| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Perry Crum - foul #1 on Perry Crum, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Perry Crum is called for the reach on Rick Cassidy - foul #2 on Perry Crum, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Roy Brown steals the ball from Frank Bilderback | 31-27 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis buries a fadeaway from the left side | 31-29 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Cassidy | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Todd Robinson steals it from Thomas Francis | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Frank Stubbs picks off the pass by Frank Bilderback | 34-29 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the dunk but the foul's on Darrell Dupree - foul #2 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Greene (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randall Williams (PF) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Davis | 35-33 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Randall Williams double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Cassidy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Roy Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 35-33 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs tips it home | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | John Greene can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | John Greene tips it home | 37-35 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Rick Cassidy - foul #2 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Randall Williams, John Greene | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Frank Bilderback - foul #3 on Frank Bilderback, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kistner | 37-36 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to David Davis | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Kistner | 39-36 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Francis takes the ball from Darrell Dupree after a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rick Cassidy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Crum (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Frank Stubbs is denied by Darrell Dupree | 39-38 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Perry Crum loses the dribble to Rick Cassidy | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Davis | 41-38 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-38 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits a wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Davis | 41-40 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback lays it in on a nice dish by Rick Cassidy | 43-40 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Francis | 43-43 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Carter Young (PF), John Greene (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Rick Cassidy, Todd Robinson, Darrell Dupree, Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Michael Bellamy (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, David Davis, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Carter Young is called for the reach on Roy Brown - foul #4 on Carter Young, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (PF) Carter Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Hannan - foul #1 on Mitchell Hannan, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carter Young (PF) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Randall Williams gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Hannan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carter Young (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) SG - Roy Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) C - William Mikell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Randall Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Waldschmidt | 46-44 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | William Mikell is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Randall Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | William Mikell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | William Mikell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | William Mikell double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Roy Brown | |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Randall Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (PF) Carter Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG) David Davis | |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Randall Williams makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Greene | 52-46 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Williams | 54-46 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | William Mikell misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Greene - foul #1 on John Greene, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG) Mitchell Hannan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Clyde Gooding | |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | William Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | William Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Dupree | 54-48 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Louis Johnson | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Darrell Dupree steps in front of the Thomas Francis pass | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bellamy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mikell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Francis - foul #1 on Thomas Francis, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carter Young (PF) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 56-48 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Randall Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kistner | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | John Greene is called for the reach on Perry Crum - foul #2 on John Greene, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy (SG), Todd Robinson (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Randall Williams, Carter Young, John Greene | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, David Davis, Frank Stubbs | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Mikell - foul #2 on William Mikell, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) William Mikell | |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Perry Crum clanks a jump hook from the right block | 61-50 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kistner | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Gooding - foul #1 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (SF), Randall Williams (PF) Todd Robinson, Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF), William Mikell (C) Roy Brown, Perry Crum | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | William Mikell blows the layup | 63-50 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson tips it in | 63-52 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan is hacked by Michael Bellamy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Bellamy, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Williams | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | David Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Gooding | 68-52 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | David Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Randall Williams grabs the board | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner is called for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF) Mitchell Hannan, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | William Mikell scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Bellamy | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner runs out the clock | 68-54 |