| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-35 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Rolando Ramos steps in front of the Mark Johnson pass in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos jams it | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Robert Englund clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Graham | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Robert Englund drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Graham | 40-41 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham tips it home | 42-43 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is called for 10 seconds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Phelps | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 5 pts. C - Melvin Vieira (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | William Grullon's pass is intercepted by Charles Caputo in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo lays it up and in | 42-48 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Jamie Howell connects on the turnaround in the paint | 44-48 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Scott Carnegie is called for the reach on Charles Caputo - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Gary Sutton picks off the pass by Henry Oliveira | 44-48 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is fouled on the floor by William Grullon - foul #2 on William Grullon, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), Dale Hulse (C) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, John Small, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Johnny Katz (PF) Charles Caputo, Thomas Phelps, Gary Jones, Henry Oliveira | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is whistled for traveling | 44-48 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Englund - foul #3 on Robert Englund, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (PF) Paul Graham | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Johnson and he's hacked by Kenneth Castle - foul #3 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Dale Hulse takes the ball from Shawn Moors | 45-50 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Kent Pittman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rolando Ramos | 47-50 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-50 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Englund (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Vieira (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dale Hulse - foul #2 on Dale Hulse, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), John Small (SF), John Tope (C) Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Kent Pittman loses the dribble to Charles Caputo | 47-51 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps throws it down on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 47-53 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-53 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Kent Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | John Tope scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Scott Carnegie | 49-53 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Graham | 49-56 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Graham | 49-56 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira comes up short on the shot in the lane | 49-56 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the tip | 49-56 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | William Grullon snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Charles Caputo takes the ball from John Small | 49-56 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo dunks the ball | 49-58 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Melvin Vieira - foul #4 on Melvin Vieira, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) William Grullon, Kent Pittman, John Small, John Tope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Gary Jones (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Charles Caputo, Thomas Phelps, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira, Melvin Vieira | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Carnegie (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is hacked by Kenneth Castle - foul #4 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses short on a runner in the lane | 49-58 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Gary Jones double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG) Johnny Katz | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Jamie Howell is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Gary Sutton | 51-58 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (C) Patrick Williams | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jamie Howell buries a runner from close range set up by Kenneth Castle and the foul's on Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Johnny Katz, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira (C) Gary Jones | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is fouled on the floor by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dale Hulse (C) Rolando Ramos, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Englund and he's hacked by Dale Hulse - foul #3 on Dale Hulse, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Patrick Williams (C) Mark Johnson, Melvin Vieira | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Dale Hulse makes the shot from the right block set up by William Grullon | 56-61 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | William Grullon is hacked by Robert Englund in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Englund, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (SF) Johnny Katz | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-61 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Hulse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Robert Englund buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Jones | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 56-64 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 56-66 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF), John Tope (C) William Grullon, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Paul Graham (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Melvin Vieira (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Gary Jones, Shawn Moors, Patrick Williams | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Mark Johnson picks off the pass by Scott Carnegie | 56-66 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps jams it set up by Mark Johnson | 56-68 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Johnny Katz (C) Mark Johnson, Paul Graham, Melvin Vieira | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Gary Jones buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Phelps and he's hacked by Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | John Small is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-71 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Caputo | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | John Tope can't connect on a floater from the right block | 56-73 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Tope - foul #2 on John Tope, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Gary Sutton, John Small, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Williams (C) Johnny Katz | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 59-75 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-75 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the lay-in | 59-75 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-75 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Kent Pittman pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-75 |