| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 8 pts. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 1 ast. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | David Zollicoffer steps in front of the Cory Fouch pass | 30-34 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Garry Bruce steals it from William Doherty | 30-34 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Walter Magner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Garry Bruce | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch throws it down | 35-41 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cory Fouch | 35-41 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | William Doherty connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Seger | 37-41 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | William Doherty pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Cory Fouch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Carl Mars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF), John Minard (PF), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, David Zollicoffer, Garry Bruce, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | John Minard connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 37-43 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | William Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Minard | 37-45 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | John Minard is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, Robert Manzi, John Minard, Robert Harbor | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | William Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Garry Bruce (SF) Reginald Steinke | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Zollicoffer | 37-48 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Walter Magner is called for the reach on William Doherty - foul #3 on Walter Magner, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF) William Ford, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch blows the layup | 37-48 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Walter Magner snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 37-50 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Walter Magner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 41-53 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is fouled on the floor by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Tony Thompson, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Reginald Steinke (SF), Benjamin Goss (C) Joshua Williams, Garry Bruce, Robert Harbor | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits a jumpshot from the left side | 41-55 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Brian Segura loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | William Ford tips it but misses | 41-55 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman's layup is rejected by Reginald Steinke | 41-55 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | A charge is called on David Zollicoffer - foul #3 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF), Robert Harbor (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by William Ford | 43-55 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams's pass is intercepted by William Ford in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | William Ford lays it in | 45-55 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Tony Thompson swats the layup by Robert Harbor | 45-55 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | William Doherty comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 47-57 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | John Minard misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Thompson - foul #2 on Tony Thompson, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF) Daniel Seger, William Ford, Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Robert Harbor | |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | William Doherty steps in front of the John Minard pass | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Minard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Williams - foul #2 on Joshua Williams, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman (C) Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF), Walter Magner (PF) Garry Bruce, John Minard | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Walter Magner grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Brian Segura (C) William Peterson, William Doherty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG) Joshua Williams | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 50-58 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Larry Logan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seger - foul #3 on Daniel Seger, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), Cory Fouch (C) Anthony Sellers, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is fouled on the floor by Stephen Watchman - foul #1 on Stephen Watchman, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Garry Bruce (SF) Reginald Steinke | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Watchman | 50-58 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Doherty (PF) Stephen Watchman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG) Larry Logan | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 50-58 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce loses the dribble to William Doherty | 52-58 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger's pass is intercepted by Walter Magner | 52-61 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Williams takes the ball from Daniel Seger | 52-64 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams lays it in | 52-66 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | William Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, William Ford, Tony Thompson, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF), John Minard (PF), Robert Harbor (C) David Zollicoffer, Garry Bruce, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Steinke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Williams and the foul's on Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses the free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman lays it in | 54-68 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor banks in the layup set up by Reginald Steinke | 54-70 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman can't connect on a runner in the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Segura | 56-70 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Joshua Williams steals it from Stephen Watchman | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke misses the turnaround in the paint | 56-70 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the follow up shot | 56-72 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Robert Harbor steals the ball from Jessie Heintzelman | 56-72 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Minard | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is fouled on the floor by Reginald Steinke - foul #1 on Reginald Steinke, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), Walter Magner (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Reginald Steinke, John Minard, Robert Harbor | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-74 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams drills a shot from the right side set up by Garry Bruce | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses long on a jumper from the left block | 58-76 |