| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Mattingly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - George Lamont (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Halverson inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Walker | 29-31 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly is called for a backcourt violation | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Kyle Jefferson - foul #2 on Kyle Jefferson, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-34 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Mark Metivier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leo Stoffel | 29-37 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Robert Halverson picks off the pass by Michael Mattingly | 29-37 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Metivier | 29-39 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Julian Patrick and he's hacked by Leo Stoffel - foul #3 on Leo Stoffel, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (PF) Leo Stoffel | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Corey Sibley gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Mark Metivier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Jerry Pollard is called for the reach on Edward Holbrook - foul #3 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Julian Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), James Winters (C) Jerry Pollard, George Lamont | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF) Robert Halverson | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Mark Metivier clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly grabs the board | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mattingly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) SF - Blake Romaine (fresh) PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Winters (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-39 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Metivier | 31-39 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the dunk but he's fouled by Kyle Jefferson - foul #3 on Kyle Jefferson, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG) Earl Lever | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jerry Pollard (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Mark Metivier, Jim Dubose, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Blake Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Blake Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Leo Stoffel - foul #4 on Leo Stoffel, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SF), James Winters (C) Blake Romaine, Leo Stoffel | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-41 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard buries a fadeaway from the right side | 33-43 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Halverson - foul #1 on Robert Halverson, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Corey Sibley (PF) Vernon Schuyler, James Winters | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | George Lamont gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker's pass is intercepted by George Lamont | 34-43 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Corey Sibley misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Mattingly - foul #2 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Thompson (SF), Justin Higgins (C) Kyle Jefferson, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Winters (C) George Lamont | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Corey Sibley makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Corey Sibley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-45 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Julian Patrick | 36-45 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | James Winters's pass is intercepted by Julian Patrick | 36-45 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Corey Sibley | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Julian Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Winters (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Mark Metivier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-45 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Corey Sibley snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG), Kyle Jefferson (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Julian Patrick, Joe Thompson, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), George Lamont (C) Jerry Pollard, James Winters | |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Payne blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Payne tips it but misses | 36-45 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Mark Metivier grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | George Lamont hits the finger roll set up by Robert Halverson and he's fouled by Kyle Jefferson - foul #4 on Kyle Jefferson, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG), Joe Thompson (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Michael Mattingly (C) Edward Holbrook, Kyle Jefferson, Joseph Payne, Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Pollard (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), James Winters (C) Jim Dubose, Robert Halverson, Corey Sibley | |
| 10:05 | Louisville | George Lamont makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | George Lamont is called for the reach on Julian Patrick - foul #2 on George Lamont, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Earl Lever is fouled on the floor by Jerry Pollard - foul #4 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jim Dubose (SG), Corey Sibley (PF) Mark Metivier, Jerry Pollard, George Lamont | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Sibley - foul #2 on Corey Sibley, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | James Winters misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (SG) Earl Lever | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG) Vernon Schuyler | |
| 09:04 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Blake Romaine gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | James Winters is fouled on the floor by Michael Mattingly - foul #3 on Michael Mattingly, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SF), George Lamont (PF) Blake Romaine, Corey Sibley | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick travels in the backcourt | 37-52 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Mark Metivier is hacked by Edward Holbrook - foul #1 on Edward Holbrook, team foul #8 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Julian Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Earl Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | James Winters pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Robert Halverson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mattingly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Lamont (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Mark Metivier steps in front of the Earl Lever pass | 37-54 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Robert Halverson makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jim Dubose and the foul's on Joe Thompson - foul #1 on Joe Thompson, team foul #9 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG), Kyle Jefferson (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Justin Higgins (C) Earl Lever, Joe Thompson, Kenneth Walker, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Pollard (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF) Jim Dubose, James Winters | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Robert Halverson makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Jefferson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-57 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Julian Patrick grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-57 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Julian Patrick - foul #1 on Julian Patrick, team foul #10 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG) Edward Holbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Corey Sibley (PF) Mark Metivier, George Lamont | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Earl Lever misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Corey Sibley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Vernon Schuyler and the foul's on Kyle Jefferson - foul #5 on Kyle Jefferson, team foul #11 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Thompson (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Michael Mattingly (C) Kyle Jefferson, Joseph Payne, Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF) Robert Halverson | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the free throw | 39-62 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Corey Sibley snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Blake Romaine is fouled on the floor by Joe Thompson - foul #2 on Joe Thompson, team foul #12 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook (SG) Earl Lever | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), George Lamont (C) Vernon Schuyler, Corey Sibley | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook's fadeaway is rejected by George Lamont | 39-62 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Blake Romaine snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Walker steals it from Mark Metivier | 39-62 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | George Lamont pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard is whistled for a carry | 39-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Earl Lever (SG), Joseph Payne (PF), Justin Higgins (C) Julian Patrick, Kenneth Walker, Michael Mattingly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SF), Corey Sibley (PF) Blake Romaine, Leo Stoffel | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Earl Lever throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Holbrook (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Lever (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Higgins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | George Lamont comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #13 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG) Jerry Pollard | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | George Lamont makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | George Lamont makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook misses the runner from close range | 39-64 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Halverson | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-64 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Justin Higgins grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson is hacked by Robert Halverson - foul #2 on Robert Halverson, team foul #8 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker (PF), Michael Mattingly (C) Joseph Payne, Justin Higgins | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Winters (C) George Lamont | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Joe Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Mark Metivier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 41-64 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Robert Halverson is hacked by Joe Thompson - foul #3 on Joe Thompson, team foul #14 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Julian Patrick (PG) Earl Lever | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Pollard (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Jim Dubose, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Robert Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Robert Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Kenneth Walker hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Julian Patrick | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Pollard | 46-68 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joe Thompson | 48-68 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | George Lamont is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Lamont, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Edward Holbrook shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Robert Halverson snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-68 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 48-68 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Michael Mattingly misses long on a floater from the baseline | 48-68 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Metivier runs out the clock | 48-68 |