| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) SF - Luis Salazar (fresh) PF - William Carlson (fresh) C - James Croll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) PF - James Barkley (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Randall Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Randall Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | William Carlson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | James Croll pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | James Croll pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is fouled on the floor by Gregory Scotti - foul #1 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | William Carlson buries a shot from close range set up by Luis Salazar | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is hacked by Joseph Jefferson - foul #1 on Joseph Jefferson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Luis Salazar grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens lays it in on a great pass from James Croll and he's hacked by Edward Simmons - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Gregory Scotti, James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Jefferson | 5-0 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson travels with the ball | 5-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Travis Mitten (PF), William Nelson (C) Glenn Siemens, William Carlson, James Croll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG) Edward Simmons, Steven Lawless | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Rettkowski | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Travis Mitten scores on a jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Rettkowski | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Samuel Gladden, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Aaron Ziv (PF) Joseph Jefferson, Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) SG - Aaron Moses (fresh) SF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Ziv (fresh) C - William Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) PF - James Barkley (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Randall Weber comes up short on the shot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv jams it | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Aaron Moses steals it from Marquis Wilkes | 9-9 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Travis Mitten | 12-9 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | James Barkley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Scotti | 12-11 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Travis Mitten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-11 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Randall Weber snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | James Barkley hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Scotti and he's fouled by Aaron Ziv - foul #1 on Aaron Ziv, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF), William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Samuel Gladden, Aaron Moses, Travis Mitten, Aaron Ziv, William Nelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), John Pope (C) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski, Randall Weber | |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | James Barkley misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | William Carlson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Luis Salazar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Scotti - foul #2 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Gregory Scotti, James Barkley | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Luis Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Luis Salazar misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 13-13 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | James Croll grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Douglass Miyashiro blocks the short jumper by Luis Salazar | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | John Pope gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | William Carlson's pass is intercepted by Marquis Wilkes | 13-13 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro banks in the layup on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 13-15 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Luis Salazar misses the shot from close range | 13-15 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lawless | 13-15 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) SF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Croll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) C - John Pope (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Luis Salazar, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Nelson (C) James Croll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (PG), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Travis Mitten (PF) Glenn Siemens, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | William Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Steven Lawless - foul #1 on Steven Lawless, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Ziv (PF) Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG) Steven Lawless | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Randall Weber tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv misses the easy layup | 16-20 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | William Nelson snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden lays it in set up by Travis Mitten and he's fouled by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Luis Salazar (SF), William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Joseph Jefferson, Travis Mitten, Aaron Ziv, William Nelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Croll - foul #1 on James Croll, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG) Samuel Gladden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is called for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | John Pope banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Danoski | 19-24 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Luis Salazar scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Siemens and the foul's on Steven Lawless - foul #2 on Steven Lawless, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Steven Lawless, Randall Weber | |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Luis Salazar makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Aaron Moses is called for the reach on Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Aaron Moses, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | James Croll misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the floater from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Luis Salazar snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | William Carlson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 24-26 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | John Pope is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SG), Travis Mitten (SF), Aaron Ziv (PF), William Nelson (C) Glenn Siemens, Aaron Moses, Luis Salazar, William Carlson, James Croll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barkley (PF) John Pope | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv loses the ball out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski hits the finger roll | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski is hacked by Aaron Ziv - foul #2 on Aaron Ziv, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Salazar (SF) Aaron Ziv | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | William Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Travis Mitten comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | William Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is hacked by James Barkley - foul #1 on James Barkley, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Samuel Gladden, Travis Mitten, William Nelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Luis Salazar misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | James Barkley pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | James Croll takes the ball from Douglass Miyashiro | 24-29 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Luis Salazar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-29 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Danoski | 24-32 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski knocks in the floater from the right side | 24-34 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | William Carlson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Travis Mitten (SF), William Nelson (C) Joseph Jefferson, Luis Salazar, James Croll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | William Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | William Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Aaron Moses steps in front of the Douglass Miyashiro pass | 26-34 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Aaron Moses lays it in | 28-34 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | John Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Glenn Siemens is called for the reach on Douglass Miyashiro - foul #1 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF) Glenn Siemens, Aaron Moses, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | William Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro is hacked by Travis Mitten - foul #1 on Travis Mitten, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Croll (C) William Nelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Luis Salazar snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Luis Salazar tips it home | 30-34 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Joseph Jefferson is called for the reach on Matthew Danoski - foul #2 on Joseph Jefferson, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Aaron Ziv (PF) Samuel Gladden, Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Croll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Matthew Danoski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | James Croll is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Croll, team foul #12 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (PF) Aaron Ziv | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG) Matthew Danoski | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Lawless | 30-38 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gregory Scotti - foul #3 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Salazar (SF), William Nelson (C) Travis Mitten, James Croll | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | William Carlson gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglass Miyashiro | 33-38 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons clanks a shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses long on a floater from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | William Carlson gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Douglass Miyashiro is called for the reach on Joseph Jefferson - foul #2 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #12 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Travis Mitten (PF) Glenn Siemens, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | John Pope scores on a shot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Travis Mitten misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rettkowski | 34-40 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | John Pope drills a turnaround near the basket | 34-42 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Aaron Ziv (PF), James Croll (C) Joseph Jefferson, Luis Salazar, William Nelson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | James Croll blocks the jumper by Steven Lawless | 34-42 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | John Pope tips it home | 34-44 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Aaron Moses misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-44 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-44 |