| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett inbounds the ball | 33-52 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the turnaround in the paint | 33-52 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley tips it in | 33-54 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball double dribbles | 35-54 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Arthur Pugh is denied by Tomas Bowman | 35-54 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tomas Bowman | 35-57 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Jonathan Mobley swats the short shot by Bobby Boyce | 35-57 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Micah Escoto | 35-57 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #2 | 35-57 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-57 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Mobley | 38-59 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Ball - foul #3 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #3 | 38-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Kirk Peterson (C) Micah Escoto, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Peter Bad | 40-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Joseph Baker (C) Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker tips it in | 42-59 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the shot from the baseline set up by Richard Morris | 42-61 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Morris and he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #3 on Joseph Baker, team foul #1 | 45-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF) Bobby Boyce, Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Derrick Fong | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Lloyd Remley takes the ball from Kirk Peterson | 45-63 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits the finger roll set up by Lloyd Remley | 45-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Peterson | 48-65 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-65 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto travels with the ball | 48-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Pugh - foul #1 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #2 | 48-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fullerton (SG) Kirk Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Mobley | 48-67 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fuchs | 48-67 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Ball | 48-69 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF) James Fullerton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Peter Bad (SF) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 49-69 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Richard Morris comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #3 | 49-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG) Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Peter Bad | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-71 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Jeremiah Litherland - foul #2 on Jeremiah Litherland, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett is hacked by Bobby Boyce - foul #1 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #5 | 49-71 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it up and in set up by Richard Morris | 49-73 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Richard Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Joseph Baker (C) Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Jonathan Mobley | |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker lays it up and in on a great pass from Kirk Peterson | 51-73 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-76 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson's floater is knocked away by Peter Bad | 51-76 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce tips it but misses | 51-76 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for a carry | 51-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SF) Bobby Boyce, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Tomas Bowman | |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Norman Thomas | 51-79 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Lloyd Remley picks off the pass by Mervin Logan | 51-79 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-79 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley can't tip it in | 51-79 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 51-79 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-79 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 51-81 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Norman Thomas is called for the reach on Kirk Peterson - foul #1 on Norman Thomas, team foul #5 | 51-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Jess Daniels, Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-81 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-81 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it in set up by Benjamin Ball | 51-83 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-83 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-83 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Micah Escoto is called for the reach on Richard Morris - foul #3 on Micah Escoto, team foul #6 | 51-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley's pass is intercepted by Micah Escoto | 51-83 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-83 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland snags the offensive board | 51-83 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Bobby Boyce, Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Kirk Peterson steals the ball from Peter Bad | 51-83 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Derrick Fong takes the ball from Jess Daniels | 51-83 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 51-86 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-86 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker hits the follow up shot | 53-86 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses short on a jumper from the left block | 53-86 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the board | 53-86 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-86 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #7 | 53-86 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 53-87 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-88 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan's layup is rejected by Derrick Fong | 53-88 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 53-88 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the lay-in | 53-88 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the offensive rebound | 53-88 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Baker - foul #4 on Joseph Baker, team foul #8 | 53-88 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 53-89 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-90 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kirk Peterson | 55-90 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley | 55-92 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-92 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Thomas | 55-92 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Baker swats the dunk try by Lloyd Remley | 55-92 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the follow up shot | 55-94 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-94 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-94 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't tip it in | 58-94 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the offensive board | 58-94 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mervin Logan - foul #1 on Mervin Logan, team foul #9 | 58-94 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 58-95 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 58-95 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the defensive board | 58-95 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 60-95 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley buries a jump hook in the paint | 60-97 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Shane Brockway | 63-97 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-97 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs tips it back up and in | 63-99 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Peter Bad - foul #1 on Peter Bad, team foul #6 | 63-99 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 64-99 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-99 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas runs out the clock | 65-99 |