| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael James inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Stark | 29-35 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Bufford | 32-38 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Michael James misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Richard Williams knocks in the jumper from close range | 32-40 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | John Turner takes the ball from Tyler Perry | 32-40 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | John Turner lays it in | 32-42 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Michael James comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-42 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | John Turner misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | The jumper by William Collins is denied by Richard Williams | 32-42 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Williams | 34-45 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Scott Stark misses the jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Kelley | 34-45 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Turner | 34-47 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | William Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman tips it in | 36-47 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Richard Williams tips it home | 36-49 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Richard Williams denies the turnaround by Michael James | 36-49 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Crawford | 36-49 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Richard Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-49 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford tips it home | 36-51 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Patrick Kelley takes the ball from Matthew Bierman | 36-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | John Turner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Crawford | 36-54 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman is fouled on the floor by Raymond Crawford - foul #2 on Raymond Crawford, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (PG), Eddie Santibanez (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) Scott Stark, William Collins, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Jack Ramsey (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Raymond Crawford, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox is whistled for traveling | 36-54 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jack Ramsey and he's fouled by David Grant - foul #2 on David Grant, team foul #1 | 36-56 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the free throw | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Shen Huang lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Wilcox | 38-57 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Colmenero | 38-59 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-59 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | David Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | James Colmenero is whistled for traveling | 38-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Stark (PG), William Collins (SG), Michael James (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF), Tyler Perry (C) David Grant, Eddie Santibanez, Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang, Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Kelley (PG), John Turner (SG), Raymond Crawford (SF), Joseph Bufford (PF) Cyril Bray, James Colmenero, Jack Ramsey, John Gutman | |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman connects on the jumper from the right block | 40-59 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Kelley | 40-61 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | William Collins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-61 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | David Angulo gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | David Angulo loses the dribble to Scott Stark | 40-61 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Michael James clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-61 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Michael James snags the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Williams (C) David Angulo | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Scott Stark takes the ball from John Turner | 40-61 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Scott Stark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-61 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | John Turner hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 40-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bierman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Patrick Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Crawford (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Bufford denies the turnaround by Tyler Perry | 40-64 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford blows the layup but the foul's on Michael James - foul #3 on Michael James, team foul #2 | 40-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) William Collins, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (PF) Joseph Bufford | |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | David Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-65 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | John Turner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jack Ramsey | 40-67 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | David Grant misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Turner | 40-69 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | John Turner picks off the pass by David Grant | 40-69 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Raymond Crawford slams it home on a great pass from John Turner | 40-71 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | John Turner steals the ball from Dikembe Emanuel | 40-71 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | John Turner hits a floater in the paint set up by Patrick Kelley | 40-73 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Shen Huang is whistled for traveling | 40-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Collins (SG), Michael James (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF), Tyler Perry (C) Scott Stark, Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang, Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG), James Colmenero (SG), Joseph Bufford (PF), David Angulo (C) Patrick Kelley, John Turner, Raymond Crawford, Richard Williams | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | James Colmenero knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Angulo | 40-76 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | William Collins is fouled on the floor by David Angulo - foul #1 on David Angulo, team foul #2 | 40-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), Kenneth Moon (SG), Christopher Hall (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Shen Huang (C) David Grant, William Collins, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Joseph Bufford | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-76 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez snags the offensive board | 40-76 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-76 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-76 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Shen Huang misses short on a floater from the left block | 40-76 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel tips it but misses | 40-76 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray snags the defensive board | 40-76 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) SG - Kenneth Moon (fresh) SF - Christopher Hall (fresh) PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shen Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Colmenero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gutman (fresh) C - David Angulo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey jams it | 40-78 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (PG), Manuel Wilcox (C) Kenneth Moon, Shen Huang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SF) Jack Ramsey | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | James Colmenero knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 40-81 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-81 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe pulls down the rebound | 40-81 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | James Colmenero knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-84 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez is hacked by James Colmenero - foul #1 on James Colmenero, team foul #3 | 40-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shen Huang (PF) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-84 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe gets the rebound | 40-84 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Colmenero | 40-87 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | David Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-87 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Doyle Crowe | 40-87 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | James Colmenero can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-87 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | David Angulo tips it in | 40-89 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-89 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | John Gutman pulls down the rebound | 40-89 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Gutman | 40-92 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez connects on the shot from the free throw line | 42-92 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | James Colmenero hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Doyle Crowe | 42-95 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Shen Huang is hacked by John Gutman - foul #1 on John Gutman, team foul #4 | 42-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon (PG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF) Eddie Santibanez, Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey (PF) John Gutman | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | David Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-95 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel tips it back up and in | 44-95 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-95 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Shen Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 44-95 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Moon (fresh) SG - David Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shen Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wilcox (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Colmenero (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Angulo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-95 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Shen Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-95 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Shen Huang misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-95 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jack Ramsey | 44-95 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | David Grant is called for the reach on Cyril Bray - foul #3 on David Grant, team foul #3 | 44-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (SG) Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kenneth Moon - foul #1 on Kenneth Moon, team foul #4 | 44-97 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey makes the free throw | 44-98 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Shen Huang is hacked by Cyril Bray - foul #2 on Cyril Bray, team foul #5 | 44-98 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Shen Huang makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-98 |
| 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) | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-98 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Jack Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 46-98 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | James Colmenero misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-98 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray tips it in | 46-100 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | David Grant makes the shot from the right block | 48-100 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the fadeaway from the left block | 48-100 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe tips it but misses | 48-100 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Kenneth Moon grabs the board | 48-100 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | David Grant hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-100 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Grant - foul #4 on David Grant, team foul #5 | 51-100 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox (C) Kenneth Moon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-101 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-102 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Grant and the foul's on James Colmenero - foul #2 on James Colmenero, team foul #6 | 53-102 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Doyle Crowe | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel misses the free throw | 53-102 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | John Gutman grabs the board | 53-102 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray runs out the clock | 53-102 |