Richard Sheets | 37-42 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Erick Keen | 37-44 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Donald Portillo steps in front of the Michael Sok pass | 40-44 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Erick Keen snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | John Summerville comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Donald Portillo pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Michael Sok clanks a turnaround near the basket | 43-44 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Summerville | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Sok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 48-46 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Donald Portillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Michael Sok can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Rafael Ayala - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Ray Richards, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Brad Blackwell, Joshua Thompson | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 48-46 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Toney Dumas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sok connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Paul Pierce connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Marinelli | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 50-51 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Freudenberg | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Sok (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Neil Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Frederick Davis | 53-53 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Toney Dumas clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Michael Sok gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Michael Sok pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Neil Smith and he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #3 on Toney Dumas, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Dustin Regalado (C) William Igo, Michael Sok | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sheets | 55-56 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Erick Keen scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Kyle Poulson and the foul's on Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG) Kyle Poulson | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Neil Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Donald Portillo is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-59 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards double dribbles | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on John Summerville in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Sheets, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Neil Smith snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on Neil Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Sheets, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on Erick Keen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 55-65 |