| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Robert Englund steps in front of the Carl Stewart pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Johnson | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-31 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Paul Graham is denied on a layup by Christopher Lipe | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas buries a shot from the baseline set up by Carl Dunmire | 34-31 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier throws it down | 34-33 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Alvin Haas steps in front of the Daniel Palmatier pass | 34-33 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by Mark Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (SG), Chadwick Webber (SF), Michael Smith (C) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| 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 | |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Yale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) C - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Michael Smith connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Chadwick Webber | 36-33 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses the fadeaway from close range | 36-33 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 36-36 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Robert Patterson is called for the reach on Christopher Yale - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber, Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Thomas Phelps (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is fouled on the floor by Alvin Haas - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (PF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Graham (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Daniel Palmatier is called for the reach on Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (PF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Paul Graham snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 36-39 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Lipe | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chadwick Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Thomas Phelps (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart is hacked by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Yale (SF), Allen Baugher (PF), Michael Smith (C) Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Chadwick Webber, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Johnny Katz (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Thomas Phelps, Paul Graham, Patrick Williams | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Yale's pass is intercepted by Roland Crouse | 38-42 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson hits the finger roll set up by Roland Crouse | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #3 on Robert Patterson, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG) Roland Crouse | |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-44 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Douglass steals it from Mark Johnson in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira (C) Shawn Moors | |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira's floater is knocked away by Michael Smith | 38-44 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson tips it in | 38-46 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Christopher Yale, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Johnny Katz | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Henry Oliveira picks off the pass by Joshua Douglass in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Stewart | 40-46 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Oliveira | 40-46 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Paul Graham gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Paul Graham scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart is hacked by Charles Caputo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Caputo, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Allen Baugher (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Chadwick Webber, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Johnny Katz (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Paul Graham, Henry Oliveira | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Allen Baugher steals the ball from Shawn Moors | 41-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) SF - Roland Crouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Katz (fresh) C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Thomas Phelps is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Yale (SF) Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Mark Johnson, Thomas Phelps, Roland Crouse, Johnny Katz | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Robert Englund comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors tips it home | 43-50 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Yale | 45-50 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Yale is called for the reach on Shawn Moors - foul #2 on Christopher Yale, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Allen Baugher, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Charles Caputo (SG), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Robert Patterson, Daniel Palmatier, Patrick Williams, Shawn Moors | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo buries a 3 from straight away | 45-53 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is called for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SF) Robert Englund | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Johnson and he's fouled by Alvin Haas - foul #3 on Alvin Haas, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is called for traveling | 45-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Carl Stewart (SG), Allen Baugher (PF) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Paul Graham (PF) Mark Johnson, Thomas Phelps, Johnny Katz | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe buries a turnaround in the lane | 47-56 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled on the floor by Carl Stewart - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Smith (C) Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Henry Oliveira | |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Chadwick Webber (SF) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Robert Englund | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire's pass is intercepted by Roland Crouse in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse banks in the layup | 47-58 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Stewart | 50-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Paul Graham misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Johnson (PG), Johnny Katz (PF), Henry Oliveira (C) Robert Patterson, Paul Graham, Shawn Moors | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Yale (SF) Carl Stewart, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (SG), Robert Englund (SF) Daniel Palmatier, Roland Crouse | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Yale | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Paul Graham (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Charles Caputo, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Robert Englund drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 50-61 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 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 | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Henry Oliveira steals it from Carl Dunmire | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Allen Baugher is called for the reach on Johnny Katz - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #4 on Alvin Haas, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Caputo - foul #2 on Charles Caputo, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Johnny Katz | 52-65 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Henry Oliveira swats the short shot by Alvin Haas | 52-65 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas banks in the layup set up by Carl Stewart and the foul's on Robert Patterson - foul #4 on Robert Patterson, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo runs out the clock | 55-65 |