| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | John Turner is hacked by Scott Stark - foul #1 on Scott Stark, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Scott Stark picks off the pass by Raymond Crawford | 30-48 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | William Collins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Richard Williams knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Bufford | 30-50 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Patrick Kelley picks off the pass by William Collins | 30-50 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley hits the finger roll | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | William Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Bufford | 30-52 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Tyler Perry - foul #2 on Tyler Perry, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford pulls down the rebound | 30-53 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford throws it down on a nice dish by Raymond Crawford | 30-55 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Scott Stark misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-55 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | John Turner snags the defensive board | 30-55 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #3 | 30-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (SG), Christopher Hall (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) William Collins, Michael James, Dikembe Emanuel, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Raymond Crawford, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey connects on the runner from close range set up by Patrick Kelley and the foul's on Christopher Hall - foul #1 on Christopher Hall, team foul #4 | 30-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (SG) Scott Stark | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey misses the free throw | 30-57 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Shen Huang grabs the board | 30-57 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | David Grant connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Hall | 33-57 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Shen Huang blocks the jumper by Patrick Kelley | 33-57 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey tips it back up and in | 33-59 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Hall misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Gutman - foul #1 on John Gutman, team foul #1 | 33-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG), Matthew Bierman (PF), Tyler Perry (C) Eddie Santibanez, Shen Huang, Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Raymond Crawford (SF) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, John Gutman | |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Grant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-59 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it back up and in | 35-61 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-61 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | David Grant snags the offensive board | 35-61 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Scott Stark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by David Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Grant, team foul #5 | 38-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Collins (SG), Michael James (SF) David Grant, Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero, Jack Ramsey, David Angulo | |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Bierman blocks the short jumper by Joseph Bufford | 38-61 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Scott Stark snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | William Collins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Crawford | 38-63 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael James | 41-63 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Matthew Bierman | 41-63 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Richard Williams is hacked by Tyler Perry - foul #3 on Tyler Perry, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (PG), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Shen Huang (C) Scott Stark, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), Jack Ramsey (SF), David Angulo (C) Patrick Kelley, Raymond Crawford, Richard Williams | |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | David Angulo misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Shen Huang - foul #1 on Shen Huang, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Colmenero (SG) John Turner | |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | David Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | David Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | William Collins misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Colmenero - foul #2 on James Colmenero, team foul #2 | 41-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox (C) Michael James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | William Collins makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | William Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Colmenero | 42-65 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | David Angulo is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wilcox - foul #1 on Manuel Wilcox, team foul #8 | 42-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (SG) William Collins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Gutman (PF) James Colmenero, Joseph Bufford | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | David Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | David Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Ramsey - foul #1 on Jack Ramsey, team foul #3 | 42-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman (PF) Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Turner (SG) Cyril Bray | |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Grant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shen Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gutman (fresh) C - David Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | John Turner is hacked by David Grant - foul #3 on David Grant, team foul #9 | 44-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) David Angulo | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman grabs the board | 44-67 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-67 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel snags the offensive board | 44-67 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Shen Huang double dribbles | 44-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SF), Tyler Perry (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford (SF) John Gutman | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | John Turner connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Crawford | 44-70 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | David Grant loses the dribble to Raymond Crawford | 44-70 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford hits the finger roll | 44-72 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | David Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman tips it back up and in | 46-72 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses long on a runner in the lane | 46-72 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford gets the rebound | 46-72 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Tyler Perry - foul #4 on Tyler Perry, team foul #10 | 46-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Collins (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Shen Huang (C) Scott Stark, David Grant, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF), David Angulo (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Jack Ramsey, Richard Williams | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the free throw | 46-75 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Michael James buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-75 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Crawford | 49-77 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox (C) Michael James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SF) Raymond Crawford | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Colmenero | 49-79 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Shen Huang is called for 3 seconds | 49-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero | |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | John Turner buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Kelley | 49-81 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shen Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Crowe (fresh) PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Scott Stark clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-81 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 49-81 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Scott Stark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-81 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | John Turner gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Turner | 49-83 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Angulo - foul #1 on David Angulo, team foul #4 | 49-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), Kenneth Moon (SG) Scott Stark, William Collins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), John Gutman (PF) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Doyle Crowe, Joseph Bufford | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | James Colmenero clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-83 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to David Angulo | 51-83 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey's pass is intercepted by Eddie Santibanez | 51-83 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-83 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-83 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kenneth Moon - foul #1 on Kenneth Moon, team foul #11 | 51-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (PG), Christopher Hall (SF) Kenneth Moon, Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SF) David Angulo | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 51-83 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | David Grant misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-83 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 51-83 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | James Colmenero knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-86 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Gutman - foul #2 on John Gutman, team foul #5 | 51-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Angulo (C) John Gutman | |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 52-86 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray lays it up and in set up by Doyle Crowe and he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #4 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #12 | 53-88 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox (PF) Shen Huang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the free throw | 53-88 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-88 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-88 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 53-88 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | James Colmenero connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Angulo | 53-90 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon (SG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is fouled on the floor by David Grant - foul #4 on David Grant, team foul #13 | 53-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Jack Ramsey | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 53-91 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-92 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Moon (fresh) SF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Gutman (fresh) C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-92 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox snags the offensive board | 53-92 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | David Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-92 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray grabs the board | 53-92 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Gutman | 53-95 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | David Grant makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-95 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by David Grant - foul #5 on David Grant, team foul #14 | 55-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), Shen Huang (PF) David Grant, Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (SF) Doyle Crowe | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 55-96 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-97 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-97 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jack Ramsey | 55-97 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Shen Huang swats the short shot by James Colmenero | 55-97 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 55-97 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Moon, team foul #15 | 55-97 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Colmenero | 55-99 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-99 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez grabs the offensive board | 55-99 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-99 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | James Colmenero makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Ramsey | 55-102 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-102 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Angulo | 55-102 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray runs out the clock | 55-102 |