| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Miladen Zamzam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) SG - George Wilson (fresh) SF - Russell Hough (fresh) PF - Willie Mathis (fresh) C - Ken Pegg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg loses the dribble to Raymond Humphrey | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Andrew Hinds swats the layup by Russell Hough | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Jeter | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Miser | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam is hacked by Willie Mathis - foul #1 on Willie Mathis, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Ken Pegg, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Nathan Tye - foul #1 on Nathan Tye, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG) Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Greg Lively (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis | |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Michael Bell takes the ball from Phillip Townsend | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits the finger roll | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Michael Bell picks off the pass by Phillip Townsend in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Luczak | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Michael Bell is called for the reach on Andrew Hinds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG) James Grey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlos Chambliss (C) Ken Pegg | |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Chambliss - foul #1 on Carlos Chambliss, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam (C) Leon James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (SG) Richard Luczak | |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Greg Lively | 5-9 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Thompson | 5-11 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Carlos Chambliss is called for the reach on Phillip Townsend - foul #2 on Carlos Chambliss, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Luczak (SG), Russell Hough (SF) Michael Bell, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses long on a floater from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Greg Lively | 5-11 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Russell Hough | 5-13 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) PF - Miladen Zamzam (tiring) C - Nathan Tye (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Luczak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Lively (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Heckman | 8-16 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's pass is intercepted by Richard Luczak in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Russell Hough banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 8-18 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) Leon James, Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Joseph Thompson, Richard Luczak, Russell Hough, Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Wilson | 8-20 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-20 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Jeffery Albert pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | John Miser is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #2 | 8-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) James Grey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF) Jeffery Albert | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis connects on the runner from the right block set up by George Wilson | 8-22 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses short on a runner from the baseline | 8-22 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 8-22 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam's floater is tipped away by Ken Pegg | 8-22 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Russell Hough double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, Russell Hough, Ken Pegg | |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the dunk attempt | 8-22 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jeffery Albert snags the defensive board | 8-22 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Humphrey - foul #1 on Raymond Humphrey, team foul #3 | 8-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Russell Hough (SF), Greg Lively (C) Michael Bell, Jeffery Albert, Dennis Heckman | |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | John Miser is hacked by James Grey - foul #1 on James Grey, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Ken Pegg (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Russell Hough, Greg Lively | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is hacked by Nathan Tye - foul #2 on Nathan Tye, team foul #5 | 8-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Miladen Zamzam (C) James Grey, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Russell Hough (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Michael Bell, Joseph Thompson, Jeffery Albert, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Greg Lively buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Heckman | 8-24 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Russell Hough is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), George Wilson (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) John Miser, Richard Luczak, Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's layup is rejected by Russell Hough | 11-24 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Russell Hough gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fairly fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) PF - Phillip Townsend (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Miladen Zamzam (tired) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hough (tired) 2 pts. PF - Willie Mathis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | George Wilson scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Hough and the foul's on Andrew Hinds - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF) Leon James, Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Michael Bell, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the free throw | 11-27 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-27 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam gets the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 11-27 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the board | 11-27 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson is hacked by Phillip Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #7 | 11-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Jeffery Albert, Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Ken Pegg picks off the pass by Miladen Zamzam | 11-29 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | John Miser hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Wilson | 11-32 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter loses the dribble to Willie Mathis | 11-32 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by George Wilson | 11-34 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | John Miser picks off the pass by Miladen Zamzam | 11-34 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Russell Hough banks in the layup set up by John Miser | 11-36 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | John Miser picks off the pass by James Grey in the backcourt | 11-36 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the easy layup | 11-36 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg tips it in | 11-38 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | James Grey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Grey, team foul #8 | 11-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Andrew Hinds (SF) James Grey, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Michael Bell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Greg Lively | 11-41 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF) Jeffery Albert | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on Richard Luczak - foul #1 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #9 | 11-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak misses the 1st free throw | 11-41 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 11-41 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend loses the dribble to Michael Bell | 11-41 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Michael Bell blows the layup | 11-41 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-41 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-41 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the offensive board | 11-41 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Miladen Zamzam - foul #1 on Miladen Zamzam, team foul #10 | 11-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Greg Lively (PF) Michael Bell, Richard Luczak, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 11-42 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 11-43 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-43 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend snags the offensive board | 11-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fairly fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) PF - Phillip Townsend (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Miladen Zamzam (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Greg Lively (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Pegg (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Joseph Thompson steps in front of the Phillip Townsend pass | 11-43 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon James - foul #1 on Leon James, team foul #11 | 11-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Leon James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Russell Hough (SF), Willie Mathis (PF) John Miser, Greg Lively, Ken Pegg | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 11-43 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-44 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Willie Mathis steps in front of the Miladen Zamzam pass | 11-44 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 11-44 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis tips it home | 11-46 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-46 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 11-46 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Greg Lively (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Joseph Thompson, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis, Dennis Heckman | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Miser | 11-48 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 11-48 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Greg Lively gets the rebound | 11-48 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon James - foul #2 on Leon James, team foul #12 | 11-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (PG) Leon James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Hough (SF) Jeffery Albert | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 11-49 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-50 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Ken Pegg steals it from Phillip Townsend | 11-50 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Greg Lively misses the wide open jumper from close range | 11-50 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | John Miser tips it back up and in | 11-52 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 11-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Luczak (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) George Wilson, Greg Lively, Ken Pegg | |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend loses the dribble to Richard Luczak | 11-52 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Russell Hough throws it down set up by Richard Luczak | 11-54 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Willie Mathis steals the ball from Raymond Humphrey in the backcourt | 11-54 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-54 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam pulls down the rebound | 11-54 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Willie Mathis is called for the reach on Miladen Zamzam - foul #2 on Willie Mathis, team foul #6 | 11-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Ken Pegg (C) John Miser, Richard Luczak, Russell Hough, Dennis Heckman | |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-54 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Andrew Patterson is called for the reach on Michael Bell - foul #1 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #13 | 13-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Russell Hough (SF), Greg Lively (PF) Joseph Thompson, Jeffery Albert, Willie Mathis | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the 1st free throw | 13-55 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 13-55 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam grabs the board | 13-55 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a driving attempt in the paint | 15-55 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Miladen Zamzam is called for the reach on Ken Pegg - foul #2 on Miladen Zamzam, team foul #14 | 15-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Nathan Tye (PF) Andrew Patterson, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Carlos Chambliss (PF) Michael Bell, George Wilson, Greg Lively | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 15-56 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-57 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye buries a turnaround from the right block | 17-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Grey (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Miladen Zamzam (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Luczak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hough (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Chambliss (fresh) C - Ken Pegg (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Gerard Jeter steps in front of the Carlos Chambliss pass | 17-57 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter banks in the layup | 19-57 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | John Miser is hacked by James Grey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Grey, team foul #15 | 19-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) James Grey, Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Greg Lively (PF) Richard Luczak, Russell Hough, Ken Pegg | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 1st free throw | 19-58 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 19-59 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Leon James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Russell Hough (SF), Willie Mathis (PF) John Miser, Dennis Heckman, Greg Lively | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Michael Bell knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Russell Hough | 19-61 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the fadeaway from the right side | 19-61 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Willie Mathis pulls down the rebound | 19-61 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Leon James - foul #3 on Leon James, team foul #16 | 19-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Leon James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (SG), Dennis Heckman (SF), Greg Lively (PF) George Wilson, Russell Hough, Willie Mathis | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the 1st free throw | 19-62 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-63 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Carlos Chambliss is called for the reach on Raymond Humphrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Chambliss, team foul #7 | 19-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Russell Hough (SF) Michael Bell, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 20-63 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-63 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 20-63 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | John Miser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-63 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Greg Lively grabs the offensive rebound | 20-63 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | John Miser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Humphrey - foul #2 on Raymond Humphrey, team foul #17 | 20-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (PG), Miladen Zamzam (C) Raymond Humphrey, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Jeffery Albert (SF), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Joseph Thompson, Russell Hough, Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the 1st free throw | 20-63 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 20-64 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 3rd free throw | 20-65 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Albert - foul #1 on Jeffery Albert, team foul #8 | 20-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Dennis Heckman (SF) John Miser, Jeffery Albert | |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 1st free throw | 21-65 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 22-65 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 22-65 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the board | 22-65 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #9 | 22-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Russell Hough (SF), Greg Lively (PF) Michael Bell, George Wilson, Dennis Heckman, Willie Mathis | |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 23-65 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses the 2nd free throw | 23-65 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-65 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-65 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 23-65 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the lay-in | 23-65 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-65 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-65 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak snags the defensive board | 23-65 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Russell Hough is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 23-65 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson grabs the board | 23-65 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 23-65 |