| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clem (fresh) SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Willie Lewis inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Jerry Polson double dribbles | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Willie Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt tips it home | 31-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | John Alexander steals it from Willie Lewis | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart lays it up and in set up by Micheal Hause out of the doubleteam | 33-35 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is fouled on the floor by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) John Alexander | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Willie Lewis tips it home | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 35-35 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clem (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Polson - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Howard Hagan (C) John Clem, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski connects on the jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is hacked by Jerry Polson - foul #2 on Jerry Polson, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Phillip Slomski picks off the pass by Larry Stanton | 37-36 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Stephan Oswalt - foul #1 on Stephan Oswalt, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG) Jerry Polson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Willie Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 42-36 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-36 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt tips it home | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist loses the dribble to Stephan Oswalt | 42-38 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Micheal Hause - foul #2 on Micheal Hause, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Willie Lewis, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, John Alexander | |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart's pass is intercepted by Steven Lenhardt | 42-40 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Jerry Polson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 44-40 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Zenker | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Clem (fresh) PF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 10 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Micheal Hause loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Phillip Slomski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Alexander (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Lenhardt | 44-45 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Micheal Hause hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Alexander | 44-47 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 44-47 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (C) Jerry Polson, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Larry Stanton (SF) Michael Lewis, Robert Parsons | |
| 09:18 | Louisville | John Clem shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Micheal Hause (PF) John Clem, Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Micheal Hause blows the layup over the doubleteam | 44-49 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Hagan | 44-49 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Larry Stanton picks off the pass by Phillip Slomski | 44-49 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn makes the jumper from the right block | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Micheal Hause jams it against the doubleteam set up by Jerry Polson | 46-51 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Willie Lewis grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Micheal Hause | 49-51 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), John Alexander (C) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Jeffrey Rorie is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Phillip Slomski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 50-53 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Willie Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Micheal Hause | 52-53 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Stephan Oswalt - foul #3 on Micheal Hause, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by John Clem | 54-53 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie blows the layup | 54-53 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Willie Lewis snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Clem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | John Alexander grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Lewis | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | John Clem works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Barnhart | 57-55 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Polson - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Micheal Hause lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by John Clem | 59-57 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Willie Lewis snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Willie Lewis tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Jerry Polson - foul #4 on Jerry Polson, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Willie Lewis hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Micheal Hause out of a doubleteam | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Micheal Hause snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Micheal Hause runs out the clock | 63-62 |