| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | John Dyer is fouled on the floor by Eric Downs as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Eric Downs, team foul #1 | 19-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Loren Lanham (C) Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | John Dyer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Loren Lanham - foul #1 on Loren Lanham, team foul #2 | 19-22 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | George Price's floater is knocked away by Eric Robinson | 19-23 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler tips it home | 19-25 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Price | 21-25 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dyer out of a doubleteam | 21-27 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the floater from close range on a great pass from George Price and he's fouled by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson lays it in uncontested | 26-31 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | John Dyer gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Cutler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | John Dyer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-31 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Dyer - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Sam Wilson (PF), Frank Westfall (C) Paul Franqui, George Price, Jay Wong, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler, John Dyer | |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Frank Westfall steps in front of the Nicholas Buendia pass | 27-31 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Charles Zuchowski takes the ball from Andy Rainey | 27-31 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andy Rainey | 30-33 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bradley Govea | 30-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) SF - Fred Longworth (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Sam Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Frank Westfall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Buendia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. C - Bradley Govea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fisher - foul #1 on Christopher Fisher, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), George Price (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Christopher Fisher, Charles Zuchowski, Fred Longworth, Sam Wilson, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Jeffery Clay, Andy Rainey, Bradley Govea | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson tips it in | 30-35 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 30-35 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Jay Wong grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Eric Downs - foul #5 on Eric Downs, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Loren Lanham (C) Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Jay Wong gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui scores on a floater from close range set up by Jay Wong | 32-36 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Loren Lanham - foul #2 on Loren Lanham, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Cutler | 32-36 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Amos Bator grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dyer out of a doubleteam | 32-38 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | George Price is hacked by David Byrd - foul #2 on David Byrd, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Frank Westfall (PF) George Price, Charles Arthur, Jay Wong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler, John Dyer | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Zuchowski and he's hacked by Jeffery Clay - foul #1 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. C - Bradley Govea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 34-38 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 34-38 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall is called for 3 seconds | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Paul Franqui, Charles Zuchowski, Robert Edwards, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Jeffery Clay, Andy Rainey, Bradley Govea | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson double dribbles | 34-38 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Archie Cutler picks off the pass by George Price | 34-38 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | John Dyer loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Loren Lanham (C) Christopher Fisher, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Eric Robinson picks off the pass by George Price | 34-38 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | John Dyer splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket | 34-40 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Price | 37-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dyer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson is open and buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Byrd out of a doubleteam | 37-42 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Archie Cutler steals it from Fred Longworth | 37-42 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | David Byrd is denied on a layup by Loren Lanham | 37-42 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | David Byrd hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Amos Bator is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Amos Bator, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Archie Cutler - foul #2 on Archie Cutler, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | John Dyer knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Archie Cutler | 39-46 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Amos Bator is hacked by George Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Price, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay (SF), Bradley Govea (PF) Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay is hacked by Fred Longworth - foul #1 on Fred Longworth, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth loses the dribble to Jeffery Clay | 40-48 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Amos Bator lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Clay | 40-50 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Jay Wong drills a floater from the right side | 42-50 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Franqui - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Jay Wong grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Amos Bator is hacked by Paul Franqui in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Franqui, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (PF) John Dyer | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Amos Bator makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-52 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea gets the rebound | 45-52 |