| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) C - Mark Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Mericle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. C - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey misses long on a runner from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Matthew Hall tips it in | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay hits a shot from the left side set up by Mike Donovan | 35-25 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Matthew Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (PG), Chad Saulters (SG), Billy Smith (SF), James Hartley (C) Ellis Macaulay, James Dade, Joseph Langlois, Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips misses the lay-in | 37-25 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Saulters | 40-25 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Mericle | 40-27 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mike Donovan | 42-27 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Chad Saulters - foul #3 on Chad Saulters, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), James Dade (SG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mark Haynes (C) Frank Brickner, Chad Saulters, Billy Smith, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Zachary Phillips swats the shot by James Hartley | 42-29 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hartley (fresh) C - Mark Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Mericle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Mulkey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Zachary Phillips (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Matthew Hall is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Billy Smith (SF) Joseph Langlois | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-29 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | A charge is called on Robert Mulkey - foul #4 on Robert Mulkey, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (PG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mike Donovan (PF) Ellis Macaulay, Billy Smith, James Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Zachary Phillips - foul #2 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG) James Dade | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 43-29 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Mark Haynes - foul #3 on Mark Haynes, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Dade (SG), Billy Smith (SF), James Hartley (C) Ellis Macaulay, Joseph Langlois, Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan hits a driving attempt from the right block | 45-31 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Hall | 45-33 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Matthew Hall pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Matthew Hall's layup is rejected by Mike Donovan | 45-33 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Billy Smith | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - James Hartley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gary Mericle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Mulkey (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Zachary Phillips (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner is hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #1 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), Chad Saulters (SG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mark Haynes (C) Frank Brickner, James Dade, Billy Smith, Mike Donovan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Matthew Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | James Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes loses the dribble to Zachary Phillips | 45-33 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | James Hartley denies the turnaround by Zachary Phillips | 45-33 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay is fouled on the floor by Gary Mericle - foul #2 on Gary Mericle, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Dade (SG), Mike Donovan (PF) Chad Saulters, James Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-33 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | James Dade grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Gerald Comeau steps in front of the Mike Donovan pass | 45-33 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Joseph Langlois takes the ball from Robert Mulkey | 45-33 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | James Dade slams it home set up by Joseph Langlois | 47-33 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Comeau - foul #2 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Billy Smith (SF) Joseph Langlois | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ellis Macaulay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dade (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mike Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Haynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Hall (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Gary Mericle (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Robert Mulkey (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Zachary Phillips (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Mericle | 47-35 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Dade | 49-35 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Brickner (PG), Joseph Langlois (SF), James Hartley (C) Ellis Macaulay, Mike Donovan, Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-35 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | James Hartley tips it home | 51-35 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Joseph Langlois swats the dunk try by Gerald Comeau | 51-35 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Brickner | 51-35 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | James Hartley scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Dade | 53-35 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips clanks a jump hook in the lane | 53-35 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips misses the tip | 53-35 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Frank Brickner lays it in | 55-35 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses short on a shot from the left block | 55-35 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Billy Smith | 55-35 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | James Hartley hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Langlois | 57-35 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-35 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Mericle | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Brickner (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Langlois (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Hall (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Gary Mericle (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Robert Mulkey (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Zachary Phillips (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | The jumper by Gerald Comeau is denied by James Dade | 57-35 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Dade | 57-35 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | James Hartley misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Comeau - foul #3 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay (PG), Mike Donovan (PF) James Dade, Joseph Langlois | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | James Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Dade (SG), Joseph Langlois (SF), Mark Haynes (C) Frank Brickner, Billy Smith, James Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Mark Haynes buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Macaulay | 60-35 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Gary Mericle misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-35 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Langlois | 60-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ellis Macaulay and the foul's on Zachary Phillips - foul #3 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #7 | 62-35 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Mike Donovan makes the free throw | 63-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Ellis Macaulay takes the ball from Gerald Comeau | 63-35 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | James Dade banks in the layup set up by Ellis Macaulay | 65-35 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ellis Macaulay takes the ball from Matthew Hall | 65-35 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Langlois hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ellis Macaulay | 67-35 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-35 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey grabs the offensive rebound | 67-35 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Mericle | 67-37 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ellis Macaulay runs out the clock | 67-37 |