| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) SF - Jeff Young (fresh) PF - John Webb (fresh) C - Ernest Battle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) C - Saul Lopez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Randall Marzano is called for the reach on John Webb - foul #1 on Randall Marzano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Newton - foul #1 on William Newton, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Andrew Wilson steals the ball from Charles Jones in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeff Young | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Ernest Battle is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Webb - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Saul Lopez swats the layup by Matthew Michell | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Saul Lopez, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Saul Lopez | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Brian Haggard blocks the jumper by James Taylor | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Haggard (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger knocks in the floater from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Michell | 11-4 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | William Newton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Elwood Zar (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Charles Jones, Jimmie Redding, Randall Marzano, Brian Haggard | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the follow up shot | 13-5 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | William Newton is whistled for a carry | 13-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) William Newton | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Jeff Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elwood Zar - foul #1 on Elwood Zar, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the board | 14-5 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the easy layup | 14-5 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Webb | 17-5 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo is fouled on the floor by James Rucks - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #6 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF) Jonathan Saucedo, Richard Laughlin, Felipe Fernandez | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez hits a jumper from close range | 17-7 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmie Redding - foul #1 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #6 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (PF) Elwood Zar | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Jeff Young picks off the pass by Randall Marzano | 17-7 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Young | 19-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Webb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-7 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding tips it in | 19-9 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is hacked by Saul Lopez - foul #2 on Saul Lopez, team foul #7 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Saul Lopez | |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell can't finish the layup | 19-9 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Gary Welsh is blocked by Brian Haggard | 19-9 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Jeff Young steals the ball from Brian Haggard | 19-9 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the dunk attempt | 19-9 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano hits the follow up shot | 19-11 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Richard Laughlin (SG), Elwood Zar (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF) Charles Jones, William Newton, Jimmie Redding, Randall Marzano | |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez clanks a turnaround from the right block | 19-11 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Jonathan Saucedo steps in front of the Matthew Michell pass | 19-11 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-11 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo hits the follow up shot | 19-13 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | John Webb is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Ryan Krueger (PF) Matthew Michell, John Webb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Fabian Rizzo (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Richard Laughlin, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) C - Fabian Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Charles Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | William Newton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Elwood Zar steps in front of the Jeff Young pass | 19-16 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar steps out of bounds on the baseline | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Elwood Zar, Fabian Rizzo | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Welsh and he's fouled by Jimmie Redding - foul #2 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF) Jimmie Redding | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Charles Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Welsh | 22-16 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Michell | 24-16 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 24-18 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the floater from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Matthew Michell steps in front of the Charles Jones pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 26-20 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Webb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fabian Rizzo (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Marzano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Haggard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | William Newton is hacked by Matthew Michell - foul #2 on Matthew Michell, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Gary Welsh, Jeff Young, John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Elwood Zar (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Charles Jones, Fabian Rizzo, Randall Marzano, Brian Haggard | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | William Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG) William Newton | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmie Redding | 29-25 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Elwood Zar, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Randall Marzano (PF) Richard Laughlin, Elwood Zar | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Marzano | 29-25 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF) James Taylor, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Brian Haggard (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Saul Lopez | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | William Newton drills a 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the fullcourt shot | 29-28 |