| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hunter inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | David Hunter knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Phillips and he's fouled by Oliver Hamlin - foul #2 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Andre Burbach picks off the pass by Oliver Hamlin | 27-27 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is hacked by Andre Burbach - foul #1 on Andre Burbach, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by David Hunter - foul #2 on David Hunter, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | William Lanier clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | William Lanier tips it home | 27-31 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 27-31 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Patrick Reese is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Dwayne Brooks picks off the pass by David Hunter | 27-31 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oliver Hamlin | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Heriberto Marino steals it from Andre Burbach | 29-31 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Raymond Johnson steps in front of the Heriberto Marino pass | 29-31 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the runner from close range | 29-31 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by William Lanier - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Sneed | 32-31 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by David Hunter is blocked by Patrick Reese | 32-31 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Reese | 34-31 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Eric Sneed steals it from William Lanier | 34-31 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | James Johnson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Andre Burbach (PF) William Lanier, David Hunter | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (C) Andre Burbach | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Dollinger | 34-36 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a runner from the right block | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips and he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) Steven Dollinger, Melvin Phillips, James Johnson | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 36-39 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | William Lanier drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | William Lanier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Andre Burbach denies the turnaround by Heriberto Marino | 36-45 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach buries a floater near the basket | 36-47 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Andre Burbach steals the ball from Heriberto Marino | 36-47 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | David Hunter scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Lanier | 36-49 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Collins | 39-49 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Billy McNaughton is denied by Heriberto Marino | 39-49 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Oliver Hamlin | 39-49 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a jumper in the lane | 39-49 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Leon Collins, Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Melvin Phillips (SG), James Johnson (C) William Lanier, Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Steven Dollinger - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steven Dollinger | 44-53 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 46-53 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is fouled on the floor by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Billy McNaughton (SF) Steven Dollinger, David Hunter | |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Leon Collins picks off the pass by William Lanier in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the dunk attempt | 46-53 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andre Burbach | 46-53 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Lanier | 46-55 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed tips it home | 48-55 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Andre Burbach, James Johnson | |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-57 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG) Melvin Phillips | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | William Lanier is hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), James Johnson (PF) Steven Dollinger, David Hunter | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the dunk | 48-61 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Leon Collins gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Leon Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | William Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | William Lanier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Lanier runs out the clock | 48-61 |