| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 7 reb. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts tips it in | 18-26 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-26 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Harry Minter grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-26 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Bruce Willis - foul #1 on Bruce Willis, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 3rd free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Eric Mullin is called for the reach on Richard Hinton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Mullin, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Harry Minter hits the finger roll | 25-28 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin is hacked by Silas Pringle - foul #3 on Silas Pringle, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Willis - foul #2 on Bruce Willis, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Eric Mullin picks off the pass by Daniel Eisenhauer | 25-30 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin misses the dunk | 25-30 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-30 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Mullin | 28-32 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Hinton | 30-32 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Minter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - James Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | James Sutton gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Robert Villasenor (SF), William Duncan (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Silas Pringle, Daniel Eisenhauer, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Kevin Moon (SG), Michael Creswell (SF), Charles Block (C) Eric Mullin, Jesse Aust, Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Kinney | 33-34 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | James Sutton's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Staten | 33-34 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roosevelt Littlefield | 35-34 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Charles Block misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roosevelt Littlefield | 38-34 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | James Sutton knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Staten - foul #1 on Kevin Staten, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Harry Minter (C) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Jesse Aust (SG), Darnell Barnhill (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Daniel Thornton, Kevin Moon, Michael Creswell, Charles Block | |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | James Sutton pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Harry Minter double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Silas Pringle (SF) Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF) James Sutton | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Mullin | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) PF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 7 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Harry Minter steps in front of the Brian Roberts pass | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is open and buries a shot from close range set up by Richard Hinton and he's hacked by Brian Roberts - foul #2 on Brian Roberts, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Sutton (PF), Charles Block (C) Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Block | 41-42 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer is hacked by James Sutton - foul #3 on James Sutton, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Robert Villasenor (SF), Kevin Staten (C) Richard Hinton, Silas Pringle, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG) Jesse Aust | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | James Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | James Sutton is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Sutton, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), William Duncan (PF), Harry Minter (C) Bruce Willis, Daniel Eisenhauer, Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Darnell Barnhill (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Eric Mullin, James Sutton, Charles Block | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | William Duncan connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Villasenor | 46-42 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Creswell | 46-45 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | William Duncan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Darnell Barnhill - foul #3 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Silas Pringle (SF) Ronald Kinney, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Jesse Aust (SG), Charles Block (C) Daniel Thornton, Kevin Moon, Michael Creswell | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | William Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | William Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Littlefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Block (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Charles Block clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Harry Minter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Roosevelt Littlefield double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Willis (SG), Daniel Eisenhauer (PF), Kevin Staten (C) Roosevelt Littlefield, William Duncan, Harry Minter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Colin Holmes (SF) Darnell Barnhill | |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts blows the layup | 47-45 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Kevin Staten misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-45 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Willis | 47-45 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Colin Holmes - foul #1 on Colin Holmes, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harry Minter (C) Kevin Staten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (SF), James Sutton (PF) Colin Holmes, Brian Roberts | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | James Sutton comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harry Minter - foul #3 on Harry Minter, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG) Eric Mullin | |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | James Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis is fouled on the floor by Darnell Barnhill - foul #4 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darnell Barnhill | 53-50 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Kevin Moon steals it from Richard Hinton | 53-50 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon hits the finger roll | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Villasenor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Aust (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton's pass is intercepted by Jesse Aust in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Aust | 53-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Charles Block is called for the reach on Daniel Eisenhauer - foul #1 on Charles Block, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Kinney (PG), Roosevelt Littlefield (SG), Silas Pringle (SF) Richard Hinton, Bruce Willis, Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Michael Creswell (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Jesse Aust, Darnell Barnhill, Charles Block | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Harry Minter - foul #4 on Harry Minter, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Hinton (PG), Bruce Willis (SG) Ronald Kinney, Roosevelt Littlefield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG), Darnell Barnhill (SF) Kevin Moon, Michael Creswell | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Harry Minter makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Brian Roberts - foul #3 on Brian Roberts, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Harry Minter misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brian Roberts | 56-55 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | James Sutton is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Aust out of a doubleteam | 56-57 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is hacked by Brian Roberts - foul #4 on Brian Roberts, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | James Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Aust | 57-59 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Darnell Barnhill denies the turnaround by Harry Minter | 57-59 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Harry Minter connects on the open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hinton | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin is hacked by Richard Hinton - foul #3 on Richard Hinton, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle makes the runner from the left block | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Silas Pringle | 63-61 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Sutton | 63-63 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Aust | 63-66 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer misses the lay-in | 63-66 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Roberts | 63-66 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Silas Pringle | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle can't finish the layup | 63-66 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hinton - foul #4 on Richard Hinton, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-68 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | James Sutton misses short on an open floater from close range | 66-68 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Willis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin drills a jumper from the left side | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Hinton and he's fouled by Darnell Barnhill - foul #5 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF) Darnell Barnhill | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the floater from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Eisenhauer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 70-70 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Bruce Willis steps in front of the Michael Creswell pass | 70-70 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis hits the finger roll | 72-70 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | James Sutton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-70 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust tips it home | 72-72 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Harry Minter knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Hinton | 74-72 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jesse Aust | 74-74 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Roberts - foul #5 on Brian Roberts, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Villasenor (SF) Silas Pringle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Block (C) Brian Roberts | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Robert Villasenor is called for the reach on Michael Creswell - foul #1 on Robert Villasenor, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-76 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | James Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Silas Pringle (SF) Robert Villasenor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | James Sutton hits the finger roll set up by Michael Creswell | 75-78 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Hinton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Willis (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SF - Silas Pringle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Eisenhauer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Minter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 23 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Charles Block buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eric Mullin | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Eric Mullin is called for the reach on Richard Hinton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Mullin, team foul #13 | 75-80 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Richard Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the defensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Charles Block is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Willis - foul #3 on Bruce Willis, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), Colin Holmes (SF) Jesse Aust, Michael Creswell | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Charles Block makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Charles Block makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Willis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-82 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Charles Block gets the rebound | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Bruce Willis is called for the reach on Charles Block in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Willis, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG) Kevin Moon | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Charles Block makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Charles Block makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Silas Pringle is called for traveling | 76-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF) Colin Holmes | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin runs out the clock | 76-84 |