| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Terry Potter inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Fausto Russo swats the layup by Terry Potter | 19-24 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Terry Potter snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | John Neel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Robert Good snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Rucks | 21-24 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs connects on the turnaround in the paint | 21-26 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Good | 24-26 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Terry Potter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Faulkner | 24-26 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Terry Potter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Faulkner | 24-28 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Terry Potter grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Terry Potter scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Faulkner | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Good (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Rucks | 26-30 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Good - foul #1 on Robert Good, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Richard Seavey, Caleb Sturdevant, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Scott Williams (SG) John Neel, John Anderson | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Terry Potter makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Terry Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Terry Potter is called for the reach on Bryant Myers - foul #1 on Terry Potter, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG) Robert Good | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Bunnell | 26-34 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Bunnell is called for the reach on Bryant Myers - foul #4 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SG), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG) Daniel Bunnell | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryant Myers and he's fouled by Terry Potter - foul #2 on Terry Potter, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner's layup is rejected by Fausto Russo | 28-34 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fausto Russo | 28-34 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Timothy Faulkner - foul #1 on Timothy Faulkner, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG) Robert Good | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Scott Williams, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Terry Potter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Bryant Myers - foul #2 on Bryant Myers, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Terry Potter makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Lee Snyder - foul #2 on Lee Snyder, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SG), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner (PF) Lee Snyder | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is hacked by John Anderson - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Richard Seavey (SG), Rod Icenhour (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Krebs (C) Alfredo Russo | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Faulkner - foul #2 on Timothy Faulkner, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (C) Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Caleb Sturdevant blocks the short jumper by Timothy Faulkner | 34-35 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SF), Fausto Russo (C) Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Williams (SG) John Anderson | |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs buries a shot in the paint set up by Timothy Faulkner | 34-37 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey buries a 3 from the left wing and he's hacked by Timothy Faulkner - foul #3 on Timothy Faulkner, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Robert Good, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dominic Greco (SF), Lee Snyder (PF) Terry Potter, Timothy Faulkner | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Caleb Sturdevant | 40-37 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-37 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Greco | 40-37 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | John Neel is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Rucks - foul #2 on Charles Rucks, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG), Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Fausto Russo (C) Richard Seavey, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant, Abraham Keys | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), John Anderson (SG), Terry Potter (SF), Timothy Faulkner (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, Scott Williams, Dominic Greco, Lee Snyder, Larry Krebs | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner loses the dribble to Rod Icenhour | 40-37 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 40-37 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Terry Potter grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | John Anderson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Good - foul #2 on Robert Good, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Charles Rucks, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | John Anderson is called for the reach on Richard Seavey - foul #4 on John Anderson, team foul #9 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour (PF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Seavey - foul #3 on Richard Seavey, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Richard Seavey, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Krebs (C) Alfredo Russo | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Bunnell is called for the reach on Bryant Myers - foul #5 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #10 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Rod Icenhour (PF) Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG) Daniel Bunnell | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Terry Potter's layup is rejected by Fausto Russo | 42-39 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Robert Good grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #5 on John Anderson, team foul #11 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Bryant Myers, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Williams (SG) John Anderson | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG) Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) SF - Terry Potter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Larry Krebs steals the ball from Bryant Myers | 44-40 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | John Neel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Herbert Smith (SF) Bryant Myers, Robert Good | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 47-40 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner (PF), Larry Krebs (C) Lee Snyder, Alfredo Russo | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Terry Potter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Faulkner | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Scott Williams drills a floater from the right side set up by John Neel | 47-42 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Robert Good pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Rucks | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Scott Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | John Neel is called for the reach on Charles Rucks in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Neel, team foul #12 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (PF) Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Scott Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Potter out of a doubleteam | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Robert Good is hacked by Scott Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #13 | 51-45 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Robert Good makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Robert Good makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks is hacked by John Neel in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Neel, team foul #14 | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Scott Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks is hacked by John Neel in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Neel, team foul #15 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Taylor (SG) John Neel | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Fausto Russo blocks the short jumper by Timothy Faulkner | 55-45 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Terry Potter tips it in | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks runs out the clock | 55-47 |