| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Shimsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Grant (fresh) SF - Michael James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bufford (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael James inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Michael James misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry tips it but misses | 26-39 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Bufford | 26-39 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the easy layup | 26-39 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | David Grant is hacked by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Michael James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Richard Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cyril Bray | 26-39 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Cyril Bray | 26-41 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | David Grant hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Perry | 29-41 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Brian Shimsky is called for the reach on Cyril Bray - foul #2 on Brian Shimsky, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Tyler Perry steals the ball from Joseph Bufford | 29-41 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | James Cole steals the ball from Matthew Bierman | 29-41 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | David Cameron lays it up and in on a great pass from James Cole | 29-43 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Michael James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-43 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Perry | 29-43 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry blows the layup | 29-43 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | David Cameron is called for the reach on Brian Shimsky - foul #1 on David Cameron, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) Brian Shimsky, David Grant, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) David Cameron, James Cole | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Shen Huang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Gibby - foul #3 on Warren Gibby, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Shen Huang makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Shen Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) SG - William Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shen Huang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Manuel Wilcox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby can't finish the layup | 31-43 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Richard Williams hits the follow up shot | 31-45 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | William Remley misses long on a floater from the right side | 31-45 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Remley - foul #1 on William Remley, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tyler Perry (C) Manuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Shen Huang pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry hits the follow up shot | 33-46 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Gibby | 33-49 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Dikembe Emanuel is blocked by Warren Gibby | 33-49 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Richard Williams grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Williams and the foul's on Shen Huang - foul #1 on Shen Huang, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG), David Grant (SG), Michael James (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF) Eddie Santibanez, William Remley, Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), James Cole (SF) Doyle Crowe, Warren Gibby | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Michael James gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 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) | |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | David Grant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Bufford | 33-51 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Richard Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bufford | 33-53 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Brian Shimsky | 35-53 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 35-55 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky is called for traveling | 35-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (C) Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford misses badly on a jumper from close range | 35-55 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Shimsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael James (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cole (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bufford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Michael James can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cyril Bray | 35-57 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Cole - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 35-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG) Brian Shimsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) James Cole, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Angulo | 36-57 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray buries a runner in the lane | 36-59 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Michael James makes the turnaround from close range set up by Matthew Bierman | 38-59 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | John Gutman banks in the layup set up by David Cameron and he's hacked by Eddie Santibanez - foul #1 on Eddie Santibanez, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Remley (SG), Shen Huang (PF), Tyler Perry (C) David Grant, Michael James, Matthew Bierman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG) Cyril Bray, David Cameron | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | John Gutman makes the free throw | 38-62 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Angulo - foul #2 on David Angulo, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe is called for traveling | 40-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cole (SF) Warren Gibby | |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Richard Williams steals the ball from Tyler Perry | 40-62 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe banks in the layup set up by Richard Koopman | 40-64 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Shen Huang scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-64 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Shen Huang is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Shen Huang, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cyril Bray (PG) Richard Koopman | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford is fouled on the floor by Matthew Bierman - foul #3 on Matthew Bierman, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (SG) William Remley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG) Doyle Crowe | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | David Cameron is fouled on the floor by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG) Brian Shimsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Warren Gibby (SF), John Gutman (PF), David Angulo (C) James Cole, Joseph Bufford, Richard Williams | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | David Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | David Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Santibanez | 44-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael James (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Cyril Bray (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Gutman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Angulo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | David Angulo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Perry - foul #2 on Tyler Perry, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (C) Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | David Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | David Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael James and he's fouled by John Gutman - foul #2 on John Gutman, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford (PF), Richard Williams (C) John Gutman, David Angulo | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray is hacked by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #9 | 47-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe (SG), James Cole (SF) David Cameron, Warren Gibby | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford grabs the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | James Cole is whistled for a carry | 47-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Remley (SG) David Grant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Bufford steals the ball from Dikembe Emanuel | 47-67 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cyril Bray | 47-69 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Michael James is hacked by James Cole - foul #4 on James Cole, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Grant (SG), Tyler Perry (C) William Remley, Matthew Bierman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Cameron (SG), Warren Gibby (SF) Doyle Crowe, James Cole | |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Bufford knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Cameron | 49-71 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Michael James | 51-71 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Cyril Bray misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-71 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Warren Gibby tips it back up and in | 51-73 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Grant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-73 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 51-73 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Richard Williams hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cyril Bray and the foul's on Tyler Perry - foul #3 on Tyler Perry, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG), Rodney Shipman (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) Brian Shimsky, David Grant, Michael James, Dikembe Emanuel, Tyler Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Koopman (PG), Doyle Crowe (SG), David Angulo (C) Cyril Bray, David Cameron, Joseph Bufford | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Richard Williams misses the free throw | 51-75 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Shen Huang pulls down the rebound | 51-75 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox blows the layup | 51-75 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe gets the rebound | 51-75 |
| 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 | Richard Williams clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Shen Huang - foul #3 on Shen Huang, team foul #11 | 51-75 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Shipman (fresh) PF - Shen Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Wilcox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Koopman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Doyle Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Gibby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Angulo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-77 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | David Angulo snags the defensive board | 51-77 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | David Angulo is hacked by Shen Huang - foul #4 on Shen Huang, team foul #12 | 51-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Gutman (PF) Richard Williams | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | David Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | David Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | William Remley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-78 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Shen Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 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 | Shen Huang buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Remley | 53-78 |
| 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) | |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Doyle Crowe buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Warren Gibby | 53-80 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox is whistled for a carry | 53-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (SF) Rodney Shipman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-83 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez's pass is intercepted by David Angulo | 53-83 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Gutman's layup is rejected by Shen Huang | 53-83 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | David Angulo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-83 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-85 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | John Gutman steps in front of the William Remley pass | 53-85 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-85 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-85 |
| 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 | Dikembe Emanuel can't throw it down but he's fouled by Warren Gibby - foul #4 on Warren Gibby, team foul #8 | 53-85 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | John Gutman drills a floater from the right side set up by David Angulo | 55-87 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | David Angulo swats the layup by William Remley | 55-87 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Koopman | 55-87 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Koopman runs out the clock | 55-87 |