| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart inbounds the ball | 17-43 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 17-43 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 19-43 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it up and in | 19-45 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Norman Thomas steals the ball from Harvey Newell | 19-45 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 19-47 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #2 | 19-47 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 20-47 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 20-47 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley | 20-50 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-50 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker tips it but misses | 20-50 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 20-50 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-50 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 20-50 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #3 | 20-50 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 20-50 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 21-50 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 21-52 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Newlin | 23-52 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-52 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 23-52 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-52 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 23-52 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a runner from the baseline | 23-52 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker pulls down the rebound | 23-52 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-52 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Fong and the foul's on Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #1 | 26-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Derrick Fong | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 26-55 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #4 | 26-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Peter Bad | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Cesar Gallo swats the layup by Raymond Grove | 26-55 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 26-55 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giguere - foul #1 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #2 | 26-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Thomas Giguere, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Benjamin Ball, Lloyd Remley | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 26-55 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the tip | 26-55 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Harold Carter is whistled for a carry | 26-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is fouled on the floor by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #3 | 26-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-57 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-57 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 26-57 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Norman Thomas | 26-59 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Stewart | 29-59 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 29-62 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Fong | 29-62 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ball | 29-62 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Remley | 29-65 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-65 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 29-65 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a jumper from close range | 29-65 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 29-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Benjamin Ball | 29-67 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 29-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Bobby Boyce, Kenneth Newlin, Joseph Baker, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 29-67 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-67 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 30-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Lloyd Remley | |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #5 | 30-67 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 30-70 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #6 | 30-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Derrick Fong | |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is fouled on the floor by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #7 | 30-70 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 1st free throw | 31-70 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 2nd free throw | 32-70 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-70 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 32-70 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-70 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-70 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-70 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Giguere picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve | 35-70 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shane Brockway | 37-70 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 37-72 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Fuchs steps in front of the Thomas Giguere pass | 37-72 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-72 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve can't tip it in | 37-72 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan pulls down the rebound | 37-72 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for traveling | 37-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (PF) Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Lloyd Remley | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-72 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the board | 37-72 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #2 on Allen Midgette, team foul #8 | 37-72 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 38-72 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-72 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-72 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-72 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-72 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-72 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 39-72 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-72 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Harold Carter tips it back up and in | 41-72 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 41-75 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for traveling | 41-75 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Allen Midgette is denied by Raymond Grove | 41-75 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-75 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs gets the rebound | 41-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-75 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 41-75 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Gallo (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #9 | 41-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Fuchs and he's fouled by Harold Carter - foul #2 on Harold Carter, team foul #6 | 43-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (PF) Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the free throw | 43-78 |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Harold Carter knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mervin Logan | 45-78 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 45-78 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels grabs the board | 45-78 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-78 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 45-78 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Harold Carter is called for the reach on Allen Midgette - foul #3 on Harold Carter, team foul #7 | 45-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 45-78 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-78 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-78 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 45-78 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the rebound | 45-78 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-78 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the offensive board | 45-78 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jess Daniels | 47-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette travels with the ball | 47-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Harold Carter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jess Daniels | 50-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs runs out the clock | 50-78 |