| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Stanley Drury picks off the pass by Lindsay Wessel | 39-46 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington is hacked by Anthony Tam - foul #3 on Anthony Tam, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF) Anthony Tam | |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Thad Edington buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | John Flack gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Flack | 42-48 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Arneson | 45-48 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | John Flack misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Robert Arneson snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Stanley Drury is fouled on the floor by Lindsay Wessel - foul #3 on Lindsay Wessel, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Steve Mitchell (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Arneson, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, John Flack, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile misses long on a runner from the right block | 45-48 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher O'Banion | 45-48 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Carlile | 45-48 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyler McBurrough - foul #3 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Workman (SF) Thad Edington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PF) Tyler McBurrough | |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Mitchell - foul #2 on Steve Mitchell, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Steve Hartnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell drills a floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Carlile - foul #2 on Thomas Carlile, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Thomas Carlile, Frank Bates, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (SG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones's pass is intercepted by Tony Shepherd in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley is hacked by Stanley Drury - foul #1 on Stanley Drury, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Thad Edington (SF) Tony Shepherd, Robert Workman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SF) Bobby Staley | |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Steve Hartnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stanley Drury | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Flack (tiring) 2 pts. C - Glenn McCubrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | John Flack travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Tyler McBurrough (C) Christopher Jones, Scott Harmon, John Flack, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Frank Bates connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Johnny Jones | 55-50 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG) Robert Arneson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG) Edward Tucker | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam banks in the layup on a great pass from Darren Goodell and the foul's on Thad Edington - foul #1 on Thad Edington, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Robert Workman (SF), Steve Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Steve Hartnett, Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey (C) Tyler McBurrough | |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam misses the 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Workman - foul #1 on Robert Workman, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Stanley Drury (PF) Tony Shepherd, Thomas Carlile, Robert Workman, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Bobby Staley (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Steve Hartnett and he's fouled by Anthony Tam - foul #4 on Anthony Tam, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Steve Hartnett, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough (PF) Anthony Tam | |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Gaskins - foul #4 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Johnny Jones, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Thad Edington loses the dribble to Tyler McBurrough in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Robert Arneson misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Tyler McBurrough - foul #4 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Frank Bates (C) Steve Hartnett, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel (PF) Tyler McBurrough | |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Robert Arneson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Robert Arneson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Stanley Drury blocks the short jumper by Edward Tucker | 62-62 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Arneson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Staley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher O'Banion (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Thad Edington steps in front of the Darren Goodell pass | 62-62 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Stanley Drury banks in the layup on a great pass from Thad Edington | 64-62 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker travels with the ball | 64-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Steve Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Arneson, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), John Flack (SF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Edward Tucker, Darren Goodell, Bobby Staley, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile's pass is intercepted by Christopher Jones in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 64-64 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Scott Harmon is called for the reach on Steve Hartnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Harmon, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Scott Harmon steals the ball from Johnny Jones | 64-64 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones's layup is rejected by Kenneth Anderson | 64-64 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey hits the follow up shot | 64-66 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Jones | 66-66 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Johnny Jones is called for the reach on Scott Harmon - foul #4 on Johnny Jones, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Stanley Drury (PF) Steve Hartnett, Johnny Jones, Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Darren Goodell (SG) Christopher Jones, John Flack | |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-68 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Robert Arneson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd tips it in | 68-68 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey knocks in the shot from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Stanley Drury | 70-70 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey buries a shot from the left block | 70-72 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lindsay Wessel - foul #4 on Lindsay Wessel, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Workman (SF), Frank Bates (C) Robert Arneson, Thad Edington, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), John Flack (SF), Bobby Staley (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, Scott Harmon, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Stanley Drury makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Tony Shepherd steals the ball from Christopher O'Banion | 71-72 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses the lay-in | 71-72 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 71-75 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | John Flack steps in front of the Stanley Drury pass | 71-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Workman (fresh) PF - Stanley Drury (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Flack (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Staley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher O'Banion (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Frank Bates - foul #3 on Frank Bates, team foul #8 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Workman, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Tam (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) John Flack, Bobby Staley, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the free throw | 71-77 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile is whistled for a carry | 71-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thad Edington (SF), Steve Mitchell (C) Steve Hartnett, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones is fouled on the floor by Thomas Carlile - foul #3 on Thomas Carlile, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (SG) Darren Goodell | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey gets the offensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey is whistled for traveling | 71-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Frank Bates (C) Thomas Carlile, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Johnny Jones connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Tony Shepherd | 74-78 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough tips it home | 74-80 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is fouled on the floor by Scott Harmon - foul #2 on Scott Harmon, team foul #8 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Robert Workman (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Thad Edington, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, Tyler McBurrough, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Johnny Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Johnny Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey blows the dunk | 76-80 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett gets the rebound | 76-80 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frank Bates | 78-80 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell is called for traveling | 78-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Steve Hartnett, Johnny Jones, Robert Workman, Frank Bates, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Lindsay Wessel (PF) Edward Tucker, Bobby Staley | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins is whistled for a carry | 78-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG), Christopher O'Banion (C) Darren Goodell, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tony Shepherd | 78-80 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Thad Edington hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Tony Shepherd | 80-80 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-83 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Arneson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Harmon (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Tam (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Christopher O'Banion (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Robert Arneson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 80-83 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones grabs the board | 80-83 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Scott Harmon is blocked by Andrew Gaskins | 80-83 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the board | 80-83 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd loses the ball out of bounds | 80-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Steve Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Arneson, Stanley Drury, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG), Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher Jones, Scott Harmon, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Carlile - foul #4 on Thomas Carlile, team foul #10 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Workman (SF) Thad Edington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Bobby Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Thad Edington (SF) Steve Hartnett, Robert Workman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-85 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the shot from the right side | 83-85 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Staley - foul #1 on Bobby Staley, team foul #9 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell double dribbles | 85-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF) John Flack, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Darren Goodell picks off the pass by Tony Shepherd in the backcourt | 85-85 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits the finger roll | 85-87 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Christopher Jones is called for the reach on Tony Shepherd - foul #3 on Christopher Jones, team foul #10 | 85-87 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 87-87 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 87-87 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Thad Edington connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Tony Shepherd | 89-87 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses the floater from the left side | 89-87 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Thad Edington pulls down the rebound | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Thad Edington is hacked by Anthony Tam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Tam, team foul #11 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (SF) Anthony Tam | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel gets the rebound | 90-87 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Bates (PF) Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is hacked by Christopher Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Jones, team foul #12 | 90-87 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn McCubrey | 91-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 91-87 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the defensive rebound | 91-87 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jones - foul #5 on Christopher Jones, team foul #13 | 91-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG) Christopher Jones | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell loses the dribble to Johnny Jones | 92-87 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Frank Bates is hacked by Darren Goodell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darren Goodell, team foul #14 | 92-87 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 93-87 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 93-87 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 93-87 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Goodell - foul #5 on Darren Goodell, team foul #15 | 93-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG) Darren Goodell | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 95-87 |