| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | William Lanier pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-27 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | David Hunter snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Oliver Hamlin is called for the reach on Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-27 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Reese swats the short shot by David Hunter | 37-27 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Leon Collins picks off the pass by David Hunter | 37-27 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Patrick Reese denies the turnaround by David Hunter | 37-29 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it in and he's hacked by Steven Dollinger - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) William Lanier, David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Eric Sneed, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger is hacked by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is whistled for traveling | 39-32 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Melvin Phillips and he's hacked by Oliver Hamlin - foul #2 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach's floater is tipped away by Eric Sneed | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Lanier - foul #2 on William Lanier, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF), James Johnson (C) Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | James Johnson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Dwayne Brooks steps in front of the James Johnson pass | 42-35 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 42-37 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 42-37 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | James Johnson tips it home | 44-37 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 47-37 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Leon Collins and he's fouled by Billy McNaughton - foul #1 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) William Lanier, Melvin Phillips, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | David Hunter is fouled on the floor by Oliver Hamlin - foul #3 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by Andre Burbach - foul #2 on Andre Burbach, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), James Johnson (SF) Steven Dollinger, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Leon Collins | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Johnson | 49-41 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Billy McNaughton takes the ball from Eric Greening | 49-41 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Oliver Hamlin - foul #4 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), David Hunter (SF) Billy McNaughton, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Hunter | 53-43 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the floater in the lane | 53-43 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Andre Burbach (PF) William Lanier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the runner in the paint | 54-43 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | David Hunter's layup is rejected by Oliver Hamlin | 54-43 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | David Hunter hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Leon Collins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | David Hunter double dribbles | 56-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Steven Dollinger (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 56-45 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Eric Greening can't tip it in | 56-45 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | William Lanier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Lanier - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF) Leon Collins, Eric Sneed | |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson can't finish the layup | 59-46 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin and he's fouled by William Lanier - foul #4 on William Lanier, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | William Lanier loses the dribble to Oliver Hamlin | 59-49 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple lays it in set up by Oliver Hamlin | 59-51 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | William Lanier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andre Burbach | 62-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the dunk but he's hacked by Andre Burbach - foul #3 on Andre Burbach, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (PF) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Sneed - foul #3 on Eric Sneed, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 64-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | David Hunter lays it up and in on a great pass from William Lanier and he's fouled by Oliver Hamlin - foul #5 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (SF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Dwayne Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | William Lanier gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | William Lanier is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF) Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Collins | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Dwayne Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed loses the dribble to David Hunter | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Raymond Johnson steals it from Dwayne Brooks | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Lanier runs out the clock | 74-65 |