| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Blum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hutto (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Hasler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Darrell Golden inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is denied on a layup by Bernard Palmer | 30-38 |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Blum and the foul's on Tony Shepherd - foul #2 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bernard Palmer - foul #2 on Bernard Palmer, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Robert Riddles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrew Dawson | 35-42 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler clanks a runner from the right block | 35-42 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Darrell Golden gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Scott (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (SG), George Phillips (C) Kenneth Blum, Bernard Palmer | |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Hasler - foul #2 on Robert Hasler, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), Philip Hart (C) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SG), John Flack (SF) William Hutto, Robert Hasler | |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | George Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by George Phillips and he's fouled by Joseph Ferrell - foul #3 on Joseph Ferrell, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Joseph Ferrell, Andrew Dawson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd's pass is intercepted by Anthony Tam in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | John Flack comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson (C) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by George Phillips - foul #1 on George Phillips, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darrell Golden (SF) David Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG), Robert Hasler (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Jamar Adams, Brian Jamieson, George Phillips | |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer (C) Glenn McCubrey | |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is hacked by Anthony Tam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Tam, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF) John Flack | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Tam - foul #2 on Anthony Tam, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is hacked by Anthony Tam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Tam, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Dawson (PF) Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Anthony Tam, Bernard Palmer | |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson hits the finger roll | 38-49 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Blum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hutto (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Hasler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson lays it in | 40-49 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Tony Shepherd picks off the pass by Robert Hasler | 40-49 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd | 42-49 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Darrell Golden picks off the pass by Kenneth Blum | 42-49 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Robert Hasler blocks the short jumper by Robert Riddles | 42-49 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Andrew Gaskins blocks the short jumper by Jamar Adams | 42-49 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Robert Riddles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gaskins | 45-49 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Joseph Ferrell (SG), David Scott (SF), Philip Hart (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PG), Anthony Tam (SG), John Flack (SF), George Phillips (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Jamar Adams, Kenneth Blum, William Hutto, Robert Hasler, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | David Scott lays it in set up by Dwight Mebane | 47-49 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-49 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Philip Hart pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dwight Mebane | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Jamieson | 49-51 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | David Scott misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-51 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | George Phillips gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | George Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF) Joseph Ferrell, David Scott, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Kenneth Blum (SG), William Hutto (SF) Anthony Tam, John Flack, Bernard Palmer | |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | George Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | George Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Darrell Golden hits the finger roll | 51-52 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Blum | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Lanham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Blum (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hutto (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Jamieson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - George Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | William Hutto takes the ball from George Lanham in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Dwight Mebane picks off the pass by Kenneth Blum | 51-55 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | George Phillips tips it in | 53-57 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | George Lanham loses the dribble to Kenneth Blum in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | William Hutto misses the driving attempt from close range | 53-57 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | George Phillips grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | William Hutto comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 53-57 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | William Hutto takes the ball from Andrew Dawson | 53-57 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | George Phillips hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jamar Adams | 53-59 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson is open but misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Jamieson | 53-59 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Dawson - foul #1 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), David Scott (SF), Philip Hart (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) George Lanham, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SG), Robert Hasler (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Kenneth Blum, Brian Jamieson, George Phillips | |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Philip Hart gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Philip Hart can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell tips it home | 55-60 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | William Hutto travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Riddles (SG) Dwight Mebane, Joseph Ferrell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF) William Hutto | |
| 09:02 | Louisville | David Scott comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Palmer - foul #3 on Bernard Palmer, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (PF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:02 | Louisville | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-60 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Philip Hart pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Riddles | 59-60 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by John Flack - foul #3 on John Flack, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Jamar Adams, Bernard Palmer | |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | John Flack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 59-60 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Philip Hart pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | David Scott knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Riddles | 61-60 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | John Flack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Joseph Ferrell, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Riddles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Jamieson (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Anthony Tam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hasler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Darrell Golden is denied on a layup by Robert Hasler | 61-62 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Andrew Gaskins - foul #2 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (PG), Andrew Dawson (PF) Dwight Mebane, David Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG), William Hutto (SF) Anthony Tam, John Flack | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Blum picks off the pass by Darrell Golden in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum banks in the layup | 61-67 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Robert Riddles comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glenn McCubrey - foul #1 on Glenn McCubrey, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson (C) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Bernard Palmer (C) Brian Jamieson, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Robert Riddles is called for the reach on Bernard Palmer - foul #3 on Robert Riddles, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Jamar Adams takes the ball from George Lanham in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Darrell Golden gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Darrell Golden drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Riddles | 66-69 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | William Hutto is fouled on the floor by George Lanham - foul #4 on George Lanham, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Joseph Ferrell (SG) George Lanham, Robert Riddles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SG) Kenneth Blum | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Darrell Golden is open and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Dwight Mebane | 68-71 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Ferrell steps in front of the Bernard Palmer pass | 68-71 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Darrell Golden's pass is intercepted by Jamar Adams in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | William Hutto banks in the layup and he's fouled by Andrew Dawson - foul #2 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Philip Hart (SF), David Scott (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Joseph Ferrell, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Phillips (PG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Jamar Adams, Bernard Palmer | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | David Scott scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Riddles | 70-74 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Dwight Mebane is called for the reach on George Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (PG) Dwight Mebane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG) Anthony Tam | |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | George Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | George Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Philip Hart gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | George Lanham hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-75 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Philip Hart hits the follow up shot | 72-75 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Robert Hasler is blocked by Andrew Gaskins | 72-75 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Gaskins | 72-75 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | David Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-75 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Joseph Ferrell (PF) Robert Riddles, David Scott, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jamar Adams (PG), Anthony Tam (SG), John Flack (SF), Brian Jamieson (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) George Phillips, Kenneth Blum, William Hutto, Robert Hasler, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams's pass is intercepted by Tony Shepherd in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd lays it in | 74-75 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | John Flack hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Tam | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Lanham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jamar Adams (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Tam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Flack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Jamieson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Bernard Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Darrell Golden drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Lanham | 77-77 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 77-77 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses the tip | 77-77 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), David Scott (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) George Lanham, Darrell Golden, Joseph Ferrell, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Hutto (SF), Glenn McCubrey (C) John Flack, Bernard Palmer | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 77-77 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | David Scott tips it in | 79-77 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | William Hutto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson can't tip it in | 79-77 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Tam | 79-77 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Jamieson | 79-79 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Darrell Golden (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, David Scott, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum (SG), Robert Hasler (PF), Bernard Palmer (C) Anthony Tam, Brian Jamieson, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is open and buries a floater from the right block set up by Dwight Mebane | 81-79 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | William Hutto is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dawson - foul #3 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | William Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | William Hutto misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer snags the offensive board | 81-80 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Robert Hasler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jamar Adams | 81-82 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Robert Riddles is called for traveling | 81-82 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-84 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Bernard Palmer steps in front of the Andrew Dawson pass | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Mebane - foul #5 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #14 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Dwight Mebane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PF) Robert Hasler | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Blum is called for the reach on Robert Riddles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Blum, team foul #10 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hasler (PF) Brian Jamieson | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Tony Shepherd is called for the reach on Jamar Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #15 | 83-86 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PF) Robert Hasler | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Jamar Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Jamar Adams is called for the reach on Tony Shepherd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamar Adams, team foul #11 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hasler (PF) Brian Jamieson | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum snags the defensive board | 83-88 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum is hacked by Robert Riddles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Riddles, team foul #16 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Jamieson (PF) Robert Hasler | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum misses the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Kenneth Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Darrell Golden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-89 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer grabs the board | 83-89 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Tony Shepherd is called for the reach on Bernard Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #17 | 83-89 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Bernard Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-91 |