| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Maciel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel can't tip it in | 21-25 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 21-25 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Daniel King steps in front of the David Nunn pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Anthony Dillman is called for the reach on Daniel King - foul #1 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-25 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett can't tip it in | 21-25 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 21-25 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 24-25 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Thomas Zayas is blocked by Anthony Dillman | 24-25 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Nunn | 24-25 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Bissett and the foul's on Marvin Friedman - foul #2 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SF) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher West | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 26-27 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Daniel King tips it but misses | 26-27 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel tips it home | 26-29 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF) David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG) Eric Mills | |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Daniel King can't finish the layup | 26-29 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | James Bergsma can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 26-29 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | James Bergsma misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier's pass is intercepted by Ricky Turner in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner lays it up and in | 26-31 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | James Bergsma hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Boyle | 29-31 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | James Bergsma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (C) James Bergsma, Robert Boyle, Jack Bissett, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Ricky Turner, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by August Cisowski | 29-36 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman (PF) Shaun Fournier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Eric Mills misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford tips it but misses | 31-36 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Dillman - foul #2 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Eric Mills, Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Christopher West is called for the reach on Robert Boyle - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Bergsma | 35-38 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by James Bergsma - foul #2 on James Bergsma, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Shaun Fournier pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Bergsma (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Daniel King's fadeaway is rejected by Shaun Fournier | 35-40 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Marvin Friedman takes the ball from Jack Bissett | 35-40 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman hits the finger roll | 35-42 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson tips it in | 37-42 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Marvin Friedman steals the ball from Shaun Fournier in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the easy layup | 37-44 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | James Bergsma grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Zayas takes the ball from Robert Boyle | 37-44 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | James Bergsma is called for the reach on August Cisowski - foul #3 on James Bergsma, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF), Jason Sisler (C) James Bergsma, Robert Boyle, Jack Bissett, Shaun Fournier, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Ricky Turner (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher West, Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | David Nunn is hacked by Anthony Morin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Morin, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman drills a driving attempt from close range | 39-44 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Eric Mills (SG) Christopher Thomas, Anthony Morin | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Anthony Dillman takes the ball from Andrew Smith | 39-46 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills travels in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Bergsma (PG), Robert Boyle (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Dewey Mills, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) Christopher West | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas loses the dribble to Robert Boyle | 39-46 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is denied on a dunk by Andrew Smith | 39-46 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel loses the dribble to Anthony Dillman | 39-46 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | James Bergsma connects on the open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Wasson | 41-46 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Thomas | 41-49 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Bergsma | 43-49 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Eric Mills buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | James Bergsma buries a driving attempt in the paint | 45-52 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Shaun Fournier (PF), Jason Sisler (C) James Bergsma, David Nunn, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Eric Mills, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shaun Fournier (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Bissett and he's hacked by Ricky Turner - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Turner | 51-55 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman (PF), Joseph Wasson (C) Shaun Fournier, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Maciel | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 54-60 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Dewey Mills is called for the reach on Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Mills, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Dillman | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Daniel King pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Daniel King is hacked by Dewey Mills in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewey Mills, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 57-62 |