| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) SG - James Butterfield (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Meeks (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) PF - Walter Kirk (fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | William Meeks hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marlon Howard | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | William Meeks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Marlon Howard | 0-4 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Butterfield | 3-4 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Marlon Howard | 3-4 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Terry Schwebach | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | James Butterfield steals the ball from Walter Kirk | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is fouled on the floor by Eugene Covington - foul #1 on Eugene Covington, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Dale Stewart (PF), Gerardo Garza (C) James Butterfield, Josiah Hundley, Robert Adams, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Matthew Johns (SG), James Benson (SF), Isaac Berube (PF), Bradley Beard (C) William Meeks, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gerardo Garza - foul #1 on Gerardo Garza, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Terry Schwebach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Johns - foul #1 on Matthew Johns, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | James Butterfield scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Millikan | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Dale Stewart pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Bradley Beard swats the short shot by Gonzalo Morales | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales loses the dribble to Robert Parsons | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Gerardo Garza steals it from Robert Parsons | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Dale Stewart, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Justin Hampton (PF), Donald Batts (C) Robert Parsons, Matthew Johns, James Benson, Isaac Berube, Bradley Beard | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Josiah Hundley - foul #1 on Josiah Hundley, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Butterfield (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Hampton (fresh) C - Donald Batts (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach | 9-7 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Hampton | 9-10 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG) James Butterfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Eugene Covington, Donald Batts | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Robert Adams - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF) Justin Hampton | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Covington | 9-12 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Walter Kirk is denied by Christopher Millikan | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | William Meeks gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Meeks and he's fouled by Christopher Millikan - foul #1 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Christopher Millikan, Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Bradley Beard (C) William Meeks, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Adams - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Dale Stewart (PF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Robert Adams, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Benson (PG), Matthew Johns (SG), Justin Hampton (SF), Isaac Berube (C) Robert Parsons, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Bradley Beard | |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Millikan | 13-17 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | James Butterfield loses the dribble to Walter Kirk in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Christopher Millikan is called for the reach on James Benson - foul #2 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF) Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), Donald Batts (C) Justin Hampton, Walter Kirk | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Covington (SF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) James Benson, Donald Batts | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley loses the dribble to Isaac Berube | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Gonzalez - foul #1 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerardo Garza (PF) Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Marlon Howard (SG) William Meeks, Matthew Johns | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Butterfield (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) PF - Gerardo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach and he's hacked by Eugene Covington - foul #2 on Eugene Covington, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Johns (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Bradley Beard (C) Eugene Covington, Isaac Berube, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-18 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | James Butterfield is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Butterfield, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Kirk | 15-21 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza drills a jump hook from close range | 17-21 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns misses short on a jumper in the lane | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk tips it home | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is hacked by Bradley Beard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Beard, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SG), Dale Stewart (PF) James Butterfield, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), James Benson (SF), Justin Hampton (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Robert Parsons, Matthew Johns, Walter Kirk, Bradley Beard | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Benson - foul #1 on James Benson, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Justin Hampton gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Justin Hampton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is fouled on the floor by James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Johns (SF), Isaac Berube (PF) James Benson, Justin Hampton | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Dale Stewart hits a jumper in the paint | 20-23 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Donald Batts (C) William Meeks, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerardo Garza (PF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF), Bradley Beard (C) Isaac Berube, Donald Batts | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach | 22-25 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Johns | 22-25 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-25 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Beard | 22-25 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons lays it in | 22-27 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (PG), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), Justin Hampton (SF), Isaac Berube (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Marlon Howard, Matthew Johns, Walter Kirk, Bradley Beard | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Butterfield (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerardo Garza (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luis Gonzalez (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Hampton (fresh) PF - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Justin Hampton is called for the reach on Josiah Hundley - foul #1 on Justin Hampton, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Meeks | 24-30 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kevin McQuilliams and he's hacked by James Butterfield - foul #2 on James Butterfield, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG) James Butterfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF) Isaac Berube | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | William Meeks picks off the pass by Josiah Hundley in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Luis Gonzalez - foul #2 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG) Robert Parsons | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach comes up short on the shot from the left side | 24-35 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Marlon Howard | 26-37 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Matthew Johns (SF), Isaac Berube (PF), Bradley Beard (C) William Meeks, Justin Hampton, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Parsons | 26-39 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Howard | 26-42 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales knocks in the shot from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gerardo Garza - foul #2 on Gerardo Garza, team foul #11 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Adams (PF) Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), Walter Kirk (PF) Robert Parsons, Isaac Berube | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Dale Stewart comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-44 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Johns is denied on a layup by Josiah Hundley | 28-44 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | William Meeks gets the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Gonzalo Morales - foul #1 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #12 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), James Butterfield (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Benson (PG), Eugene Covington (SF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) William Meeks, Matthew Johns, Bradley Beard | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Butterfield (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Morales (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Benson (fresh) SG - Marlon Howard (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | James Butterfield is hacked by James Benson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Benson, team foul #8 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Meeks (PG), Robert Parsons (SG) James Benson, Marlon Howard | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-46 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 30-46 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Walter Kirk is called for the reach on Robert Adams - foul #1 on Walter Kirk, team foul #9 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Batts (C) Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Gonzalo Morales steps in front of the Eugene Covington pass | 32-46 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Eugene Covington takes the ball from James Butterfield in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington lays it up and in | 32-48 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Robert Parsons picks off the pass by Christopher Millikan in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Donald Batts lays it in | 32-50 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | William Meeks steals the ball from Gonzalo Morales in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is denied on a dunk by Luis Gonzalez | 32-50 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Millikan | 34-50 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Josiah Hundley (SF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG), Justin Hampton (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Robert Parsons, Walter Kirk, Donald Batts | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Butterfield - foul #3 on James Butterfield, team foul #13 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG) James Butterfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | William Meeks scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Covington | 34-55 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Millikan | 37-55 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-55 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Justin Hampton steps in front of the Josiah Hundley pass | 37-55 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington blows the dunk but he's fouled by Josiah Hundley - foul #2 on Josiah Hundley, team foul #14 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (SF) Josiah Hundley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (PG), Matthew Johns (SG), Isaac Berube (PF), Bradley Beard (C) William Meeks, Marlon Howard, Justin Hampton, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Matthew Johns is called for the reach on Christopher Millikan - foul #2 on Matthew Johns, team foul #10 | 37-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |