| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Preston Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Waterman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Victory (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Al Dorrance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Cooper inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Eric Johnson and the foul's on Paul Franqui - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is called for traveling | 32-26 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Preston Brown steps in front of the Vernon Barksdale pass | 32-26 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Al Dorrance is called for the reach on Patrick Sroczynski - foul #1 on Al Dorrance, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock travels with the ball | 32-26 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hancock | 32-26 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Johnson | 32-28 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Preston Brown | 35-28 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | James Cooper is hacked by Louis Victory - foul #1 on Louis Victory, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nicholas Rhodes (SG), Donn Brooks (C) Paul Franqui, Louis Victory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Lee (PG), Bobby Wilson (SG), Dennis Hanna (SF), Steve Cooper (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Eric Johnson, Vernon Barksdale, James Cooper, Al Dorrance, Robert Hancock | |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Lewis loses the dribble to Nicholas Rhodes | 35-28 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski double dribbles | 35-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman (PG) Preston Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeremy Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roosevelt Waterman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donn Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (SG), Louis Victory (C) Nicholas Rhodes, Patrick Sroczynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG) Carl Lee | |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Preston Brown (PG), William Baer (SF) Jeremy Freeman, Roosevelt Waterman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale (SG), James Cooper (SF) Bobby Wilson, Dennis Hanna | |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Jerry Lewis steps in front of the William Baer pass | 35-28 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Johnson | 35-31 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Louis Victory misses the dunk but he's hacked by Steve Cooper - foul #3 on Steve Cooper, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman (SF), Patrick Sroczynski (PF) William Baer, Donn Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Al Dorrance (PF), Robert Hancock (C) Steve Cooper, Jerry Lewis | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Louis Victory makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Louis Victory makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Franqui - foul #2 on Paul Franqui, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | James Cooper swats the shot by Preston Brown | 37-32 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Robert Hancock swats the short shot by Louis Victory | 37-32 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Al Dorrance | 37-32 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | James Cooper comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 37-32 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | James Cooper tips it home | 37-34 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Preston Brown | 40-34 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Louis Victory blocks the jumper by Al Dorrance | 40-34 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Brown | 40-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Preston Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) SF - Roosevelt Waterman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Victory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Al Dorrance (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Louis Victory is fouled on the floor by Robert Hancock - foul #1 on Robert Hancock, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman (PG), Nicholas Rhodes (SG), Donn Brooks (C) Preston Brown, Paul Franqui, Louis Victory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Lee (PG), Bobby Wilson (SG), Dennis Hanna (SF), Steve Cooper (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Eric Johnson, Vernon Barksdale, James Cooper, Al Dorrance, Robert Hancock | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Bobby Wilson is denied by Donn Brooks | 40-34 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Cooper - foul #4 on Steve Cooper, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Baer (SF) Roosevelt Waterman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hancock (C) Steve Cooper | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Robert Hancock grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson's floater is tipped away by Patrick Sroczynski | 41-34 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Donn Brooks pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Freeman, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Preston Brown (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Louis Victory (C) Jeremy Freeman, Nicholas Rhodes, Patrick Sroczynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Al Dorrance (PF) Jerry Lewis | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Bobby Wilson buries a floater from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Preston Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Donn Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | William Baer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Preston Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman (SF), Patrick Sroczynski (PF) William Baer, Donn Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Johnson (PG), Vernon Barksdale (SG), James Cooper (SF), Jerry Lewis (C) Carl Lee, Bobby Wilson, Dennis Hanna, Robert Hancock | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Barksdale | 41-38 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Preston Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Preston Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) SF - Roosevelt Waterman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sroczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Victory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Al Dorrance (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Louis Victory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nicholas Rhodes (SG), Donn Brooks (C) Paul Franqui, Louis Victory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steve Cooper (PF) Al Dorrance | |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Preston Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | James Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman (PG) Preston Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hancock (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | James Cooper swats the short shot by Donn Brooks | 47-40 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Donn Brooks tips it home | 49-40 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson tips it but misses | 49-40 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Jeremy Freeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Steve Cooper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Cooper | 49-44 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Preston Brown (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Louis Victory (C) Jeremy Freeman, Nicholas Rhodes, Donn Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Al Dorrance (PF) Steve Cooper | |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman scores on a floater from the right side | 51-44 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | James Cooper hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Louis Victory lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 53-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Preston Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Waterman (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sroczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Victory (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Barksdale (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Al Dorrance (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Preston Brown | 53-46 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Preston Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hancock | 53-46 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Eric Johnson snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | James Cooper hits the finger roll set up by Vernon Barksdale | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Preston Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hancock - foul #2 on Robert Hancock, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Preston Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Preston Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Cooper | 55-50 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Roosevelt Waterman's floater is knocked away by Al Dorrance | 55-50 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski tips it home | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski is hacked by Eric Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Baer (PG) Preston Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale loses the dribble to Patrick Sroczynski | 59-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Eric Johnson is called for the reach on William Baer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Johnson, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | William Baer makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | William Baer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Al Dorrance | 60-50 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Vernon Barksdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Patrick Sroczynski hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 62-50 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | James Cooper is fouled on the floor by Paul Franqui - foul #3 on Paul Franqui, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Preston Brown (PG) William Baer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Al Dorrance misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Preston Brown | 62-50 |