| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marco Preston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Hilliard (fresh) SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Foutch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Plante (fresh) C - Sterling Felix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Lane inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Marco Preston misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-28 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Foutch | 41-28 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the fadeaway near the basket | 41-31 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Marco Preston hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Hilliard | 43-34 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | John Turner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marco Preston | 45-34 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | John Turner scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Crawford | 47-34 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch double dribbles | 47-34 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Marco Preston's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Foutch | 47-34 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | John Turner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Mosley and the foul's on Raymond Crawford - foul #1 on Raymond Crawford, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Robert Lane connects on the floater from the left block | 49-37 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley is hacked by Patrick Kelley - foul #2 on Patrick Kelley, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (PF) Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SG), Matthew Bierman (SF) Christopher Mosley, Benjamin Foutch | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley connects on the floater from the right wing set up by John Turner | 51-40 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Patrick Kelley picks off the pass by Michael James | 51-40 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley loses the dribble to Michael James | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Hilliard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Plante (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Sterling Felix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Michael James drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-42 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | George Hilliard is hacked by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley (PG), Benjamin Foutch (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) George Hilliard, Dustin Plante, Sterling Felix | |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley buries a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Lane | 53-45 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Turner - foul #3 on John Turner, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | John Turner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Kelley | 56-47 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Hilliard (PG), Sterling Felix (C) Michael James, Matthew Bierman | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Patrick Kelley | 58-47 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marco Preston - foul #2 on Marco Preston, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dustin Plante (PF) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Turner | 58-48 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Foutch steals the ball from Patrick Kelley | 58-48 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | The jumper by Benjamin Foutch is denied by Marco Preston | 58-48 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Robert Lane can't throw it down but he's fouled by Benjamin Foutch - foul #3 on Benjamin Foutch, team foul #1 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) Marco Preston | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | George Hilliard scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Foutch | 60-52 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lane (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Foutch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Plante (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sterling Felix (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | John Turner loses the dribble to Christopher Mosley | 60-52 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch is hacked by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Clarence Norris (PF) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Robert Lane, Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SG), Matthew Bierman (SF) Christopher Mosley, Benjamin Foutch | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | George Hilliard's layup is rejected by Jack Ramsey | 60-52 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris misses badly on a shot from the right side | 60-52 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Richard Williams tips it in | 62-52 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Michael James misses the turnaround near the basket | 62-52 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Michael James tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Norris | 65-54 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael James | 65-56 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | James Colmenero drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Jack Ramsey blocks the short jumper by Dustin Plante | 68-56 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Richard Williams blows the layup | 68-56 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Jack Ramsey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Matthew Bierman | 68-56 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris misses the runner near the basket | 68-56 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Jack Ramsey steps in front of the Michael James pass | 68-56 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | James Colmenero banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Ramsey | 70-56 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | George Hilliard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | James Colmenero snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Sterling Felix blocks the short jumper by Clarence Norris | 70-56 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | George Hilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Raymond Crawford (PF), Marco Preston (C) James Colmenero, Doyle Crowe, Jack Ramsey, Clarence Norris, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG), Christopher Mosley (SG), Benjamin Foutch (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) George Hilliard, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Sterling Felix | |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Robert Lane clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Stark - foul #1 on Scott Stark, team foul #2 | 70-56 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Crawford swats the shot by Benjamin Foutch | 71-56 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Marco Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | John Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 74-56 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel loses the ball out of bounds | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marco Preston (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Foutch (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Plante (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Marco Preston drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 77-56 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-56 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Dustin Plante tips it but misses | 77-56 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 77-56 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Robert Lane hits the follow up shot | 79-56 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-56 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Stark | 79-56 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Dustin Plante | 79-59 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Robert Lane buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 81-59 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scott Stark | 81-62 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Mosley - foul #1 on Christopher Mosley, team foul #3 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Hilliard (PG), Michael James (SG), Matthew Bierman (PF), Sterling Felix (C) Scott Stark, Christopher Mosley, Dustin Plante, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | George Hilliard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 82-62 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix snags the offensive board | 82-62 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-65 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Robert Lane's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Bierman | 82-65 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Robert Lane snags the offensive board | 82-65 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Robert Lane misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sterling Felix | 82-65 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | George Hilliard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-68 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Marco Preston is hacked by Sterling Felix - foul #1 on Sterling Felix, team foul #4 | 82-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clarence Norris (PF) Raymond Crawford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley (SG) Benjamin Foutch | |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Marco Preston travels with the ball | 82-68 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Mosley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-68 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-68 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Mosley | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | John Turner buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Lane | 85-70 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Norris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Preston (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mosley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sterling Felix (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | John Turner is called for the reach on Sterling Felix - foul #4 on John Turner, team foul #7 | 85-70 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix makes the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Sterling Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Sterling Felix takes the ball from Clarence Norris | 85-72 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (PF) Clarence Norris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch (SF), Dustin Plante (PF) Michael James, Matthew Bierman | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch comes up short on the runner in the paint | 85-72 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Crawford | 85-72 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sterling Felix - foul #2 on Sterling Felix, team foul #5 | 85-72 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Foutch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-72 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marco Preston | 87-72 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Robert Lane knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Turner | 89-72 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Crawford steals it from Benjamin Foutch | 89-72 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley is hacked by Christopher Mosley - foul #2 on Christopher Mosley, team foul #6 | 89-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), Clarence Norris (PF), Richard Williams (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Robert Lane, Raymond Crawford, Marco Preston | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG), Michael James (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) George Hilliard, Benjamin Foutch, Dustin Plante, Sterling Felix | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Clarence Norris is called for a charge - foul #1 on Clarence Norris, team foul #8 | 89-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #7 | 89-72 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Colmenero runs out the clock | 89-72 |