| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) C - John Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Randall Green (fresh) C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | John Alexander swats the short shot by Irvin Mickens | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Randall Green scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Irvin Mickens | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rorie and he's hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is fouled on the floor by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens jams it on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the floater from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Howard Epperson | 6-7 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 9-9 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Mickens | 9-12 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens's pass is intercepted by Robert Parsons | 9-12 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 11-12 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Quackenbush | 11-14 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Jeffrey Rorie, Michael Lewis, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | James McCarrol hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is hacked by Charles Chang - foul #1 on Charles Chang, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn misses short on a floater from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Warren Centeno is called for the reach on Scott McPhie - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | James McCarrol buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott McPhie | 13-18 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the floater from close range but the foul's on James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Charles Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Scott McPhie - foul #1 on Scott McPhie, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Randall Green (PF) Scott McPhie, Charles Chang | |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker tips it home | 16-18 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Michael Lewis steps in front of the James McCarrol pass | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Larry Stanton (fresh) PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James McCarrol (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Sadler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie tips it in | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses long on a shot from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 18-18 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton connects on the shot in the paint | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Rorie - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rorie, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, James McCarrol, Herbert Sadler | |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Linhart | 20-21 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Randall Green is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Randall Green, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF) Michael Linhart, Randall Green | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | James McCarrol steals the ball from James Cleghorn | 20-21 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | James McCarrol dunks the ball | 20-23 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | James Winterberg is called for the reach on Warren Centeno - foul #1 on James Winterberg, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Scott McPhie | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Warren Centeno misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Charles Chang banks in the layup set up by James Winterberg | 23-25 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons is hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #1 on John Quackenbush, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Roy Zenker (C) Stephan Oswalt, Warren Centeno, John Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Herbert Sadler (SF), Randall Green (PF) James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Charles Chang | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 23-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Stanton (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Charles Chang (SF) John Quackenbush, Howard Epperson | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Michael Lewis hits a shot from the left wing set up by Steven Lenhardt | 25-25 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Zenker | 25-25 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Randall Green steps in front of the Jeffrey Rorie pass | 25-25 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker's pass is intercepted by Herbert Sadler | 25-28 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Randall Green can't connect on a shot from the left side | 25-28 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Michael Linhart - foul #1 on Michael Linhart, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG), John Alexander (C) Michael Lewis, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Centeno | 29-28 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Quackenbush - foul #2 on John Quackenbush, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF) Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG) John Quackenbush, Michael Linhart | |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | John Alexander is called for the reach on Howard Epperson - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) Jeffrey Rorie, Warren Centeno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | James McCarrol hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Winterberg | 31-30 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Cleghorn | 33-30 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | James Cleghorn is called for the reach on Scott McPhie - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Zenker (C) John Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, James McCarrol | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Zenker | 36-31 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) James Cleghorn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James McCarrol (PF), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens's layup is rejected by Roy Zenker | 37-31 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (PG), Larry Stanton (SF), John Alexander (C) Stephan Oswalt, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Larry Stanton snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | John Alexander hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James McCarrol | 39-33 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Rorie | 39-33 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Warren Centeno, Larry Stanton, Steven Lenhardt, John Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Randall Green (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Howard Epperson | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | James McCarrol comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Robert Parsons, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | James McCarrol makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Lewis | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Randall Green is denied on a layup by Roy Zenker | 42-34 |