| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle 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 (+1) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 29-29 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Billy McNaughton steals it from Heriberto Marino | 29-29 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton throws it down | 29-31 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield lays it up and in | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Victor White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Leon Collins | 31-31 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Leon Collins | 33-31 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #4 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), James Anderson (PF) Leon Collins, Anthony Mayfield, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Henry Weaver swats the shot by Eric Sneed | 33-33 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 33-38 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Melvin Phillips steps in front of the Joshua Barnes pass | 33-38 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Greening (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Joshua Barnes, Dwayne Brooks, James Anderson, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) William Harned | |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Victor White knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 33-40 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Billy McNaughton swats the shot by Eric Greening | 33-40 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it in | 35-40 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Mayfield is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #2 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (PF), James Johnson (C) Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Melvin Phillips takes the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 35-40 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is open and lays it up and in | 37-40 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 37-40 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Leon Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips's pass is intercepted by Leon Collins | 37-40 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Mayfield - foul #3 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), James Anderson (PF) Leon Collins, Eric Greening, Anthony Mayfield, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Melvin Phillips, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 3rd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Victor White loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hollingsworth | 40-42 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Steven Dollinger | 40-44 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor White | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Thomas Hollingsworth, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Joshua Barnes, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) James Johnson | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 40-45 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses short on an open runner from the right block | 40-45 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Victor White snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver drills a runner in the lane set up by Steven Dollinger and he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy McNaughton (SF) Steven Dollinger, William Harned | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Henry Weaver | 40-47 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 40-47 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Leon Collins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Mayfield | 43-47 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Thomas Hollingsworth (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Dwayne Brooks, Anthony Mayfield, James Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF), James Johnson (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Eric Greening pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Hollingsworth is fouled on the floor by William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Henry Weaver (PF) Melvin Phillips, Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Eric Greening is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Eric Sneed (PF) Joshua Barnes, Thomas Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) William Harned, James Johnson | |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 49-57 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Dwayne Brooks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Collins - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #12 | 49-58 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leon Collins, team foul #13 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes (PG) Leon Collins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Henry Weaver is called for the reach on Eric Greening - foul #1 on Henry Weaver, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #14 | 54-62 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Greening and he's hacked by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #15 | 57-64 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #4 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Barnes - foul #4 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #16 | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 57-68 |