| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Walter Magner inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer | 21-20 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by Walter Magner - foul #2 on Walter Magner, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts loses the dribble to John Minard | 21-20 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | William Smith clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Logan - foul #2 on Larry Logan, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | John Minard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 21-21 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Larry Logan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-21 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Larry Logan snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss's floater is tipped away by Willie Roberts | 21-21 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 21-21 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses short on a runner from the left block | 21-21 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | John Minard pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | William Smith steals it from Larry Logan | 21-21 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Post (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Walter Magner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-21 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Richard Post gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | John Minard's floater is tipped away by Glenn Corral | 21-21 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, John Minard, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas McCier and the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Goss denies the turnaround by William Smith | 24-21 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor tips it home | 26-21 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas McCier | 26-21 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), John Minard (PF) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) Brian Segura | |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Logan | 29-21 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | William Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF) Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, William Smith | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the jumper from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glenn Corral | 29-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 29-24 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Logan | 31-24 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't finish the layup | 31-24 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Larry Logan grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 34-24 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Glenn Corral | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | William Smith misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Richard Post - foul #1 on Richard Post, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Larry Logan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Larry Logan misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Larry Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 34-28 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | John Minard steps in front of the William Smith pass | 34-28 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Zollicoffer and he's hacked by Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Walter Magner is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman - foul #3 on Walter Magner, team foul #5 | 37-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (PF) John Minard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Peterson and the foul's on Walter Magner - foul #4 on Walter Magner, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Roberts and he's hacked by Robert Harbor - foul #1 on Robert Harbor, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Walter Magner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Anthony Sellers denies the turnaround by Benjamin Goss | 37-33 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Smith | 37-35 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Jessie Heintzelman is called for the reach on David Zollicoffer - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF), John Minard (PF) Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Brian Segura (C) William Peterson, William Smith | |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Walter Magner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Logan | 40-35 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Seger and he's fouled by Benjamin Goss - foul #4 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Anthony Sellers | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Post | 40-37 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Richard Post is hacked by Glenn Corral - foul #3 on Glenn Corral, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts | |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the turnaround in the lane | 42-37 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the fadeaway from the right block | 42-39 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #2 on Carl Mars, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG) Larry Logan, Evan Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Mars | 44-39 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | William Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF) Carl Mars | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Minard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss loses the dribble to William Peterson | 44-39 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 44-41 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | John Minard is fouled on the floor by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | William Smith can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Larry Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | John Minard comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-41 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by John Minard - foul #1 on John Minard, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | John Minard is hacked by William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | William Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | John Minard snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | John Minard is fouled in the backcourt by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #10 | 48-43 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Peterson | 50-46 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Jessie Heintzelman is called for the reach on David Zollicoffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #11 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) Larry Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | William Peterson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 52-49 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | John Minard is hacked by William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Peterson, team foul #12 | 52-49 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | John Minard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | William Peterson double dribbles | 53-49 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is hacked by William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Peterson, team foul #13 | 53-49 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-49 |