| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Sell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight inbounds the ball | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the follow up shot | 49-30 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zidek - foul #2 on Robert Zidek, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Gregory Gabbard is called for the reach on James Russell - foul #1 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Robert Zidek steals the ball from Andre Gallo | 49-30 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses the dunk | 49-30 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Russell | 49-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-30 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thurman Sell - foul #1 on Thurman Sell, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | James Russell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Gabbard - foul #2 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | James Russell misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-31 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 51-31 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Eric Knight grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is fouled on the floor by Thurman Sell - foul #2 on Thurman Sell, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG) Aaron Clifton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (SF), Roy Wininger (PF) Thurman Sell, James Russell | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer tips it home | 51-33 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Dejohn | 53-33 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons is whistled for a carry | 53-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Zidek, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SF), Arthur Pugh (C) Andre Gallo, Logan Simmons | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Manuel Ragland steals it from Stephen Dejohn | 53-33 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger hits the finger roll set up by Manuel Ragland | 53-35 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-35 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky hits the follow up shot | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Earnest Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilson Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ragland (fresh) PF - Roy Wininger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Pugh (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford hits a jumper from the right side | 55-37 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Eric Knight connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Morris | 57-37 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Stephen Dejohn picks off the pass by Wilson Ford | 57-37 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Richard Morris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Dejohn | 59-37 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-37 |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Eric Knight gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn's floater is knocked away by Earnest Shafer | 59-37 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it home | 61-37 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland is fouled on the floor by Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #4 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Richard Morris, Stephen Dejohn, Eric Knight, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), Thurman Sell (SF), James Russell (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Wilson Ford, Manuel Ragland, Roy Wininger, Arthur Pugh | |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thurman Sell | 61-40 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard is hacked by Andre Gallo - foul #2 on Andre Gallo, team foul #3 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilson Ford (SG) Earnest Shafer | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Robert Luse tips it home | 63-40 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Robert Luse blocks the short jumper by Thurman Sell | 63-40 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Robert Luse lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Clifton and the foul's on Shawn Holden - foul #4 on Shawn Holden, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SG), Logan Simmons (C) Wilson Ford, Shawn Holden | |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the free throw | 65-40 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Russell | 65-40 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Thurman Sell | 65-42 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Roger Abram is hacked by Andre Gallo - foul #3 on Andre Gallo, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Knight (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (SG) Manuel Ragland | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Eric Knight can't connect on a jumper from close range | 65-42 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Robert Luse can't tip it in | 65-42 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Eric Knight tips it in | 67-42 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-42 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gregory Gabbard | 67-42 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 67-42 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard snags the offensive board | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earnest Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thurman Sell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses the lay-in | 67-42 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | James Russell snags the defensive board | 67-42 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-42 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gregory Gabbard | 67-42 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses short on a shot in the lane | 67-42 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | James Russell grabs the board | 67-42 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thurman Sell | 67-45 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Eric Knight hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Clifton | 69-45 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Earnest Shafer, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Eric Knight, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilson Ford (SG), Manuel Ragland (SF), Roy Wininger (PF) Andre Gallo, Thurman Sell, James Russell | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-45 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the tip | 69-45 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-45 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 69-45 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dejohn | 71-45 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Dejohn - foul #1 on Stephen Dejohn, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Knight (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh (C) Logan Simmons | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek's floater is knocked away by Arthur Pugh | 71-47 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh grabs the board | 71-47 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Eric Knight grabs the board | 71-47 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-47 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek tips it back up and in | 73-47 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Stephen Dejohn - foul #2 on Stephen Dejohn, team foul #6 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Stephen Dejohn, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thurman Sell (SF), James Russell (PF) Manuel Ragland, Arthur Pugh | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer makes the free throw | 73-50 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight is fouled on the floor by Thurman Sell - foul #3 on Thurman Sell, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), Shawn Holden (C) Earnest Shafer, Roy Wininger | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-53 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Robert Luse can't finish the layup | 75-53 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Sell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Russell hits a floater in the paint | 75-55 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton loses the dribble to Shawn Holden | 75-55 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Roger Abram makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Luse | 78-58 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-58 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Robert Luse grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Wilson Ford steals the ball from Robert Luse | 78-58 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | James Russell blows the layup | 78-58 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | James Russell gets the offensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | James Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Aaron Clifton, Eric Knight, Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (SG), Manuel Ragland (SF), Roy Wininger (PF) Wilson Ford, Thurman Sell, James Russell | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Robert Luse scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Benjamin Poole | 80-58 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland is denied on a layup by Richard Tenofsky | 80-58 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Robert Luse grabs the board | 80-58 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 80-58 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Roger Abram snags the offensive board | 80-58 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Robert Luse connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Dejohn | 82-58 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Benjamin Poole steals it from Earnest Shafer | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Holden - foul #5 on Shawn Holden, team foul #8 | 82-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Roger Abram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glen Breaux (SF), Logan Simmons (C) Andre Gallo, Shawn Holden | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger pulls down the rebound | 82-58 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Logan Simmons, team foul #9 | 82-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Luse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Roy Wininger is called for the reach on Stephen Dejohn - foul #2 on Roy Wininger, team foul #10 | 82-58 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 83-58 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Earnest Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Breaux (fresh) PF - Roy Wininger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-58 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger snags the offensive board | 84-58 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 84-58 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 84-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek travels with the ball | 84-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG), Howard Bennett (SF) Stephen Dejohn, Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Manuel Ragland, Roy Wininger | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-58 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 84-58 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-58 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Richard Morris tips it in | 86-58 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Howard Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Bennett, team foul #7 | 86-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SF), Roy Wininger (PF) Glen Breaux, Arthur Pugh | |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 86-58 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 86-59 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Logan Simmons is called for the reach on Tomas Bowman - foul #4 on Logan Simmons, team foul #11 | 86-59 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 87-59 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Zidek - foul #3 on Robert Zidek, team foul #8 | 88-59 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 88-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses the 2nd free throw | 88-60 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 88-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Poole | 90-60 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Tomas Bowman steals it from Roy Wininger | 90-60 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek runs out the clock | 90-60 |