| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington inbounds the ball | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Eugene Covington picks off the pass by Terry Schwebach | 48-42 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin McQuilliams | 48-45 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Walter Kirk is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach - foul #2 on Walter Kirk, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Dale Stewart scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Terry Schwebach | 50-45 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses the shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Robert Lay grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard's pass is intercepted by Dale Stewart | 50-47 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Covington | 50-49 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Robert Lay, Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) Isaac Berube, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Robert Crosby steps in front of the Gerardo Garza pass | 50-51 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Donald Batts can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 50-51 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Donald Batts tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | James Butterfield is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Adams | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerardo Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Batts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | James Butterfield is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp loses the dribble to Robert Adams | 56-53 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Robert Crosby is called for the reach on Gonzalo Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Justin Brooks (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) James Butterfield, Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez is open and scores on a shot from close range | 58-53 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | James Leslie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez banks in the wide open layup | 60-53 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Leslie connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Marlon Howard | 60-55 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Robert Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF) Terry Schwebach, Justin Brooks, Josiah Hundley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington misses long on a runner from the right block | 60-55 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Robert Lay is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Adams - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #1 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Gerardo Garza (PF) Robert Lay, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Archie Sharp (SF), Donald Batts (PF) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 60-58 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Robert Crosby picks off the pass by Christopher Millikan in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby lays it in | 60-60 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Archie Sharp is called for the reach on Gonzalo Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Sharp, team foul #3 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Josiah Hundley (SF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza connects on the open driving attempt near the basket | 62-60 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Millikan is called for the reach on Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #2 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Justin Brooks (SF) Christopher Millikan, Josiah Hundley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Isaac Berube (C) Robert Crosby, Donald Batts, Bradley Beard | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SF), Dale Stewart (PF) James Butterfield, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams (C) Archie Sharp | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | James Leslie picks off the pass by Justin Brooks in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube banks in the layup on a great pass from James Leslie | 62-62 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG) Eugene Covington | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Morales | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) PF - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is hacked by James Leslie in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG) Justin Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF) James Leslie, Wayne Bostwick | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Robert Lay is fouled on the floor by Eugene Covington - foul #1 on Eugene Covington, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Adams (PF) Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Morales and he's hacked by Isaac Berube - foul #3 on Isaac Berube, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Josiah Hundley (SF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Robert Crosby (SF) Isaac Berube, Eugene Covington | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Adams clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin McQuilliams - foul #1 on Kevin McQuilliams, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Robert Lay, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) Marlon Howard, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses short on a jumper from the left block | 67-65 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the runner from the left block set up by Robert Adams | 69-65 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-65 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Robert Adams connects on the runner from close range set up by James Butterfield | 71-65 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Justin Brooks (SG), Dale Stewart (PF), Gonzalo Morales (C) James Butterfield, Christopher Millikan, Robert Adams, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Robert Crosby, Eugene Covington, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Justin Brooks grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Dale Stewart is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Stewart, team foul #3 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez (C) Josiah Hundley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Terry Schwebach takes the ball from Isaac Berube | 73-68 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Dale Stewart - foul #2 on Dale Stewart, team foul #4 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG) Justin Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lay and he's fouled by Isaac Berube - foul #4 on Isaac Berube, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Robert Adams (PF) Terry Schwebach, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (PG), Donald Batts (PF) Isaac Berube, Walter Kirk | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales misses the free throw | 75-71 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Covington | 75-71 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eugene Covington | 75-74 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Marlon Howard steals the ball from Robert Lay in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington hits the finger roll set up by Marlon Howard | 75-76 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Marlon Howard is called for the reach on Robert Lay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marlon Howard, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Josiah Hundley (SF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SG), Archie Sharp (PF) Robert Crosby, Marlon Howard, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Luis Gonzalez (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) SF - Eugene Covington (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Batts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Robert Adams connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Luis Gonzalez and he's fouled by Archie Sharp - foul #3 on Archie Sharp, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG) Robert Lay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Batts | 79-79 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | James Butterfield is hacked by James Leslie in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Leslie, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Christopher Millikan, Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Isaac Berube (C) James Leslie, Eugene Covington, Donald Batts | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | James Butterfield misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp is whistled for a carry | 80-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG) James Butterfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 80-79 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Robert Lay can't tip it in | 80-79 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Marlon Howard is blocked by Robert Adams | 80-79 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Robert Adams blocks the short jumper by Bradley Beard | 80-79 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza snags the defensive board | 80-79 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Robert Crosby takes the ball from Terry Schwebach in the backcourt | 80-79 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Garza - foul #1 on Gerardo Garza, team foul #5 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Dale Stewart (PF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Robert Adams, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) Bradley Beard, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-81 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Wayne Bostwick steals the ball from Luis Gonzalez | 80-81 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick knocks in the floater from the right side | 80-83 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales hits a turnaround from the left block set up by James Butterfield | 82-83 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Donald Batts misses the easy layup | 82-83 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 82-83 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | James Butterfield misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-83 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington gets the rebound | 82-83 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube lays it up and in | 82-85 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Covington - foul #2 on Eugene Covington, team foul #13 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Christopher Millikan, Dale Stewart, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Isaac Berube, Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 84-87 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gonzalo Morales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eugene Covington (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (tiring) 3 pts. C - Kevin McQuilliams (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Beard - foul #2 on Bradley Beard, team foul #14 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez (C) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Eugene Covington | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kevin McQuilliams | 85-87 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses the dunk | 85-87 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach pulls down the rebound | 85-87 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Bradley Beard is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Beard, team foul #15 | 85-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerardo Garza (C) Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Crosby | 87-89 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 87-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Josiah Hundley takes the ball from Walter Kirk | 87-89 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Robert Adams lays it up and in set up by Josiah Hundley | 89-89 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (C) Terry Schwebach, Robert Lay, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (SF) Eugene Covington | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard double dribbles | 89-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Batts (C) Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Robert Adams (PF), Dale Stewart (C) Christopher Millikan, Gerardo Garza, Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | James Butterfield travels with the ball | 89-89 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 89-89 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the board | 89-89 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Eugene Covington (SF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Robert Lay can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 89-89 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Walter Kirk | 89-89 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-89 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach gets the rebound | 89-89 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 89-89 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Robert Adams tips it back up and in | 91-89 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 91-89 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-89 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Luis Gonzalez denies the turnaround by Isaac Berube | 91-89 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 91-89 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Josiah Hundley | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington clanks a floater from the left side | 93-89 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 93-89 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube blows the dunk | 93-89 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Isaac Berube is called for the reach on Luis Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Isaac Berube, team foul #16 | 93-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Dale Stewart (PF) Robert Lay, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (PG) Isaac Berube | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Luis Gonzalez steals it from Robert Crosby | 95-89 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is hacked by Marlon Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marlon Howard, team foul #17 | 95-89 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 96-89 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 97-89 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 97-89 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Millikan - foul #4 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #6 | 97-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG) Christopher Millikan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 97-89 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Robert Lay gets the rebound | 97-89 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Lay is hacked by Robert Crosby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Crosby, team foul #18 | 97-89 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Brooks (SF) Josiah Hundley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 1st free throw | 98-89 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 99-89 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Adams swats the layup by Marlon Howard | 99-89 |