| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Percy Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dillard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Olen Carroll (fresh) C - Leon Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McTigue (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Antonio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roscoe Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Lane inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Paul McTigue can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 32-47 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Robert Lane tips it home | 32-49 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Jerry Dillard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Lane | 32-49 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Paul McTigue dunks the ball set up by Tommy Antonio | 32-51 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Percy Moore hits a jumper in the lane | 34-51 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Leon Jacobs grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Gary Harris hits a floater from the right wing set up by Percy Moore | 36-51 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | John Vaughan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul McTigue | 36-54 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Percy Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-54 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Paul McTigue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards snags the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leon Jacobs - foul #1 on Leon Jacobs, team foul #1 | 38-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley (SG), Julian Freeman (C) Jerry Dillard, Leon Jacobs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio grabs the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Percy Moore grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Gary Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Antonio | 38-55 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Percy Moore hits the follow up shot | 40-55 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | John Vaughan scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul McTigue | 40-57 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Gary Harris misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-57 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Olen Carroll tips it home | 42-57 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards knocks in the jumper in the paint | 42-59 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Percy Moore misses the jump hook from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Percy Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Olen Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Vaughan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McTigue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Antonio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio is fouled on the floor by Olen Carroll - foul #2 on Olen Carroll, team foul #2 | 42-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Hilliard (PG), Jerry Dillard (SG), Benjamin Foutch (SF), Willie Hebert (PF), Leon Jacobs (C) Percy Moore, Christopher Mosley, Gary Harris, Olen Carroll, Julian Freeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty (PG), Daniel Carnes (SG), Jason Russell (SF), William Grimes (PF), Harold Brackett (C) John Vaughan, Paul McTigue, Robert Lane, Tommy Antonio, Roscoe Edwards | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | George Hilliard steals the ball from William Grimes | 42-59 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by George Hilliard | 44-59 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicolas Daugherty | 44-62 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Grimes | 44-62 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Harold Brackett comes up short on the floater from close range | 44-62 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Leon Jacobs misses the tip | 44-62 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Harold Brackett tips it back up and in | 44-64 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Nicolas Daugherty is called for the reach on George Hilliard - foul #1 on Nicolas Daugherty, team foul #1 | 44-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Percy Moore (PG), Christopher Mosley (SG), Gary Harris (SF), Olen Carroll (PF), Julian Freeman (C) George Hilliard, Jerry Dillard, Benjamin Foutch, Willie Hebert, Leon Jacobs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Vaughan (PG), Paul McTigue (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Tommy Antonio (PF), Roscoe Edwards (C) Nicolas Daugherty, Daniel Carnes, Jason Russell, William Grimes, Harold Brackett | |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Percy Moore misses the floater near the basket | 44-64 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | John Vaughan gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Robert Lane double dribbles | 44-64 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Gary Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-64 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | John Vaughan is fouled on the floor by Julian Freeman - foul #2 on Julian Freeman, team foul #3 | 44-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Jacobs (C) Julian Freeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Percy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Olen Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Vaughan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McTigue (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Antonio (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio is hacked by Olen Carroll - foul #3 on Olen Carroll, team foul #4 | 44-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Dillard (SG) Christopher Mosley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Percy Moore - foul #3 on Percy Moore, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty (SG) Paul McTigue | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Gary Harris clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-66 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Dillard takes the ball from Roscoe Edwards | 44-66 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Gary Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Percy Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Gary Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Olen Carroll hits the follow up shot | 46-66 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Jacobs - foul #2 on Leon Jacobs, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Hilliard (PG), Christopher Mosley (SG), Benjamin Foutch (SF), Willie Hebert (PF), Julian Freeman (C) Percy Moore, Jerry Dillard, Gary Harris, Olen Carroll, Leon Jacobs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul McTigue (SG), Jason Russell (SF), William Grimes (PF) John Vaughan, Robert Lane, Tommy Antonio | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Willie Hebert | 46-67 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Nicolas Daugherty - foul #2 on Nicolas Daugherty, team foul #2 | 46-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Brackett (C) Roscoe Edwards | |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jason Russell | 47-70 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-70 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Julian Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | William Grimes is called for the reach on Willie Hebert - foul #2 on William Grimes, team foul #3 | 47-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Olen Carroll (PF) Willie Hebert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Vaughan (PG), Tommy Antonio (PF) Nicolas Daugherty, William Grimes | |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Jason Russell travels with the ball | 47-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Percy Moore (PG), Jerry Dillard (SG), Gary Harris (SF), Leon Jacobs (C) George Hilliard, Christopher Mosley, Benjamin Foutch, Julian Freeman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roscoe Edwards (C) Harold Brackett | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Percy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Dillard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Olen Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Vaughan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McTigue (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Antonio (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Roscoe Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Tommy Antonio takes the ball from Gary Harris | 47-70 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Tommy Antonio connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Vaughan | 47-72 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Gary Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-72 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Jason Russell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-72 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Leon Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Olen Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Paul McTigue, Jason Russell | |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Antonio | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Gary Harris is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Daugherty - foul #3 on Nicolas Daugherty, team foul #4 | 50-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Hilliard (PG), Christopher Mosley (SG), Benjamin Foutch (SF), Willie Hebert (PF), Julian Freeman (C) Percy Moore, Jerry Dillard, Gary Harris, Olen Carroll, Leon Jacobs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes (SG), William Grimes (SF), Clarence Norris (PF), Harold Brackett (C) John Vaughan, Robert Lane, Tommy Antonio, Roscoe Edwards | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | George Hilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-75 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Harold Brackett can't finish the layup | 50-75 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Harold Brackett tips it home | 50-77 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-77 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Harold Brackett snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Julian Freeman - foul #3 on Julian Freeman, team foul #7 | 50-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Russell (SF) Clarence Norris | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on William Grimes - foul #3 on William Grimes, team foul #5 | 50-79 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch makes the 3rd free throw | 51-79 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Carnes | 51-82 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch's pass is intercepted by Jason Russell | 51-82 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Hilliard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Foutch (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Willie Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julian Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicolas Daugherty (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Carnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Grimes (fresh) 3 pf. C - Harold Brackett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-82 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Willie Hebert snags the defensive board | 51-82 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | William Grimes is hacked by Willie Hebert - foul #2 on Willie Hebert, team foul #8 | 54-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dustin Plante (PF) Willie Hebert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (C) Harold Brackett | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | William Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante grabs the board | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-82 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris gets the rebound | 54-82 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes is hacked by Benjamin Foutch - foul #1 on Benjamin Foutch, team foul #9 | 54-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Willie Hebert (PF) Dustin Plante | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Brackett (C) Clarence Norris | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-84 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Jason Russell pulls down the rebound | 54-84 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | William Grimes loses the dribble to George Hilliard | 54-84 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Hilliard | 56-84 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Carnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-84 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Julian Freeman snags the defensive board | 56-84 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | William Grimes steals the ball from Benjamin Foutch | 56-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by George Hilliard - foul #3 on George Hilliard, team foul #10 | 56-84 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 56-85 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-86 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Hilliard | 59-86 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | William Grimes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on William Grimes, team foul #6 | 59-86 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch lays it up and in | 61-86 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nicolas Daugherty runs out the clock | 61-86 |