| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) SF - Robert Englund (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Shawn Moors (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Alvin Haas is blocked by Shawn Moors | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Seger | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | William Smith comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Willie Roberts | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Lipe | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Robert Englund grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | William Smith double dribbles | 3-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 3-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Scott Sikes - foul #1 on Scott Sikes, team foul #5 | 3-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Daniel Palmatier steals the ball from Timothy Marshall | 3-7 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier travels with the ball | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is hacked by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Daniel Palmatier is called for the reach on Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (C) Glenn Corral | |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Daniel Palmatier | |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Shawn Moors is called for the reach on Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a jump hook near the basket | 4-9 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Harris | 7-9 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Moors | 7-12 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Moors - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Harris swats the short shot by Daniel Palmatier | 9-12 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris tips it in | 11-12 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | William Smith blows the layup | 11-12 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 11-12 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 11-14 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | William Smith is called for the reach on Robert Manzi - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF) Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier | |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | William Smith swats the dunk try by Benjamin Goss | 11-14 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, William Smith | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Carl Mars scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 11-19 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 11-19 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Brian Segura gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Benjamin Goss takes the ball from Glenn Corral | 11-19 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Allen Baugher (SG), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), William Smith (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Robert Englund, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson's pass is intercepted by Allen Baugher | 13-19 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris tips it home | 15-19 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Patterson (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 17-19 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a jump hook from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire's pass is intercepted by Willie Roberts | 17-21 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses the easy layup | 17-21 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Seger and the foul's on Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Palmatier, Robert Patterson | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is fouled on the floor by Shawn Moors - foul #3 on Shawn Moors, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 19-24 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Englund | 19-24 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | William Smith can't finish the layup | 19-24 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alvin Haas | 22-24 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is fouled on the floor by Timothy Marshall - foul #1 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Allen Baugher (SG) Robert Manzi, Timothy Marshall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the floater from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alvin Haas - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Raymond Harris (PF) Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) Tony Thompson | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas drills a runner near the basket and the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), William Smith (PF) Robert Englund, Brian Segura | |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #3 on Raymond Harris, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG) Carl Mars | |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral blows the layup | 26-29 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Roberts | 26-31 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson hits a shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher double dribbles | 26-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Benjamin Goss (PF) Robert Manzi, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 26-35 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #11 | 26-35 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 26-35 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Seger | 26-38 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Robert Patterson | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the lay-in | 26-38 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the follow up shot | 26-40 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 26-40 |