| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fresh) SF - Gerald Chung (fresh) PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) C - Daniel Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) SG - Gary Eshleman (fresh) SF - David Bartlett (fresh) PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) C - David Murrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Murrill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rucker - foul #1 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | David Bartlett buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Eckman and he's fouled by Zachary Fernandes - foul #1 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | David Murrill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | David Bartlett is hacked by Joseph Rucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG) Joseph Rucker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Larry Washington is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Murrill | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Eckman, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Larry Washington drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Dileo | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | David Murrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Green - foul #1 on Daniel Green, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (PG), James Hughey (SF), Barry Kaster (PF) Harold Eckman, David Bartlett, Jack Signorelli | |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | David Murrill makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | David Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Larry Washington clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | David Murrill grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses long on a jumper in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Larry Washington snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Barry Kaster - foul #1 on Barry Kaster, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Edward Bartow (SF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Larry Washington, Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Jack Signorelli (PF) Gary Eshleman, David Murrill | |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Don Dileo misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the shot in the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) C - Roy Ventura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald King (fairly fresh) SF - James Hughey (fresh) PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Kaster (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli clanks a jump hook near the basket | 3-7 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Barry Kaster steps in front of the Don Dileo pass | 3-7 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Ventura - foul #1 on Roy Ventura, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Shanley, Don Dileo, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Phillips (PG), Gary Eshleman (SG), David Bartlett (SF) Harold Eckman, Reginald King, James Hughey | |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Gary Eshleman is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #1 on Gary Eshleman, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG) Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Murrill (C) Barry Kaster | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow tips it in | 5-8 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Joshua Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Chung (SF) Edward Bartow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Jack Signorelli steals it from Daniel Green | 5-8 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Joshua Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #6 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG) Robert Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Richard Nakano (SG), James Hughey (PF) Joshua Phillips, Gary Eshleman, Jack Signorelli | |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses short on an open jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Green - foul #2 on Daniel Green, team foul #7 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Edward Bartow (C) Larry Washington, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | David Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Richard Nakano picks off the pass by Don Dileo | 5-9 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Chung (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Nakano (fresh) SF - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hughey (fresh) C - David Murrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman comes up short on the shot from the right block | 8-9 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | David Bartlett snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | James Hughey misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | James Hughey pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 8-9 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | David Murrill can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Murrill - foul #1 on David Murrill, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Joseph Shanley, Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (PG), Gary Eshleman (SG), Jack Signorelli (PF), Barry Kaster (C) Harold Eckman, Richard Nakano, James Hughey, David Murrill | |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses the jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Bartow | 9-9 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Larry Washington comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Reginald King pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman is fouled on the floor by Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #8 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Chung (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF) Robert Hughes, Edward Bartow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Hughey (SF) David Bartlett | |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 9-11 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski tips it home | 11-11 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | James Hughey is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 11-13 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung is hacked by Jack Signorelli - foul #1 on Jack Signorelli, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (C) Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), David Murrill (C) Reginald King, Jack Signorelli | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) SG - Don Dileo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Eshleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hughey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Kaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Murrill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-13 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | David Murrill pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | James Hughey double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG), Jack Signorelli (PF) Gary Eshleman, Barry Kaster | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes snags the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses short on a jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | David Murrill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Don Dileo grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Harold Eckman picks off the pass by Gerald Chung | 11-13 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman jams it | 11-15 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Don Dileo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Murrill | 11-15 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Zachary Fernandes - foul #2 on Zachary Fernandes, team foul #9 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (SG), Larry Washington (SF), Roy Ventura (PF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Shanley, Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes, Edward Bartow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (PG), Gary Eshleman (SG), David Bartlett (SF), Barry Kaster (C) Harold Eckman, Richard Nakano, James Hughey, David Murrill | |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Larry Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Green hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 11-15 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Reginald King pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman blows the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Rucker - foul #3 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #10 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG) Joseph Rucker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Hughey (PF) Jack Signorelli | |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Green loses the dribble to Barry Kaster | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Ventura (fresh) C - Daniel Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Reginald King (fresh) SG - Gary Eshleman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hughey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Kaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | David Bartlett connects on the open floater in the paint set up by Reginald King | 11-18 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses badly on a runner from the right block | 11-18 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Reginald King | 11-18 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Vyacheslav Karnofski is called for the reach on Gary Eshleman - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #11 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Edward Bartow (SF) Larry Washington, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), David Murrill (C) Reginald King, James Hughey | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | David Murrill pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | David Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-19 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Bartow | 11-19 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Bartlett - foul #1 on David Bartlett, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Zachary Fernandes (PF) Robert Hughes, Don Dileo, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (SG), James Hughey (PF) Gary Eshleman, Barry Kaster | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roy Ventura (C) Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli (PF) David Bartlett | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | David Murrill gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Zachary Fernandes picks off the pass by Harold Eckman | 13-19 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Reginald King - foul #1 on Reginald King, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG) Harold Eckman | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Reginald King is called for 10 seconds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman (SG), Barry Kaster (SF) Richard Nakano, Jack Signorelli | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Larry Washington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | David Murrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |