| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Nasser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barkley (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | James Nasser blows the dunk | 43-38 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | James Nasser tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Luis Salazar hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 45-38 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | James Barkley pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Don Lee is fouled on the floor by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | William Carlson misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | James Nasser snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser is fouled on the floor by Tyler Armstrong - foul #1 on Tyler Armstrong, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | James Barkley buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Simmons | 47-38 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Barkley - foul #2 on James Barkley, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Weber | 49-39 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 49-39 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Randall Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SF), Aaron Ziv (PF), James Croll (C) Samuel Gladden, Don Lee, Luis Salazar, William Carlson | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | James Barkley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Aaron Moses steals it from Richard Hillis | 49-39 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Aaron Moses makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Armstrong | 49-42 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jefferson - foul #1 on Joseph Jefferson, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Richard Hillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Don Lee (SF), William Carlson (C) Aaron Moses, Joseph Jefferson, James Croll | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | James Nasser connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Weber | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Ziv (fresh) C - William Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Douglass Miyashiro steps in front of the Aaron Ziv pass | 52-42 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Randall Weber drills a runner from the right block | 54-42 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Don Lee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Carlson | 54-45 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser buries a jumper from close range set up by Edward Simmons | 56-45 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | William Carlson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Carlson, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Travis Mitten (PF) Samuel Gladden, Aaron Ziv | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | John Pope hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nasser | 58-45 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Don Lee misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 58-45 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong tips it but misses | 58-45 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | James Barkley snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | James Nasser drills a runner from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Travis Mitten is fouled on the floor by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Richard Hillis (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Simmons, Douglass Miyashiro, James Barkley, John Pope | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (SG), Joseph Jefferson (SF), James Croll (C) Tyler Armstrong, Don Lee, William Carlson | |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Randall Weber is called for the reach on Samuel Gladden - foul #3 on Randall Weber, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | James Croll tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses the shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden is fouled on the floor by Richard Hillis - foul #2 on Richard Hillis, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Travis Mitten drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Samuel Gladden | 60-49 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Travis Mitten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG), Don Lee (SF), Luis Salazar (PF) Glenn Siemens, Joseph Jefferson, Travis Mitten | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hillis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Croll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | John Pope misses short on a runner in the paint | 60-49 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | James Croll misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Pope - foul #2 on John Pope, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), James Barkley (PF) Richard Hillis, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | James Croll makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | James Croll misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 60-50 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is fouled on the floor by Tyler Armstrong - foul #2 on Tyler Armstrong, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Travis Mitten (PF), William Carlson (C) Samuel Gladden, Luis Salazar, James Croll | |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the turnaround near the basket | 60-50 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | John Pope tips it home | 62-50 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Carlson | 62-52 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Barkley and he's hacked by Glenn Siemens - foul #4 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Richard Hillis (SF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, John Pope | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SF) Glenn Siemens, Don Lee | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Aaron Moses throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (SG) Tyler Armstrong | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | James Nasser drills a jumper from the right block set up by Randall Weber | 66-52 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Aaron Moses drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Carlson | 66-54 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Travis Mitten snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Moses | 66-56 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Samuel Gladden - foul #3 on Samuel Gladden, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Edward Simmons, Richard Hillis, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Lee (SF), Luis Salazar (PF) Aaron Moses, Travis Mitten | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Luis Salazar, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (PG), Tyler Armstrong (SG) Samuel Gladden, Joseph Jefferson | |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Randall Weber clanks a floater from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski tips it in | 69-56 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Don Lee hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nasser (tiring) 22 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Aaron Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | William Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), James Barkley (PF), John Pope (C) James Nasser, Nicholas Rettkowski, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Travis Mitten (PF), James Croll (C) Aaron Moses, Luis Salazar, William Carlson | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-58 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 72-58 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | James Barkley pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | John Pope scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Douglass Miyashiro and he's hacked by James Croll - foul #2 on James Croll, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (SG), Joseph Jefferson (SF) Tyler Armstrong, Don Lee | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-58 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | John Pope double dribbles | 75-58 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Hillis - foul #3 on Richard Hillis, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Marquis Wilkes, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (C) James Croll | |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser travels with the ball | 75-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG) Samuel Gladden | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Jefferson - foul #2 on Joseph Jefferson, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Lee (SF), Luis Salazar (PF) Joseph Jefferson, Travis Mitten | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong loses the dribble to Randall Weber | 77-60 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Carlson - foul #2 on William Carlson, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SG), James Barkley (PF) James Nasser, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), James Croll (C) Glenn Siemens, William Carlson | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | James Croll pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses long on a shot from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Marquis Wilkes and he's fouled by James Croll - foul #3 on James Croll, team foul #11 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), John Pope (C) Richard Hillis, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SG), Travis Mitten (PF) Tyler Armstrong, Luis Salazar | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the free throw | 79-60 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Croll | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | James Croll is whistled for traveling | 79-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hillis (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hillis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Croll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes is whistled for traveling | 79-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (PG) Don Lee | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Aaron Moses misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-60 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Richard Hillis snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | John Pope clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 79-60 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Aaron Moses snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden clanks a 3 from straight away | 79-60 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Travis Mitten tips it in | 79-62 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | John Pope misses long on a jumper near the basket | 79-62 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the defensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden is hacked by James Nasser - foul #3 on James Nasser, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Richard Hillis, John Pope | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG), Don Lee (SF), William Carlson (C) Aaron Moses, Joseph Jefferson, James Croll | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Nasser | 81-64 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Travis Mitten | 81-67 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Randall Weber hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 81-67 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | William Carlson snags the defensive board | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 81-67 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the offensive board | 81-67 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Travis Mitten tips it home | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser is hacked by Samuel Gladden - foul #4 on Samuel Gladden, team foul #12 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG) Samuel Gladden | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Don Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons runs out the clock | 83-69 |