| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Bembry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Park (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Donald Mason inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | The jumper by Richard Jensen is denied by Charles Pennell | 27-32 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Charles Pennell grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Robert Toscano is called for the reach on Peter Friesen - foul #3 on Robert Toscano, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 27-32 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano comes up short on the runner from close range | 27-32 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | William Bembry pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Peter Friesen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Jensen - foul #2 on Richard Jensen, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 29-32 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Charles Pennell grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Brian Jessup misses the easy open layup | 29-32 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Bembry gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Richard Jensen blocks the short jumper by William Bembry | 29-32 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 29-32 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Mason | 29-34 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Charles Pennell loses the dribble to Robert Toscano | 29-34 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein is hacked by William Bembry - foul #3 on William Bembry, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Dustin Hartman (SG), Gary Friedel (SF), Robert Cunningham (C) Brian Jessup, John Seale, Peter Friesen, William Bembry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF), Owen Smith (PF), Paul Breese (C) Donald Mason, Richard Jensen, Robert Toscano | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fresh) SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) PF - Owen Smith (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Breese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Paul Breese is denied on a dunk by Robert Cunningham | 29-34 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Owen Smith tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman is whistled for a carry | 29-36 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Owen Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bembry (C) Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Mason (SF) Robert Rudisill | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | William Bembry misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 29-36 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Robert Mears tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Christopher Park is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Amstein | 31-39 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-39 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham tips it in | 33-39 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Owen Smith can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Breese | 33-39 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Owen Smith misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Owen Smith gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Paul Breese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SG), Peter Friesen (PF) Robert Mears, Dustin Hartman, Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jensen (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Owen Smith, Paul Breese | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | John Seale can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Donald Mason can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | William Bembry grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Christopher Park steps in front of the Brian Jessup pass | 33-39 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Park hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Bembry - foul #4 on William Bembry, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF), Robert Cunningham (C) Gary Friedel, William Bembry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill (SF) Donald Mason | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Park makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Christopher Park misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Park (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rudisill (fresh) PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Jensen | 33-42 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 33-42 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Charles Pennell grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Peter Friesen's pass is intercepted by Anthony Amstein | 33-42 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Christopher Park misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Charles Pennell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Toscano | 33-42 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Peter Friesen tips it but misses | 33-42 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Anthony Amstein out of the doubleteam | 33-44 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Charles Pennell knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Peter Friesen | 35-44 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Friesen - foul #1 on Peter Friesen, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Dustin Hartman (SG), Gary Friedel (SF) Brian Jessup, John Seale, Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi (PG), Donald Mason (SG), Owen Smith (PF) Anthony Amstein, Christopher Park, Richard Jensen | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Robert Rudisill steals the ball from Gary Friedel | 35-46 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano banks in the layup on a great pass from Alphonso Rossi | 35-48 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Robert Mears misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Owen Smith grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Gary Friedel gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fresh) SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alphonso Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Mason (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Rudisill (fairly fresh) PF - Owen Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Robert Toscano denies the turnaround by Robert Cunningham | 35-48 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Donald Mason gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Cunningham - foul #2 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SG), Peter Friesen (PF), William Bembry (C) Robert Mears, Dustin Hartman, Charles Pennell, Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Lucas Rushin (SF), Richard Jensen (PF) Alphonso Rossi, Robert Rudisill, Owen Smith | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Peter Friesen can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Lucas Rushin - foul #1 on Lucas Rushin, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Breese (C) Robert Toscano | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | William Bembry is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on William Bembry, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Cunningham (C) William Bembry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Park (SG) Lucas Rushin | |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Mason | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham lays it up and in set up by John Seale and the foul's on Paul Breese - foul #2 on Paul Breese, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Gary Friedel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen is called for traveling | 39-53 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Peter Friesen is fouled on the floor by Donald Mason - foul #1 on Donald Mason, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Owen Smith (PF) Richard Jensen | |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Peter Friesen banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Brian Jessup | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein is hacked by John Seale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Seale, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Friedel (SF) Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Owen Smith, Paul Breese | |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano is fouled on the floor by Robert Cunningham - foul #3 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG) Brian Jessup | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Gary Friedel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | John Seale is called for the reach on Donald Mason in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Seale, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Peter Friesen grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Anthony Amstein steals the ball from Gary Friedel | 41-55 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | John Seale is called for the reach on Donald Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Seale, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Donald Mason makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Cunningham | 41-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Anthony Amstein takes the ball from Robert Mears in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein lays it up and in | 41-58 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | John Seale clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-58 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Robert Mears is called for the reach on Robert Toscano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Mears, team foul #10 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi (SG), Owen Smith (PF) Christopher Park, Donald Mason | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | John Seale misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Owen Smith grabs the board | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alphonso Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Rushin (fresh) PF - Owen Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano clanks a floater from the left block | 41-59 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Charles Pennell pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | John Seale hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Pennell | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mears - foul #4 on Robert Mears, team foul #11 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), Dustin Hartman (SG), Peter Friesen (SF) Robert Mears, John Seale, Gary Friedel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Breese (C) Robert Toscano | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Charles Pennell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lucas Rushin - foul #2 on Lucas Rushin, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Park (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF) Anthony Amstein, Lucas Rushin | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Charles Pennell makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Paul Breese pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Breese is hacked by Brian Jessup in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Jessup, team foul #12 | 45-61 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Breese misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Breese makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Peter Friesen out of a doubleteam | 48-62 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Park is hacked by Dustin Hartman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Hartman, team foul #13 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin (SF) Robert Rudisill | |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Park misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Park makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Brian Jessup can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 48-63 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Paul Breese snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Christopher Park drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Charles Pennell snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses long on a floater in the paint | 48-66 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Owen Smith gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lucas Rushin hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Park | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Paul Breese denies the turnaround by Peter Friesen | 48-68 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Park snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Alphonso Rossi runs out the clock | 48-68 |