| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is fouled on the floor by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the fadeaway from the right side | 24-33 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Josh Webster tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | The jumper by Lyle Tavares is denied by John Blackburn | 24-35 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert tips it home | 26-35 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Josh Webster scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Benjamin Ross | 26-38 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daren Singleton and the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Josh Webster drills a shot from the left side | 29-40 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Blackburn - foul #3 on John Blackburn, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dewey Carrier | 30-43 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton dunks the ball | 32-43 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the jumper from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Samuel Slack | 34-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), George Brown (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Daniel Ebbert, Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | William Stokes loses the dribble to Timothy Holder | 36-43 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George Brown | 36-45 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Cory Alarcon and the foul's on George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG) George Brown | |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Robert Shumpert picks off the pass by Timothy Holder | 39-45 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is hacked by Alex Jackson - foul #2 on Alex Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), John Blackburn (PF) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland, Timothy Holder | |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Josh Webster hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-48 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Mario Klima scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Josh Webster - foul #1 on Josh Webster, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Robert Bates | |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is hacked by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Josh Webster can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Josh Webster tips it home | 42-50 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) William Stokes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | John Blackburn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (PF) Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses badly on a runner from close range | 43-52 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares buries a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Daren Singleton (PF) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Dewey Carrier (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Slack | 45-54 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Ebbert - foul #2 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), William Stokes (C) Lyle Tavares, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton's floater is tipped away by Timothy Holder | 46-54 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Bates | 46-54 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mario Klima - foul #2 on Mario Klima, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Alex Jackson (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Daren Singleton, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Thomas Moore, Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Josh Webster pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Shumpert - foul #3 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert can't connect on a shot in the paint | 46-57 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Jackson - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-59 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the dunk but he's fouled by Alex Jackson - foul #4 on Alex Jackson, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert drills a jumpshot from the right side | 48-59 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | The short jumper by John Blackburn is denied by Alex Jackson | 48-59 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Moore picks off the pass by Lawrence Milam | 48-59 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson blows the layup | 48-61 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson tips it home | 50-61 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 50-63 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Dewey Carrier (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 50-65 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Timothy Holder swats the layup by Daren Singleton | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Ebbert | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Robert Bates knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 50-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Thomas Moore steps in front of the Cory Alarcon pass | 50-68 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't finish the layup | 50-68 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Mario Klima pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Mario Klima banks in the layup set up by Cory Alarcon | 52-68 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton scores on a jumper from the left block | 54-68 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-71 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Stokes - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (PF) Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), John Blackburn (PF) Thomas Moore, Timothy Holder | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | John Blackburn steals the ball from Alex Jackson | 57-72 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Josh Webster | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Josh Webster - foul #2 on Josh Webster, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Robert Bates | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | John Blackburn blows the layup | 59-74 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the follow up shot | 59-76 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Benjamin Ross swats the shot by Alex Jackson | 59-76 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 59-76 |