| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Jorgenson | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Burke steals it from Michael Merrifield | 28-26 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | William Duerr's pass is intercepted by Michael Merrifield | 28-26 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam lays it in on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 28-28 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Wood steps in front of the Benjamin Ross pass | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 28-30 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Jorgenson | 31-30 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 33-32 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 33-35 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | William Duerr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-35 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Burke | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | William Duerr drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Peter Ingram | 40-37 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Elmer Dunphy takes the ball from James Brown | 40-37 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | William Duerr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Elmer Dunphy | 43-37 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Ingram | 43-37 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | William Duerr connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Difiore | 45-37 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | James Fisher is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Mario Klima, James Brown, Victor Woolford | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | William Duerr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) William Duerr, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 45-40 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Mark Masters swats the dunk try by Joshua Jorgenson | 45-40 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Milam | 45-40 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it home | 47-40 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a shot in the paint | 47-40 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Peter Ingram (C) Keith Parsons, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-40 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Burke | 50-40 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima, James Brown | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-40 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Duerr | 50-40 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Mark Masters snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford is fouled on the floor by William Duerr - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Charles Stiles, Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't throw it down but he's hacked by Harold Smith - foul #4 on Harold Smith, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 51-40 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Joshua Jorgenson picks off the pass by Lawrence Milam | 51-40 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Smith and he's fouled by William Duerr - foul #4 on William Duerr, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Joshua Burke (C) William Duerr, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) James Brown | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Harold Smith - foul #5 on Harold Smith, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Mario Klima | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima, James Brown | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Milam takes the ball from Joshua Burke | 53-48 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam lays it in | 53-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is fouled on the floor by Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-50 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Tavares | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Milam - foul #3 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Merrifield - foul #3 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is called for traveling | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on Elmer Dunphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier runs out the clock | 60-53 |