| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) SG - Brian Roden (fresh) SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fresh) C - Robert Hubert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) SG - Michael Donner (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) PF - Scott White (fresh) C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Garten wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | George Garten scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Roden | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Matthews - foul #1 on Dennis Matthews, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Robert Babb is called for the reach on William Seibert - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Hubert | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | George Garten snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Brian Roden connects on the floater in the lane | 7-0 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 7-0 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Brian Roden connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-0 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Scott White misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Garten - foul #1 on George Garten, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles connects on the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 12-2 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Dennis Matthews | |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Jerry Stiles is denied by Carl Barker | 12-2 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson snags the offensive board | 12-2 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Czarkowski and he's fouled by William Seibert - foul #1 on William Seibert, team foul #2 | 14-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (SG) William Seibert | |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the free throw | 15-2 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Carl Barker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-2 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose hits the follow up shot | 15-4 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Barker - foul #1 on Carl Barker, team foul #3 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Norman Vanhoose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF) Jerry Stiles, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-4 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon tips it home | 17-6 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Norman Vanhoose picks off the pass by Robert Babb | 17-6 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses the lay-in | 17-6 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-6 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon snags the offensive board | 17-6 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-6 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fairly fresh) SG - Norman Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Barker (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Gannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #1 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Raymond Robinson (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Robert Babb, Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) Willie Carr, Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Carl Barker | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Matthews (C) Thomas Gannon | |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Scott White scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Donner | 17-10 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Dennis Matthews is called for the reach on Brian Roden - foul #2 on Dennis Matthews, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Mark Deloach (PF) Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (C) Dennis Matthews | |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | The jumper by Mark Deloach is denied by Jim Gandy | 17-10 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Michael Donner snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Robert Babb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Jerry Stiles | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (PF) Scott White | |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-13 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Michael Donner grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Michael Donner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | William Seibert is called for the reach on Robert Babb - foul #2 on William Seibert, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Mark Deloach, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Jim Gandy | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Babb | 19-16 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Jeremy Spurgeon denies the turnaround by Michael Arce | 19-16 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is whistled for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF), Carl Barker (C) Michael Arce, Thomas Gannon | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Willie Carr connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Willie Carr picks off the pass by Raymond Robinson | 19-19 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willie Carr | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Barker (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Carl Barker gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Jerry Stiles, Matthew Czarkowski, Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Michael Arce (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Scott White, Carl Barker | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Jim Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Jim Gandy hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach's pass is intercepted by Michael Arce | 19-23 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Jim Gandy is hacked by Robert Babb - foul #2 on Robert Babb, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Robert Babb | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF) Michael Arce | |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 19-25 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | George Garten hits a floater from the left block set up by Mark Deloach | 21-25 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Willie Carr is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Willie Carr, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gannon (C) Jim Gandy | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Michael Donner gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | George Garten steps in front of the Willie Carr pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Garten | 21-25 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Donner | 21-25 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Willie Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Eddie Zurcher (C) Jerry Stiles, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Carl Barker (PF) Willie Carr, Scott White | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | George Garten banks in the layup | 23-25 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Matthew Czarkowski steals the ball from Michael Donner in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Gannon - foul #1 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (C) George Garten | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (PF) Thomas Gannon | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Carl Barker - foul #2 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (PG) Michael Donner | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Carl Barker makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Carl Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Michael Arce steals the ball from Robert Hubert | 24-27 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Robert Hubert is called for the reach on Frederick Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hubert, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF) Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Norman Vanhoose, Michael Arce, Carl Barker | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Roden (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) PF - George Garten (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Francis Griffin (fresh) SG - Michael Donner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Scott White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Gandy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Gandy - foul #1 on Jim Gandy, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Michael Donner clanks a shot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Brian Roden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Deloach | 28-29 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Michael Donner is hacked by Brian Roden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Roden, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Raymond Robinson (C) Mark Deloach, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Carl Barker (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Francis Griffin, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 30-29 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Raymond Robinson swats the shot by Thomas Gannon | 30-29 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson tips it home | 30-31 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Eddie Zurcher, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Michael Arce (PF) Frederick Thompson, Carl Barker | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Brian Roden is denied by Michael Arce | 30-31 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Raymond Robinson (C) Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (PG), Carl Barker (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Michael Donner, Michael Arce, Thomas Gannon | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Carl Barker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Jim Gandy snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Raymond Robinson steals the ball from Francis Griffin | 30-31 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Norman Vanhoose is called for the reach on Mark Deloach - foul #1 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF) Willie Carr | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Thompson | 31-31 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the floater from the right side set up by Mark Deloach | 33-31 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose loses the dribble to Brian Roden in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Barker - foul #2 on Carl Barker, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Jerry Stiles, Brian Roden, Mark Deloach, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF), Dennis Matthews (C) Francis Griffin, Norman Vanhoose, Carl Barker, Jim Gandy | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) SG - Michael Donner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | William Seibert is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Seibert, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG) William Seibert | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | George Garten misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Willie Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Robert Babb tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Thomas Schurman is called for the reach on Frederick Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Schurman, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gannon (PF) Scott White | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Willie Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (PG) Frederick Thompson | |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | George Garten clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Gannon - foul #2 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (PF) Dennis Matthews | |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | George Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Griffin | 39-34 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Michael Arce is called for the reach on Thomas Schurman - foul #1 on Michael Arce, team foul #13 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Carl Barker (SF), Jim Gandy (C) Michael Donner, Willie Carr, Thomas Gannon | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Carl Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) Thomas Schurman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Francis Griffin steps in front of the Mark Deloach pass | 41-34 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Jim Gandy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jim Gandy, team foul #14 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF), Dennis Matthews (C) Michael Arce, Jim Gandy | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert's floater is tipped away by Scott White | 41-34 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Carl Barker gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Francis Griffin is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Norman Vanhoose | 41-36 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is hacked by Norman Vanhoose - foul #2 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #15 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF) Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Carl Barker | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott White | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Scott White misses short on a halfcourt shot | 42-36 |