| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Striplin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Boyd inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:56 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | David Lenz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is fouled on the floor by Richard Abrams - foul #2 on Richard Abrams, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Robert Brock scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Gordon | 40-43 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Robert Boyd banks in the layup set up by Joseph Gordon | 42-45 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro is hacked by Robert Boyd - foul #3 on Robert Boyd, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (PG), Keith Poarch (SG), Chester Jordan (SF), Walter Oliver (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Roger Dipietro, Bernard Striplin, David Lenz, Richard Abrams, Jose Flores | |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Inek Matkovic is called for the reach on Keith Poarch - foul #2 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Briggs and the foul's on Rodney Link - foul #3 on Rodney Link, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG) Rodney Link | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Walter Briggs | 42-50 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Chester Jordan is called for the reach on Inek Matkovic - foul #3 on Chester Jordan, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Andrew Hall, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Picou (PG), Bernard Striplin (SG), William Beaty (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Jose Flores (C) Walter Briggs, Keith Poarch, Chester Jordan, Walter Oliver, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Robert Brock comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Bernard Striplin - foul #1 on Bernard Striplin, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG) Michael Picou | |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Robert Brock makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Robert Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | William Beaty buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Flores and the foul's on Christopher Maines - foul #1 on Christopher Maines, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | William Beaty misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Christopher Maines gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon's pass is intercepted by William Beaty in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Jose Flores is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Lenz (SF) Richard Abrams | |
| 15:58 | Louisville | David Lenz steps in front of the Joseph Gordon pass in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | William Beaty slams it home on a great pass from David Lenz | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Striplin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Beaty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Robert Boyd (SF) Joseph Gordon, Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG) Roger Dipietro | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Robert Boyd can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Rodney Link tips it home | 46-56 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Rodney Link is hacked by William Beaty in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Beaty, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG) Steve Hartnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Picou (SG), Richard Abrams (PF) Bernard Striplin, William Beaty | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Rodney Link hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Jose Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch hits the follow up shot | 46-61 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Charles Fincher drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Link and he's fouled by Jose Flores - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Maines (C) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Walter Briggs (SF), Chester Jordan (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Keith Poarch, David Lenz, Richard Abrams, Jose Flores | |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Andrew Hall steals the ball from Walter Briggs | 49-61 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Andrew Hall blows the dunk | 49-61 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Rodney Link pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Robert Boyd hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Fincher | 51-61 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Christopher Maines steps in front of the Michael Picou pass | 51-61 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Charles Fincher blows the dunk | 51-61 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell blows the layup | 51-61 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell tips it in | 51-63 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Rodney Link is hacked by Nicholas Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Blackwell, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall, Robert Boyd, Charles Fincher, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG), Bernard Striplin (SG), David Lenz (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Jose Flores (C) Roger Dipietro, Michael Picou, Walter Briggs, Chester Jordan, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-63 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | David Lenz snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Jose Flores slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Poarch | 51-65 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin hits the finger roll set up by David Lenz and he's hacked by Inek Matkovic - foul #3 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF) Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Beaty (SF) David Lenz | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jose Flores - foul #3 on Jose Flores, team foul #7 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Oliver (PF) Richard Abrams | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Roemer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Keith Poarch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Striplin (fresh) 16 pts. SF - William Beaty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jose Flores (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Jose Flores clanks a runner near the basket | 55-71 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | William Beaty tips it but misses | 55-71 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steve Hartnett | 55-71 |
| 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) | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Gordon | 57-71 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Robert Brock pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by William Beaty - foul #2 on William Beaty, team foul #8 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), David Lenz (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Keith Poarch, William Beaty, Walter Oliver, Jose Flores | |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the free throw | 60-71 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Joseph Gordon picks off the pass by Nicholas Blackwell | 60-71 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | David Lenz comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Tommy Burkhart - foul #2 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Robert Brock (PF) Steve Hartnett, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (PG), Michael Picou (SG), Jose Flores (C) Roger Dipietro, Bernard Striplin, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | David Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | David Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses the turnaround from close range | 60-72 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Richard Abrams swats the dunk try by Rodney Link | 60-72 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Gordon takes the ball from Michael Picou | 60-72 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Rodney Link lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Gordon | 62-72 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Jose Flores knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Abrams and he's hacked by Christopher Maines - foul #2 on Christopher Maines, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Howard Roemer (C) Joseph Gordon, Rodney Link, Tommy Burkhart, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG), Bernard Striplin (SG), Chester Jordan (SF), William Beaty (PF) Walter Briggs, Michael Picou, David Lenz, Richard Abrams | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Jose Flores makes the free throw | 62-75 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | The short jumper by Howard Roemer is denied by William Beaty | 62-75 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Roger Dipietro is blocked by Howard Roemer | 62-75 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Fincher | 62-75 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jose Flores - foul #4 on Jose Flores, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Robert Brock (PF) Inek Matkovic, Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (SG), Walter Oliver (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Bernard Striplin, William Beaty, Jose Flores | |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver tips it home | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Poarch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Blackwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Robert Brock connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Andrew Hall | 66-77 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 66-79 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Robert Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Robert Boyd tips it in | 68-79 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan double dribbles | 68-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Joseph Gordon, Andrew Hall, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (PG), Michael Picou (SG), William Beaty (SF), Richard Abrams (PF), Jose Flores (C) Roger Dipietro, Keith Poarch, Chester Jordan, Walter Oliver, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Michael Picou picks off the pass by Steve Hartnett | 68-79 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-79 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs can't tip it in | 68-79 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Christopher Maines can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-79 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic tips it home | 70-79 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Maines - foul #3 on Christopher Maines, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Brock (PF), Howard Roemer (C) Inek Matkovic, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Poarch (PG), Bernard Striplin (SG), David Lenz (SF) Walter Briggs, Michael Picou, William Beaty | |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams makes the free throw | 70-82 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-82 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Richard Abrams makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Poarch | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Keith Poarch steals the ball from Rodney Link in the backcourt | 70-84 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin blows the layup | 70-84 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Rodney Link is whistled for traveling | 70-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Robert Boyd (SF) Rodney Link, Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Blackwell (C) Jose Flores | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Howard Roemer picks off the pass by David Lenz | 70-84 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Bernard Striplin steps in front of the Joseph Gordon pass | 70-84 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Bernard Striplin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-84 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Robert Brock grabs the board | 70-84 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-84 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch snags the defensive board | 70-84 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Gordon - foul #3 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #11 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Charles Fincher (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Joseph Gordon, Robert Brock, Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Oliver (PF), Jose Flores (C) Richard Abrams, Nicholas Blackwell | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch misses the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Jose Flores snags the offensive board | 70-84 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Jose Flores's layup is rejected by Christopher Maines | 70-84 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Robert Boyd grabs the board | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Rodney Link is hacked by Keith Poarch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Poarch, team foul #10 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dipietro (PG) Keith Poarch | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver is fouled on the floor by Charles Fincher - foul #2 on Charles Fincher, team foul #12 | 72-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (PF) Rodney Link | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Picou (SG), William Beaty (PF) Bernard Striplin, Jose Flores | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steve Hartnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Maines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Dipietro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Picou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Beaty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Oliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Charles Fincher can't connect on a runner from the right block | 72-86 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | David Lenz snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Inek Matkovic is called for the reach on William Beaty - foul #4 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #13 | 72-86 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Andrew Hall (SG) Charles Fincher, Steve Hartnett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chester Jordan (PF), Jose Flores (C) David Lenz, Walter Oliver | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | William Beaty makes the 1st free throw | 72-87 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | William Beaty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-88 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan drills a driving attempt from the right block | 72-90 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Andrew Hall knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Inek Matkovic | 74-90 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | William Beaty hits the finger roll set up by Roger Dipietro | 74-92 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Hall | 77-92 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Jose Flores buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Dipietro | 77-94 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Andrew Hall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 77-94 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jose Flores snags the defensive board | 77-94 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Jose Flores comes up short on the shot from close range | 77-94 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic snags the defensive board | 77-94 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses long on a jumper from the right side | 77-94 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Andrew Hall snags the offensive board | 77-94 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Christopher Maines can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 77-94 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Jose Flores grabs the board | 77-94 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | William Beaty is whistled for traveling | 77-94 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Charles Fincher (PF) Joseph Gordon, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Briggs (PG), Keith Poarch (SG), Walter Oliver (PF), Nicholas Blackwell (C) Roger Dipietro, Michael Picou, William Beaty, Jose Flores | |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Charles Fincher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-94 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Chester Jordan can't throw it down | 77-94 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic pulls down the rebound | 77-94 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 77-94 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver pulls down the rebound | 77-94 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Keith Poarch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-94 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Charles Fincher snags the defensive board | 77-94 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-94 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs misses short on a jumper from close range | 77-94 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Walter Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-94 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Walter Briggs runs out the clock | 77-94 |