| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | David Blanchard swats the dunk try by Daniel Parada | 28-18 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | William Butz misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Stone - foul #2 on Jerry Stone, team foul #1 | 28-18 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-20 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | James Kirk is hacked by Eric Vincent - foul #1 on Eric Vincent, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Stone | 30-20 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Butz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Warren Campbell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Butz | 30-23 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Christopher Slavin, Eric Vincent | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | William Butz steals it from Francis Frazier | 30-23 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Warren Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Stone | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Francis Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Warren Campbell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Larry Heikkinen (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Jerry Stone, James Kirk, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Eric Vincent (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Nicholas Randolph, David Blanchard, Leonel Lundin | |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | William Mains throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | James Gamble picks off the pass by Larry Heikkinen | 33-26 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin can't finish the layup | 33-26 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Larry Heikkinen | 33-26 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Sammie Hudson is called for the reach on Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada can't throw it down | 33-26 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 33-26 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Slavin - foul #1 on Christopher Slavin, team foul #5 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF) James Gamble, William Mains, Christopher Slavin | |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Stone - foul #3 on Jerry Stone, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Stone | 37-28 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Warren Campbell is called for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Barnett (SF), David Heywood (C) Daniel Parada, Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-28 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Blanchard | 37-28 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Joseph Barnett picks off the pass by William Butz | 37-28 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Jerry Stone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-28 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | David Heywood swats the short shot by Nicholas Randolph | 37-28 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | The 3pt attempt by Jerry Stone is denied by William Butz | 37-30 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Eric Vincent gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | David Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Jerry Stone - foul #4 on Jerry Stone, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Jerry Stone, Joseph Barnett, Francis Frazier, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Nicholas Randolph, Eric Vincent | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | David Blanchard clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradford Mike - foul #3 on Bradford Mike, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG) James Kirk | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith lays it in and he's fouled by William Mains - foul #2 on William Mains, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | William Mains misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada connects on the floater from close range | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Heikkinen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mains (fresh) SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | James Gamble makes the floater from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada is hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #2 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stone (PG), James Kirk (SG), Francis Frazier (PF) Bradford Mike, Larry Heikkinen, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), David Blanchard (PF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, William Mains, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Timothy Haines picks off the pass by Christopher Slavin | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Warren Campbell is called for the reach on Francis Frazier - foul #2 on Warren Campbell, team foul #8 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Heywood (C) Timothy Haines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Francis Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Warren Campbell is fouled on the floor by Jerry Stone - foul #5 on Jerry Stone, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradford Mike (PG) Jerry Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Eric Vincent double dribbles | 45-34 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the finger roll | 47-34 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph loses the dribble to Bradford Mike | 47-34 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike hits the finger roll | 49-34 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | William Butz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Campbell | 49-36 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Francis Frazier | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradford Mike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 23 pts. PF - Francis Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Heywood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph is hacked by James Kirk - foul #2 on James Kirk, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Heikkinen (SG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Patrick Smith (PF) James Kirk, Daniel Parada, Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Warren Campbell, Nicholas Randolph, Eric Vincent | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | William Mains misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-36 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | William Mains steals the ball from Bradford Mike | 51-36 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin banks in the layup on a great pass from William Mains | 51-38 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | David Heywood snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith's fadeaway is rejected by David Blanchard | 51-38 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | William Mains pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Barnett - foul #1 on Joseph Barnett, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG), Eric Vincent (C) William Mains, Leonel Lundin | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Slavin picks off the pass by David Heywood | 51-40 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | William Butz hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Slavin | 51-42 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Francis Frazier (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Larry Heikkinen, Joseph Barnett, Patrick Smith, David Heywood | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Kirk is fouled in the backcourt by William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Francis Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Warren Campbell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | William Butz is called for the reach on Patrick Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses short on a floater from close range | 55-45 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Haines | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bradford Mike runs out the clock | 55-45 |