| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Don Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | James Nasser double dribbles | 33-32 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Don Lee - foul #1 on Don Lee, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses badly on a floater from the left block | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro tips it home | 33-36 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Dima Zierer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Randall Weber - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SF) Don Lee | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF), John Pope (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Randall Weber | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 35-39 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Travis Mitten tips it in | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Pope | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Mitten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Travis Mitten clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Dima Zierer snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson's layup is rejected by Frank Fisher | 37-41 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong loses the dribble to James Nasser | 37-41 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Dima Zierer grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong is denied on a layup by James Nasser | 37-41 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Lee Walker buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nasser | 37-43 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Jefferson | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Nasser | 40-45 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Harris | 43-45 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | James Nasser lays it up and in set up by Frank Fisher | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Frank Fisher is called for the reach on Michael Harris - foul #1 on Frank Fisher, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Phillips (PG), Glenn Siemens (SG), Don Lee (SF), Luis Salazar (PF), William Carlson (C) Michael Harris, Tyler Armstrong, Joseph Jefferson, Travis Mitten, Dima Zierer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Frank Fisher, James Nasser, John Pope | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Douglass Miyashiro takes the ball from Edward Phillips | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) SF - Don Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Siemens - foul #2 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | A charge is called on Glenn Siemens - foul #3 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG) Lee Walker | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-49 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | William Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | William Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (PF) Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis is hacked by Glenn Siemens - foul #4 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG) Glenn Siemens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG) Frank Fisher | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Armstrong - foul #2 on Tyler Armstrong, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | William Carlson grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Edward Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Lee Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | James Nasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Travis Mitten (PF), Dima Zierer (C) Luis Salazar, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (C) Randall Weber | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Edward Phillips | 43-49 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Don Lee misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-49 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Travis Mitten gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Dima Zierer knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Travis Mitten | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Armstrong (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Don Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Travis Mitten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Harris (PG), Glenn Siemens (SG), Joseph Jefferson (SF), Luis Salazar (PF), William Carlson (C) Edward Phillips, Tyler Armstrong, Don Lee, Travis Mitten, Dima Zierer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Marquis Wilkes (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), Randall Weber (C) Lee Walker, Edward Lewis, Douglass Miyashiro, James Nasser | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Michael Harris misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski tips it in | 45-51 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | William Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), James Nasser (PF) Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Luis Salazar - foul #2 on Luis Salazar, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Travis Mitten (PF) Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Travis Mitten - foul #3 on Travis Mitten, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG) Glenn Siemens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Frank Fisher | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | William Carlson pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Randall Weber swats the layup by William Carlson | 45-51 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Lee Walker buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Randall Weber | 45-53 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Lee Walker pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | James Nasser is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Nasser, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Lee (SF), Luis Salazar (PF), Dima Zierer (C) Joseph Jefferson, Travis Mitten, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Dima Zierer misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Luis Salazar tips it in | 47-53 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Pope | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Michael Harris scores on a floater from the right side set up by Luis Salazar | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | John Pope can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Armstrong (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nasser (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | John Pope hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Nasser | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Don Lee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Michael Harris gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Dima Zierer drills a jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | John Pope misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | John Pope tips it in | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Michael Harris drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler Armstrong | 54-59 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | John Pope is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Travis Mitten (PF) Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) John Pope | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Marquis Wilkes steals the ball from Michael Harris | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is hacked by Tyler Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Armstrong, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Frank Fisher (SF), Richard Hillis (PF) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, James Nasser | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Travis Mitten clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Dima Zierer tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Don Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Tyler Armstrong is called for the reach on Richard Hillis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Armstrong, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Dima Zierer snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Travis Mitten's pass is intercepted by Frank Fisher | 56-62 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Richard Hillis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Don Lee's pass is intercepted by Edward Lewis | 56-65 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker runs out the clock | 56-65 |