| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SF - Mark Fee (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Pursel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Frank Martini tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Matthew Nash connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Carey | 2-6 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Romanski | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Ray Saunders (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:29 | Louisville | William Carlsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fabian Giordano - foul #1 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Steven Buntin | |
| 17:29 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Ray Saunders hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Eisenbarth | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey connects on the shot from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | William Carlsen knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Derick Carpenter and he's fouled by Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Ray Saunders, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), Ray Roux (PF) Kenneth Carey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel | |
| 16:03 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fabian Giordano (fresh) C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) PF - Ray Roux (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Frank Martini hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 10-14 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Ray Roux pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-16 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Ray Roux is fouled on the floor by Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Bobby Harman, Ray Roux, William Carlsen | |
| 13:57 | Louisville | James Pursel knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 13-18 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Fee - foul #2 on Mark Fee, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG), Bobby Harman (SF) Kenneth Carey, Steven Buntin | |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | William Zenner steals it from Frank Martini | 13-19 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Bobby Harman's layup is rejected by Elmer Maher | 13-19 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Nash - foul #1 on Matthew Nash, team foul #1 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG) James Pursel | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | William Zenner travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Frank Martini (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlsen (C) William Zenner | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Harman (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous is hacked by Bobby Harman - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #2 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG) Derick Carpenter | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | William Carlsen snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | William Carlsen tips it back up and in | 15-21 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Eisenbarth | 18-21 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the shot from the left side | 18-21 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Floyd Eisenbarth | 18-21 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a shot in the paint | 20-21 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Horodyski steals the ball from Bobby Harman | 20-21 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski hits the finger roll | 22-21 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | William Carlsen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Bobby Harman pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Nicholas Gibbs swats the short shot by Steven Buntin | 22-21 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Martini | 22-21 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | William Carlsen gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses long on a floater from the right side | 22-21 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | William Carlsen tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is whistled for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Robert Linkous (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG), Ralph Baskett (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Kenneth Carey, Matthew Nash, Bobby Harman, William Carlsen | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Martini (PF) Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Mark Fee lays it in | 24-23 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Robert Linkous steps in front of the Steven Buntin pass | 24-23 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Gibbs | 24-23 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Steven Buntin is called for the reach on Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #1 on Steven Buntin, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Robert Linkous, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), William Carlsen (C) Steven Buntin, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Nash | 24-23 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Alex Romanski is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Alex Romanski, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano comes up short on the shot in the lane | 24-25 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Bobby Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher's floater is tipped away by James Pursel | 24-25 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Mark Fee hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Elmer Maher picks off the pass by Bobby Harman | 26-25 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | James Pursel gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fabian Giordano - foul #3 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Frank Martini (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF) Derick Carpenter, Matthew Nash, James Pursel | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bobby Harman | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Roux (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Frank Martini is called for the reach on Steven Buntin - foul #1 on Frank Martini, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG) Floyd Eisenbarth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Robert Linkous (SF) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), William Zenner (C) Steven Buntin, Bobby Harman, William Carlsen | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 31-27 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Robert Linkous steals the ball from Matthew Nash | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Mark Fee (SF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Frank Martini | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Pursel (PF) Ray Roux | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | James Pursel steals the ball from Mark Fee | 32-27 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | William Zenner is hacked by Alex Romanski - foul #2 on Alex Romanski, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Frank Martini (PF) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (SF) Derick Carpenter | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | William Zenner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Frank Martini grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | William Zenner is called for the reach on Nicholas Gibbs - foul #1 on William Zenner, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Elmer Maher (PF) Nicholas Horodyski, Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlsen (C) William Zenner | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Carlsen hits a jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Frank Martini hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-30 |