| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Like Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Taylor inbounds the ball | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Charles Powers can't throw it down but he's fouled by Like Tang - foul #1 on Like Tang, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | David Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Like Tang loses the ball out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Cousins - foul #3 on Fred Cousins, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG) Fred Cousins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Powers - foul #2 on Charles Powers, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David Petty - foul #1 on David Petty, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Rico Hernandez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Like Tang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Like Tang, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | George Taylor's pass is intercepted by David Petty | 35-55 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky is fouled on the floor by Charles Powers - foul #3 on Charles Powers, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF) Sean Grosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-55 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adrian Morphis - foul #1 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Adrian Morphis, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-57 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits a shot from the free throw line set up by John Hale | 35-59 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the dunk but he's fouled by Steven Timko - foul #2 on Steven Timko, team foul #3 | 35-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Douglas Faris | |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Steven Timko connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Hale | 37-61 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky is whistled for traveling | 37-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, Sean Grosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Youngblood | 37-63 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a jumper from the left block | 37-63 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Charles Powers snags the defensive board | 37-63 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the dunk attempt | 37-63 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Adrian Morphis | 37-63 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Chris Morrissette steps in front of the Adrian Morphis pass | 37-63 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 37-66 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-66 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Like Tang knocks away the 3 by George Taylor | 39-66 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood tips it but misses | 39-66 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis pulls down the rebound | 39-66 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-66 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Adrian Morphis - foul #2 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #6 | 39-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, David Petty, Adrian Morphis, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses badly on a jumper from close range | 39-66 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-66 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | John Hale is called for traveling | 39-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-66 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins tips it in | 41-66 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Rico Hernandez picks off the pass by Douglas Faris in the backcourt | 41-66 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins can't finish the layup | 41-66 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski (C) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Like Tang scores on a jump hook near the basket | 43-66 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Rico Hernandez - foul #2 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Johnson (C) Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) John Hale | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 3rd free throw | 43-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-67 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 43-67 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is hacked by Sean Grosky - foul #2 on Sean Grosky, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski (C) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette (C) Steven Timko | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood grabs the board | 43-68 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood travels with the ball | 43-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF) Bruce Hankins | |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Leonard Youngblood steps in front of the Fred Cousins pass | 43-68 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood banks in the layup | 43-70 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-70 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Morrissette and he's hacked by Like Tang - foul #3 on Like Tang, team foul #9 | 46-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Like Tang, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the free throw | 46-73 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins is hacked by George Taylor - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-73 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by George Taylor | 46-75 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Like Tang (SF) Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | George Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-75 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-75 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky snags the offensive board | 46-75 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the floater from the right side | 46-75 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the tip | 46-75 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits the follow up shot | 48-75 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Hale | 48-78 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Steven Timko knocks away the 3 by Rico Hernandez | 48-78 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-78 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith tips it back up and in | 48-80 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Like Tang (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Grosky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | John Hale takes the ball from Fred Cousins | 48-80 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | John Hale hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Taylor | 48-83 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-83 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 48-83 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Smith | 48-85 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Like Tang is blocked by Harrison Brooker | 48-85 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the board | 48-85 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is hacked by Fred Cousins - foul #4 on Fred Cousins, team foul #10 | 48-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF) George Taylor | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-86 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-86 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-86 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Wilfredo Gallo | 50-86 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Petty - foul #2 on David Petty, team foul #11 | 50-86 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 1st free throw | 50-87 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-87 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-87 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson lays it in set up by Augustus Zollner | 52-87 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-87 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Harrison Brooker steals the ball from Adrian Morphis | 52-87 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #12 | 52-87 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 52-88 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 52-89 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Timko - foul #3 on Steven Timko, team foul #5 | 52-89 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-89 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-89 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the floater from the right wing | 53-89 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the board | 53-89 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Harrison Brooker blocks the short jumper by Roland Johnson | 53-89 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 53-89 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zollner (fairly fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hale (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harrison Brooker (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-89 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-89 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 53-89 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Hankins | 53-89 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-89 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Augustus Zollner | 53-89 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Steven Timko - foul #4 on Steven Timko, team foul #6 | 53-89 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson is denied on a layup by Steven Timko | 53-89 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the board | 53-89 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-91 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is called for traveling | 53-91 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-91 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Harrison Brooker | 53-91 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis grabs the offensive board | 53-91 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis misses the lay-in | 53-91 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner tips it home | 55-91 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is fouled on the floor by Adrian Morphis - foul #3 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #13 | 55-91 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 55-91 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-91 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner gets the rebound | 55-91 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | John Hale is called for the reach on Adrian Morphis - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #7 | 55-91 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis makes the 1st free throw | 56-91 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-91 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Steven Timko drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 57-93 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roland Johnson | 60-93 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 60-93 |