| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brun (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Noonan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Safford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Grubb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Matthew Baker inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Roy Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Matthew Baker can't tip it in | 26-44 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan tips it back up and in | 28-44 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Barry Langner can't finish the layup | 28-44 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford tips it but misses | 28-44 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hess | 30-44 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-44 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | David Brun is called for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (SG) Roy Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag (SF), Stephen Whitfield (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Benjamin Grubb | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Logan - foul #2 on Robert Logan, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (SG), John Cunningham (SF), William Harvey (PF), Casey Bartow (C) James Hess, Matthew Baker, David Brun, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (SG) Barry Langner | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Casey Bartow grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | John Cunningham slams it home | 32-45 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson banks in the layup set up by Jeff Sonntag | 32-47 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Cory Binette scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Logan | 34-47 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Hugo Davidson | 34-50 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Cory Binette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG), Jesse Noonan (C) Cory Binette, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Idi Victor (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Benjamin Grubb (C) Joseph Nagle, Stephen Whitfield, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | John Cunningham drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Noonan | 36-53 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Cunningham - foul #2 on John Cunningham, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Cory Binette (SG), Matthew Baker (SF), David Brun (PF) Roy Walker, Robert Logan, John Cunningham, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Kevin Safford (PF) Hugo Davidson, Idi Victor, Jeff Sonntag | |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie misses the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | David Brun misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Ollie - foul #1 on Vernon Ollie, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Casey Bartow (C) Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | David Brun makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | David Brun misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Safford | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Binette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Bartow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Safford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Grubb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Nagle | 37-55 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Matthew Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford tips it back up and in | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Cory Binette makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Hess | 40-57 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-57 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Ollie | 40-57 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb's layup is rejected by Matthew Baker | 40-57 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Hess | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | James Hess is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG), Jeffrey Bos (SG), John Cunningham (SF), William Harvey (PF), Jesse Noonan (C) James Hess, Cory Binette, Matthew Baker, David Brun, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (PG), Idi Victor (SG), Jeff Sonntag (SF), Stephen Whitfield (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Benjamin Grubb | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Walker - foul #2 on Roy Walker, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Roy Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Walker - foul #4 on Andrew Walker, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG) Andrew Walker | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Idi Victor steals it from John Cunningham | 40-58 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle lays it up and in on a great pass from Idi Victor | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | William Harvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-60 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Sonntag | 40-60 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Idi Victor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jesse Noonan | 40-60 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | John Cunningham is denied on a layup by Stephen Whitfield | 40-60 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jeff Sonntag is blocked by William Harvey | 40-60 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield tips it but misses | 40-60 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle grabs the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag is fouled on the floor by John Cunningham - foul #3 on John Cunningham, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Robert Logan (SG), Jeffrey Oatman (SF), Casey Bartow (PF) Roy Walker, Jeffrey Bos, John Cunningham, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Joseph Bryant (PF), Benjamin Grubb (C) Joseph Nagle, Idi Victor, Jeff Sonntag, Stephen Whitfield, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie's floater is tipped away by Jesse Noonan | 40-60 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie grabs the offensive board | 40-60 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-60 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Barry Langner picks off the pass by Jeffrey Oatman in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Casey Bartow - foul #2 on Casey Bartow, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Baker (SF), David Brun (PF) Jeffrey Oatman, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | David Brun pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | James Hess is fouled in the backcourt by Hugo Davidson - foul #1 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | James Hess misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb is fouled on the floor by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG), William Harvey (C) James Hess, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Kevin Safford (PF) Hugo Davidson, Joseph Bryant | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | David Brun grabs the board | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Logan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brun (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Safford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Grubb (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Robert Logan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (PG), John Cunningham (SF), Casey Bartow (C) Robert Logan, Matthew Baker, David Brun | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag (SF) Vernon Ollie | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-63 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | John Cunningham misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-63 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb snags the defensive board | 40-63 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Roy Walker (SG), David Brun (PF), Jesse Noonan (C) Cory Binette, Jeffrey Bos, William Harvey, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Joseph Bryant (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Kevin Safford, Benjamin Grubb | |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman (SF) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield (PF) Joseph Bryant | |
| 10:23 | Louisville | James Hess connects on the floater from the left side set up by Roy Walker | 42-63 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-63 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Roy Walker gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman's pass is intercepted by Hugo Davidson in the backcourt | 42-63 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses the easy layup | 42-63 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | David Brun grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Roy Walker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-63 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Barry Langner tips it back up and in | 42-65 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Roy Walker is hacked by Jeff Sonntag - foul #2 on Jeff Sonntag, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (PG), Jeffrey Bos (SG), Matthew Baker (SF), William Harvey (PF) James Hess, Roy Walker, Jeffrey Oatman, David Brun | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Idi Victor (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Joseph Bryant (PF), Benjamin Grubb (C) Hugo Davidson, Barry Langner, Jeff Sonntag, Stephen Whitfield, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | William Harvey hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 44-65 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Nagle | 44-67 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Matthew Baker is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-67 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan gets the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Matthew Baker blows the layup but he's fouled by Vernon Ollie - foul #2 on Vernon Ollie, team foul #5 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Casey Bartow (C) Robert Logan, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Langner (SG), Jeff Sonntag (C) Idi Victor, Benjamin Grubb | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Matthew Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag hits a shot in the paint set up by Barry Langner | 44-69 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (SG), John Cunningham (SF), David Brun (PF) Jeffrey Bos, Matthew Baker, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Safford (PF) Joseph Bryant | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | James Hess is called for the reach on Joseph Nagle in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hess, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF) Vernon Ollie | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | James Hess clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brun (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Casey Bartow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Langner (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kevin Safford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Sonntag (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joseph Nagle | 44-73 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Roy Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hess | 46-73 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (SG), Jesse Noonan (C) James Hess, David Brun | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Stephen Whitfield (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Kevin Safford, Jeff Sonntag | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Robert Logan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Casey Bartow | 48-73 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Casey Bartow grabs the board | 48-73 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Roy Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 51-73 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Casey Bartow - foul #3 on Casey Bartow, team foul #8 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG), Matthew Baker (SF), William Harvey (PF) Roy Walker, John Cunningham, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Idi Victor (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF) Barry Langner, Andrew Walker | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | William Harvey comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon Ollie - foul #3 on Vernon Ollie, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brun (PF) Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Joseph Bryant (PF), Benjamin Grubb (C) Hugo Davidson, Stephen Whitfield, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | William Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | William Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-74 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Grubb tips it in | 53-76 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | William Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG) Robert Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (SG) Idi Victor | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-76 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | David Brun grabs the board | 53-76 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Matthew Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Nagle - foul #3 on Joseph Nagle, team foul #7 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Cunningham (C) David Brun | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag (SF), Kevin Safford (PF) Vernon Ollie, Joseph Bryant | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is fouled in the backcourt by James Hess - foul #4 on James Hess, team foul #9 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Noonan (C) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Bos and the foul's on Hugo Davidson - foul #2 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #8 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Langner (SG) Hugo Davidson | |
| 05:08 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is fouled in the backcourt by James Hess - foul #5 on James Hess, team foul #10 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (PG), David Brun (PF) James Hess, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | David Brun snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Casey Bartow (PF) David Brun | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-79 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jesse Noonan | 56-79 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Cory Binette is whistled for a carry | 56-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (PG), William Harvey (C) Jeffrey Bos, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Andrew Walker (SG), Stephen Whitfield (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Kevin Safford, Benjamin Grubb | |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-79 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield tips it in | 56-81 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | John Cunningham travels in the backcourt | 56-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman (SF) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Idi Victor (SF) Stephen Whitfield | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-81 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | William Harvey grabs the board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Idi Victor is called for the reach on Robert Logan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Idi Victor, team foul #9 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (SG) Cory Binette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant (PF) Patrick Sanderson | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Robert Logan makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Robert Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 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) | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Walker | 58-84 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Roy Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-84 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | William Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-84 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Logan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Oatman (fresh) PF - William Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Bartow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Andrew Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Hugo Davidson (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Idi Victor (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeff Sonntag (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | William Harvey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-84 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Casey Bartow tips it but misses | 58-84 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson grabs the board | 58-84 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Idi Victor is whistled for a carry | 58-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Cunningham (SF) Jeffrey Oatman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield (C) Idi Victor | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Hugo Davidson - foul #3 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #10 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Bryant | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Cunningham - foul #4 on John Cunningham, team foul #11 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (PG) Robert Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 59-85 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Cory Binette misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 59-86 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker snags the defensive board | 59-86 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-86 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield grabs the offensive board | 59-86 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-86 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | William Harvey pulls down the rebound | 59-86 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Casey Bartow | 62-86 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker misses the lay-in | 62-86 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield tips it home | 62-88 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Roy Walker drills a 3 from straight away | 65-88 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker misses the jumper from the right side | 65-88 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Cory Binette | 65-88 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Cory Binette clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-88 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Casey Bartow grabs the offensive board | 65-88 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Stephen Whitfield blocks the short jumper by John Cunningham | 65-88 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Harvey | 65-88 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | William Harvey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roy Walker | 68-88 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Harvey - foul #3 on William Harvey, team foul #12 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (SG) Cory Binette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 68-89 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-90 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | William Harvey is hacked by Stephen Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Whitfield, team foul #11 | 68-90 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | William Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 68-90 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | William Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-90 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson pulls down the rebound | 68-90 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson runs out the clock | 68-90 |