| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Willie Lewis blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by Michael Lewis in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Willie Lewis slams it home | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Harold Barnhart denies the turnaround by Steven Lenhardt | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Troy Kersten gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 35-32 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 38-32 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | John Alexander swats the short shot by Harold Barnhart | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 40-32 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the reach on Willie Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart, Troy Kersten | |
| 17:00 | Louisville | John Clem evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Jerry Polson tips it in | 40-34 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jerry Polson is called for the reach on Stephan Oswalt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Polson, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Howard Hagan is called for the reach on Larry Stanton - foul #1 on Howard Hagan, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF) John Clem | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is fouled on the floor by Howard Hagan - foul #2 on Howard Hagan, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt blows the dunk but he's fouled by Howard Hagan - foul #3 on Howard Hagan, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Kersten (C) Howard Hagan | |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Micheal Hause connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Slomski and he's hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG) Warren Centeno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Curtis Secrist | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Lewis | 45-36 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Troy Kersten can't connect on a runner in the lane | 45-36 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Micheal Hause tips it home | 45-38 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Micheal Hause, John Clem, Harold Barnhart, Troy Kersten | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Polson | 47-41 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cleghorn | 50-41 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is fouled on the floor by John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Howard Hagan | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | John Clem knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Secrist and he's fouled by Warren Centeno - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Stephan Oswalt, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Harold Barnhart (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Curtis Secrist | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | John Clem makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Larry Stanton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Troy Kersten comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-44 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 50-44 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Harold Barnhart - foul #2 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) John Clem | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Micheal Hause clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 51-44 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart hits a jumper from the right block | 51-46 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Willie Lewis (SG), John Clem (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Brandon Holguin, Phillip Slomski, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart, Troy Kersten | |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | James Cleghorn takes the ball from Willie Lewis | 51-46 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | James Cleghorn takes the ball from John Clem | 51-46 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt's pass is intercepted by Willie Lewis in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Willie Lewis loses the dribble to Stephan Oswalt | 51-46 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt lays it up and in | 53-46 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist tips it home | 53-48 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses the floater near the basket | 53-48 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 53-48 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Howard Hagan scores on a shot in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Micheal Hause (SF), Harold Barnhart (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Jerry Polson, Willie Lewis, John Clem, Howard Hagan, Curtis Secrist | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 53-52 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker drills a turnaround from close range | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is hacked by Warren Centeno - foul #2 on Warren Centeno, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Holguin | 55-54 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 57-54 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Micheal Hause buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Holguin | 57-57 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Warren Centeno, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Willie Lewis (SG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Brandon Holguin, Phillip Slomski, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist lays it up and in set up by John Clem | 57-59 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Troy Kersten steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 57-59 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 57-59 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt jams the wide open dunk | 59-59 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Polson - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Micheal Hause (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, John Clem, Curtis Secrist, Troy Kersten | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Micheal Hause connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Slomski | 61-61 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lenhardt | 61-61 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Warren Centeno (SG) Stephan Oswalt, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), John Clem (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Clem comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Harold Barnhart | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG) Warren Centeno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Harold Barnhart (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Jerry Polson, Curtis Secrist, Troy Kersten | |
| 02:04 | Louisville | John Clem splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 63-64 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a shot from the right side | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Harold Barnhart | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie loses the dribble to Howard Hagan | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-64 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons clanks a jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Alexander | 63-64 |