| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Johnson | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Lipe is called for the reach on Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Carl Stewart steals the ball from Shawn Moors | 29-33 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 29-35 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF) Robert Englund, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher lays it up and in set up by Carl Dunmire | 29-37 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 31-37 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Chadwick Webber (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Christopher Yale (C) Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Allen Baugher, Alvin Haas | |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Yale pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Paul Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Allen Baugher (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Chadwick Webber, Michael Smith | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Yale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is fouled on the floor by Joshua Douglass - foul #1 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Paul Graham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG) Christopher Yale | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Joshua Douglass | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Allen Baugher, Alvin Haas | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Smith | 33-43 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chadwick Webber | 33-45 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's layup is rejected by Michael Smith | 33-45 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Shawn Moors steps in front of the Christopher Lipe pass | 33-45 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Robert Englund can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 33-48 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Carl Stewart is called for the reach on Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Carl Stewart, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (SG), Allen Baugher (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Michael Smith | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira blows the layup | 33-48 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-48 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Yale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira hits a floater from the right side | 35-48 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Chadwick Webber | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Yale - foul #1 on Christopher Yale, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Yale is whistled for a carry | 36-48 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Yale - foul #2 on Christopher Yale, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG) Charles Caputo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 37-50 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Allen Baugher denies the turnaround by Daniel Palmatier | 37-50 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Joshua Douglass - foul #2 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Yale | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 40-50 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Dunmire | 40-52 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 43-52 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Paul Graham pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Robert Englund snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Robert Englund drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shawn Moors | 46-52 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it home | 46-54 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Alvin Haas swats the layup by Paul Graham | 46-54 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Paul Graham tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Graham - foul #2 on Paul Graham, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Mark Johnson, Daniel Palmatier, Robert Englund, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (SG), Michael Smith (C) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart, Alvin Haas | |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Douglass - foul #3 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF) Christopher Lipe | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Michael Smith comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-56 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by Joshua Douglass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 49-56 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Katz - foul #3 on Johnny Katz, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG) Joshua Douglass | |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 3rd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo travels with the ball | 49-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Christopher Yale | |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Stewart | 49-59 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart buries a fadeaway from the left block | 51-61 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Robert Englund clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Robert Englund steals it from Christopher Lipe | 51-61 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Robert Englund clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chadwick Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Henry Oliveira - foul #2 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Roland Crouse (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Mark Johnson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (SF), Allen Baugher (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Michael Smith, Chadwick Webber | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Paul Graham snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors blows the dunk | 51-62 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Robert Englund (SF) Charles Caputo, Roland Crouse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Yale | |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher slams it home set up by Alvin Haas | 51-64 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is whistled for traveling | 51-64 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Englund - foul #3 on Robert Englund, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mark Johnson and the foul's on Alvin Haas - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Carl Dunmire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Robert Englund knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 57-68 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe banks in the layup set up by Carl Dunmire | 57-70 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Allen Baugher picks off the pass by Mark Johnson | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #4 on Mark Johnson, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Johnson and he's fouled by Carl Stewart - foul #4 on Carl Stewart, team foul #12 | 59-72 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire runs out the clock | 60-72 |