| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Cory Murff is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson scores on a shot from the left block | 36-47 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 38-47 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Irvin Mickens swats the short shot by Edward Patterson | 38-47 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the lay-in | 38-47 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant drills a shot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Dustin Thompson takes the ball from Irvin Mickens | 40-48 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses the easy layup | 40-48 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 40-48 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford is fouled on the floor by Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (SF), James McCarrol (PF), Randall Green (C) Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephan Oswalt | 40-51 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 42-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McCarrol (fresh) C - Randall Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 8 pts. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Cory Murff (PF) Scott McPhie, Herbert Sadler, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is hacked by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Carlton Wilford (C) James Winterberg, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #3 on Robert Parsons, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Linhart | 45-53 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF) Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (C) Roy Zenker | |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Robert Parsons is called for the reach on James McCarrol - foul #4 on Robert Parsons, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Phillip Brisson steals it from Michael Linhart | 45-53 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-53 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Phillip Brisson | 47-55 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephan Oswalt | 47-58 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | James McCarrol's pass is intercepted by Stephan Oswalt | 47-58 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie | 47-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) PF - Cory Murff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Murff | 50-60 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson lays it in set up by Steven Lenhardt | 50-62 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford loses the dribble to Edward Patterson | 50-62 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF), Randall Green (C) Joseph Bryant, Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt, Edward Patterson | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Dustin Thompson steals it from Scott McPhie | 50-64 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Randall Green takes the ball from Robert Parsons | 50-64 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott McPhie | 52-64 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits a shot from the left side set up by Dustin Thompson | 52-66 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 52-68 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a jump hook from close range set up by James Winterberg | 54-68 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | James Kirk's pass is intercepted by Randall Green | 54-68 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Thompson - foul #2 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (PF) Randall Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Patterson (PF) Steven Lenhardt | |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 54-68 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker is fouled on the floor by James Winterberg - foul #1 on James Winterberg, team foul #3 | 54-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (C) James Kirk, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Irvin Mickens is called for the reach on Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #4 | 54-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (PF) Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the shot from the left side | 54-68 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffrey Rorie - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG) Dustin Thompson | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cleghorn (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson travels with the ball | 56-68 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Cleghorn - foul #2 on James Cleghorn, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF) Joseph Bryant, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (C) Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG) Phillip Brisson | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Roy Zenker is called for the reach on Michael Linhart - foul #3 on Roy Zenker, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (PF) Cory Murff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Kirk | 60-71 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), James Winterberg (SG) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-71 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | James Kirk grabs the offensive board | 60-71 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | James Kirk misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Irvin Mickens, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Dustin Thompson, Robert Parsons, James Cleghorn, Roy Zenker | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Cory Murff clanks a shot from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 60-73 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is fouled on the floor by Carlton Wilford - foul #3 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #6 | 60-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Cory Murff steals the ball from Edward Patterson | 60-73 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Carlton Wilford is blocked by Edward Patterson | 60-73 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edward Patterson and he's fouled by Scott McPhie - foul #1 on Scott McPhie, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the free throw | 60-75 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie is whistled for traveling | 60-75 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the shot from the right side | 60-75 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford loses the ball out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF) James McCarrol | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-75 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 60-75 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-75 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Randall Green (C) Scott McPhie, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG), James Cleghorn (PF) Phillip Brisson, Edward Patterson | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Randall Green double dribbles | 60-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (PF) Cory Murff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the jump hook from close range | 60-75 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker gets the offensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-75 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons tips it home | 60-77 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 60-77 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses short on an open floater from the right side | 60-77 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | James Kirk comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 60-77 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is hacked by Roy Zenker - foul #4 on Roy Zenker, team foul #10 | 60-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Edward Patterson (PF) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, James Cleghorn | |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-77 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Edward Patterson takes the ball from Irvin Mickens | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 61-77 |