| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Digiacomo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Hollis Sanford - foul #1 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-27 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy is called for traveling | 38-27 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Allen and the foul's on Thomas Comacho - foul #1 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is hacked by Mark Morgan - foul #1 on Mark Morgan, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the board | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan is hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF), William Goff (PF) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan clanks a jumper from the right block | 41-27 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Allen | 43-27 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Michael Collier is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF) Timothy Allen, David Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG) Hollis Sanford | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Covington | 45-27 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Collier and he's fouled by Eddie Digiacomo - foul #2 on Eddie Digiacomo, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SG), Jerald Louis (PF) Mark Morgan, William Goff | |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Digiacomo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Howard (fresh) SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Chad White misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-30 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Eddie Digiacomo gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad White and the foul's on Christopher Gilroy - foul #3 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Chad White, Preston Higgins, Eddie Digiacomo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Mark Morgan (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF) Anthony Caffey, James Howard, Michael Collier | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Morgan | 48-32 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis blows the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Comacho - foul #2 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | William Goff lays it up and in | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Comacho - foul #3 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | William Goff snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | William Goff scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Hollis Sanford | 49-36 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Brown and he's hacked by Mark Morgan - foul #2 on Mark Morgan, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) William Goff | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Sylvester Sharp denies the turnaround by Christopher Gilroy | 52-36 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Chad White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Sylvester Sharp | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-36 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Allen | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Comacho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Matthew Covington | 57-36 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Hollis Sanford and he's fouled by Matthew Covington - foul #1 on Matthew Covington, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), James Howard (SG), Michael Collier (SF), William Goff (PF) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Chad White can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey travels with the ball | 59-39 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson scores on a jumper in the lane | 61-39 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Glen Thompson is called for the reach on William Goff - foul #4 on Glen Thompson, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Eddie Digiacomo (C) Chad White, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Mark Morgan (SG) Anthony Caffey, James Howard | |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Michael Collier loses the ball out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Preston Higgins, Eddie Digiacomo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) William Goff | |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Gilroy | 61-39 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | David Brown is called for traveling | 61-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | David Brown lays it in | 63-39 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Jerald Louis | 63-41 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | David Brown connects on the floater from the right block set up by Darrell Lewis | 65-41 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #3 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #5 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Quincy Otte (PF), William Goff (C) Hollis Sanford, Michael Collier, Jerald Louis, Christopher Gilroy | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Quincy Otte (fresh) C - William Goff (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | William Goff grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Timothy Allen picks off the pass by Thomas Comacho | 65-43 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Allen and the foul's on William Goff - foul #3 on William Goff, team foul #9 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SG) Mark Morgan | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the free throw | 68-43 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 68-43 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the board | 68-43 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 68-43 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho's pass is intercepted by Matthew Covington | 68-43 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Covington | 70-43 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey buries a jumper from the left side | 70-45 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson loses the dribble to William Goff | 70-45 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-45 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glen Thompson | 70-45 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington comes up short on the shot from close range | 70-45 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | James Howard grabs the board | 70-45 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Timothy Allen steals it from Thomas Comacho | 70-45 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 72-45 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | James Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | David Brown connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 74-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Quincy Otte (fairly fresh) C - William Goff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey misses long on a turnaround from close range | 74-45 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates gets the rebound | 74-45 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | William Goff takes the ball from David Brown | 74-45 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | William Goff can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 74-45 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Goff - foul #4 on William Goff, team foul #10 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | William Goff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #4 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #6 | 75-45 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the 1st free throw | 75-46 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-47 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Michael Collier gets the rebound | 75-47 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the turnaround from the left block | 75-47 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 75-47 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Brown and he's fouled by Anthony Caffey - foul #1 on Anthony Caffey, team foul #11 | 77-47 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the free throw | 77-47 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-47 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #7 | 77-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | William Goff is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #1 on Timothy Allen, team foul #8 | 77-47 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 77-49 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 77-49 |