| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dwayne Brooks | 27-37 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | William Lanier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | William Lanier is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | William Lanier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), David Hunter (SF) Melvin Phillips, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (PF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andre Burbach | 32-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Raymond Johnson swats the short shot by Oliver Hamlin | 32-41 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Victor White (C) William Lanier, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG) Joshua Barnes, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Eric Greening gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 32-43 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Sneed | 32-43 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Melvin Phillips picks off the pass by Leon Collins in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Victor White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | William Lanier takes the ball from Leon Collins after a doubleteam | 32-45 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | David Hunter connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 34-45 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Leon Collins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-45 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the tip | 34-45 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leon Collins | 34-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | William Lanier drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-48 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth double dribbles | 37-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) William Lanier, Melvin Phillips, David Hunter, Victor White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth, Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Dollinger | 39-48 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Johnson steps in front of the Eric Sneed pass | 39-48 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 39-48 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Patrick Reese | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Victor White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins loses the dribble to Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Victor White | 42-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 42-51 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | William Lanier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | David Hunter tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | William Lanier is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on William Lanier, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (PF) Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Greening (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Leon Collins and he's fouled by Victor White - foul #4 on Victor White, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SF) Victor White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening | |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses long on a jumper near the basket | 44-53 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Heriberto Marino steals it from William Lanier | 44-55 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (SF), Andre Burbach (PF), Victor White (C) Melvin Phillips, David Hunter, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Thomas Hollingsworth, Heriberto Marino | |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-55 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it in | 46-55 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses badly on a shot in the paint | 46-55 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Victor White banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed's layup is rejected by Andre Burbach | 48-57 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | William Lanier gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | William Lanier hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy McNaughton | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it in | 51-59 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Victor White | 54-59 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dwayne Brooks | 54-62 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Leon Collins | 54-65 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Eric Greening drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Joshua Barnes | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #3 | 54-67 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Andre Burbach blocks the short jumper by Joshua Barnes | 56-67 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | William Lanier drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 59-67 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Joshua Barnes, Eric Greening, Thomas Hollingsworth, Eric Sneed | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Melvin Phillips is called for the reach on Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by William Lanier - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Andre Burbach - foul #2 on Andre Burbach, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Leon Collins | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 59-69 |