| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lay - foul #1 on Robert Lay, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Isaac Berube - foul #2 on Isaac Berube, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Walter Kirk | 33-38 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Adams - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Robert Adams | |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington clanks a floater in the lane | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Robert Lay is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Isaac Berube | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin McQuilliams | 36-38 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is called for traveling | 36-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Gerardo Garza (PF) Robert Lay, Josiah Hundley | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Wayne Bostwick steps in front of the James Butterfield pass | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Donald Batts is fouled on the floor by Luis Gonzalez - foul #2 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF) Terry Schwebach, Dale Stewart | |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 39-38 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Millikan | 39-38 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | James Butterfield is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Morales | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF) James Butterfield, Gerardo Garza | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Millikan is called for the reach on Walter Kirk - foul #3 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG) Isaac Berube | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Justin Brooks (SG), Dale Stewart (PF) Christopher Millikan, Robert Lay, Gonzalo Morales | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dale Stewart | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fairly fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Brooks (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-43 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Justin Brooks scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin McQuilliams | 41-46 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Justin Brooks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk banks in the layup | 43-49 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses long on an open shot from close range | 43-49 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard's pass is intercepted by Terry Schwebach in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the easy layup | 43-49 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-49 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) Bradley Beard, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Justin Brooks, Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby comes up short on the shot in the paint | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | James Butterfield knocks in the floater from the right side | 45-51 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gonzalo Morales - foul #2 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Crosby and he's fouled by Robert Adams - foul #4 on Robert Adams, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez (C) Robert Adams | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Marlon Howard picks off the pass by Luis Gonzalez in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard lays it in | 52-51 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | James Butterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Donald Batts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube drills a driving attempt from close range | 54-51 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | James Leslie gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Gonzalo Morales is called for the reach on Eugene Covington - foul #3 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SG), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Marlon Howard, Archie Sharp, Isaac Berube | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Dale Stewart (PF) James Butterfield, Robert Lay, Gonzalo Morales, Gerardo Garza | |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 55-51 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Kevin McQuilliams steals it from Luis Gonzalez in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Covington (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Gonzalez (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Luis Gonzalez steals it from James Leslie | 55-51 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Stewart | 55-54 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington tips it home | 57-54 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is fouled in the backcourt by James Leslie - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #2 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Donald Batts (PF) James Leslie, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-54 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Marlon Howard (SG) Isaac Berube, Wayne Bostwick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Gonzalez - foul #3 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF) Donald Batts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Bradley Beard is called for the reach on Christopher Millikan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Beard, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard is fouled on the floor by Christopher Millikan - foul #4 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Gonzalo Morales (C) Christopher Millikan, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Bradley Beard is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Beard, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Archie Sharp (PF) Bradley Beard, Walter Kirk | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Justin Brooks is hacked by Eugene Covington - foul #1 on Eugene Covington, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF) Robert Lay, Justin Brooks | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Archie Sharp - foul #2 on Archie Sharp, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SG), Donald Batts (C) Marlon Howard, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (C) Gerardo Garza | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Covington | 61-57 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Covington | 64-57 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Donald Batts snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Wayne Bostwick is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Isaac Berube, Wayne Bostwick, Eugene Covington, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) James Butterfield, Gonzalo Morales | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Terry Schwebach steals the ball from Robert Crosby | 66-57 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Robert Crosby is called for the reach on Robert Lay - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG) Bradley Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Brooks (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF) Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Gerardo Garza | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Kirk (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerardo Garza (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (tiring) 5 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Isaac Berube | 68-61 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Eugene Covington (SF), Donald Batts (C) Isaac Berube, Marlon Howard, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Robert Adams (PF) Terry Schwebach, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Brooks - foul #1 on Justin Brooks, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (C) Gerardo Garza | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the runner in the paint | 69-61 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Donald Batts misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan clanks a runner from the left block | 69-61 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Robert Adams tips it but misses | 69-61 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Justin Brooks makes the wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Millikan | 69-63 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Donald Batts can't connect on a floater in the paint | 69-63 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Justin Brooks hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 69-63 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | James Leslie drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Batts | 71-63 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | James Leslie takes the ball from Robert Lay in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk makes the driving attempt in the lane | 73-63 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | James Leslie steps in front of the Christopher Millikan pass in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Robert Adams is called for the reach on James Leslie - foul #5 on Robert Adams, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Bradley Beard (C) Robert Crosby, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Donald Batts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), James Butterfield (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Christopher Millikan, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Robert Adams, Gonzalo Morales | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard loses the dribble to Gerardo Garza | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Schwebach | 75-66 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Gerardo Garza denies the turnaround by Marlon Howard | 75-66 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | James Butterfield is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams (C) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Gerardo Garza | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Josiah Hundley steals the ball from Wayne Bostwick | 75-66 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | James Butterfield lays it in set up by Josiah Hundley | 75-68 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 75-68 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 75-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Beard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Butterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Gonzalez (tiring) 5 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Gonzalez | 75-70 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Bostwick | 77-70 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Bradley Beard is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Beard, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Eugene Covington (SF), Isaac Berube (PF) Bradley Beard, Wayne Bostwick, Archie Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Gerardo Garza (PF) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Gerardo Garza - foul #1 on Gerardo Garza, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (C) Luis Gonzalez | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 79-72 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Isaac Berube | 79-72 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington is hacked by Gonzalo Morales - foul #4 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lay | 81-74 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-74 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Howard | 81-74 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams connects on the shot from the free throw line | 83-74 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | James Leslie steps in front of the Gonzalo Morales pass in the backcourt | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard tips it but misses | 83-74 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Millikan | 83-74 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF) Isaac Berube | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Dale Stewart (PF) Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Gerardo Garza | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin McQuilliams | 86-74 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Walter Kirk picks off the pass by Terry Schwebach | 86-74 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by James Leslie | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Marlon Howard is called for the reach on Robert Lay - foul #3 on Marlon Howard, team foul #10 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Donald Batts (PF), Bradley Beard (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Justin Brooks (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 88-75 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the offensive board | 88-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube runs out the clock | 88-75 |