| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Frias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hartley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by Joseph Langlois - foul #2 on Joseph Langlois, team foul #1 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stjepan Frankowski (SG), Eddie Williams (SF) Joseph Langlois, James Hartley | |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 19-22 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Stjepan Frankowski hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Mike Donovan steals it from Leo Henderson | 21-24 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | David Huggins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is called for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), James Hartley (C) Eddie Williams, Mike Donovan | |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Zachary Phillips is called for the reach on Stjepan Frankowski - foul #2 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF) Stjepan Frankowski | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Zachary Phillips - foul #3 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stjepan Frankowski (SF) James Hartley | |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips hits a jumper from the right side | 23-28 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Gerald Comeau is called for the reach on Frank Brickner - foul #1 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Williams (PF), James Hartley (C) Stjepan Frankowski, Mike Donovan | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Frias | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Schatz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Frias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Hartley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-30 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Jack Frias hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Huggins | 25-33 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is hacked by Eddie Williams - foul #1 on Eddie Williams, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (SF), Mike Donovan (PF) Frank Brickner, Eddie Williams, James Hartley | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses the easy layup | 25-33 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 27-33 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Jack Frias's floater is tipped away by Zachary Phillips | 27-33 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Stjepan Frankowski misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield drills a jumpshot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau is hacked by Stjepan Frankowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Frankowski, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Mericle (SF), Mark Parker (PF) Calvin Schatz, Zachary Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), James Hartley (C) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski, Mike Donovan | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Mericle (fresh) PF - Mark Parker (fresh) C - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jack Frias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - James Hartley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau's pass is intercepted by Eddie Williams | 29-33 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Mericle - foul #1 on Gary Mericle, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF) Jack Frias | |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Mericle | 29-33 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield loses the dribble to Eddie Williams | 29-33 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Huggins | 29-35 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Leo Henderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-35 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Williams | 29-35 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-37 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Gary Mericle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-37 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Eddie Williams snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Brickner | 29-39 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Leo Henderson hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Mericle | 31-39 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | David Huggins hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hartley | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Mericle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Parker (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Comeau (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mike Donovan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Mike Donovan steals the ball from Gerald Comeau | 31-41 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | James Hartley knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Williams and he's hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #2 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF), Zachary Phillips (PF) Gary Mericle, Gerald Comeau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Jack Frias (SF), Stjepan Frankowski (PF) David Huggins, Frank Brickner, Mike Donovan | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | James Hartley misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Mark Parker pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Calvin Schatz | 33-43 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Jack Frias drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eddie Williams | 33-45 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | James Hartley pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Jack Frias knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Williams | 33-48 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Hartley - foul #1 on James Hartley, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Mericle (SG), Gerald Comeau (C) Leo Henderson, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Mike Donovan (PF) Eddie Williams, James Hartley | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | David Huggins knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Frias | 35-50 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by David Huggins - foul #1 on David Huggins, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (PG) Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (SG), Eddie Williams (SF) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Eddie Williams is called for the reach on Gary Mericle - foul #2 on Eddie Williams, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (PF) David Huggins, Mike Donovan | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jack Frias - foul #1 on Jack Frias, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Huggins (PG), Mike Donovan (PF) Joseph Langlois, Stjepan Frankowski | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Mericle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Huggins (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Frias (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan hits a floater from close range set up by Frank Brickner and he's hacked by Zachary Phillips - foul #4 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Eddie Williams swats the layup by Zachary Phillips | 37-53 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau tips it in | 39-53 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Jack Frias hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zachary Phillips - foul #5 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (PF) Zachary Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois (SG), Stjepan Frankowski (PF) Frank Brickner, Mike Donovan | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Jack Frias makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Jack Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Mark Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (SG) Gary Mericle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mike Donovan (PF), James Hartley (C) Eddie Williams, Stjepan Frankowski | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Jack Frias misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Mark Parker grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 39-55 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Donovan, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Leo Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | James Hartley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Henderson - foul #3 on Leo Henderson, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | James Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 39-56 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-56 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | David Huggins grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Huggins runs out the clock | 39-56 |