| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled on the floor by Harold Grafenstein - foul #1 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 22-18 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Harold Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it in | 22-20 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Joshua Burke denies the turnaround by Ronald Wood | 25-20 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the tip | 25-20 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross's pass is intercepted by Harold Smith | 25-20 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #1 on Austin Schlater, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF) James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | James Fisher throws it down set up by James Aaron | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Michael Merrifield steals the ball from Benjamin Ross | 25-24 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood knocks in the shot from the left block | 25-26 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 27-26 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater is fouled on the floor by Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Schlater | 29-26 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Wages - foul #3 on Edward Wages, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Donald Difiore, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) John Flowers | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Joshua Burke | 29-26 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross drills a jump hook in the paint | 31-26 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll set up by Austin Schlater | 33-28 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Brown, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Harold Grafenstein is called for the reach on James Fisher - foul #2 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Edward Wages connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Harold Grafenstein - foul #3 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (C) Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF) James Aaron, Mark Masters | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Wages - foul #4 on Edward Wages, team foul #6 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF) Dewey Carrier, Harold Grafenstein, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) Edward Wages | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Austin Schlater is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Schlater, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Dunphy | 40-31 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the dunk attempt | 40-31 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-31 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson tips it home | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Churchill (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 42-31 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Carrier | 42-31 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross banks in the layup and he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #8 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF) James Brown | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | James Aaron is hacked by Elmer Dunphy - foul #3 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #6 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Austin Schlater and he's hacked by Edward Wages - foul #5 on Edward Wages, team foul #9 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Joshua Burke (C) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) Elmer Dunphy, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-37 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Jorgenson | 50-37 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Joshua Jorgenson swats the layup by Ronald Wood | 50-37 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke slams it home on a great pass from Donald Difiore | 52-37 |
| 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) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 52-37 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Harold Grafenstein, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Flowers | 53-39 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Ross | 55-39 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | James Fisher dunks the ball on a great pass from John Flowers | 55-41 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross double dribbles | 55-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Mark Masters's floater is tipped away by Harold Grafenstein | 55-41 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 55-41 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Flowers - foul #1 on John Flowers, team foul #11 | 55-41 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #3 on Austin Schlater, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater runs out the clock | 57-42 |