| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bowlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Randall Chau inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | William Bowlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Bill Peck (SF) Joseph Cline, Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | William Bowlin is called for the reach on Kyle Poulson - foul #2 on William Bowlin, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Mack Crunk (PF) Kyle Poulson, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Bill Peck lays it up and in set up by John Summerville | 37-22 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-22 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Bass | 37-25 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Ryan Dean (PF) Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 37-25 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Cline | 39-25 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Mack Crunk (SF) John Summerville, Bill Peck | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses long on a shot from close range | 39-25 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Erik Johnson | 39-25 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is hacked by Joseph Cline - foul #1 on Joseph Cline, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Randall Chau | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Glenn Bass - foul #3 on Glenn Bass, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG) Glenn Bass | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Mack Crunk (SF) Thomas Walters, Bill Peck | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG) Antonio Hamilton | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Roman Cool lays it up and in on a great pass from John Summerville and he's hacked by Erik Johnson - foul #3 on Erik Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Mack Crunk, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the free throw | 43-27 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Ikner | 45-27 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is fouled on the floor by Roman Cool - foul #3 on Roman Cool, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Mack Crunk (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) Thomas Walters, Bill Peck, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean blows the layup | 45-27 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Ikner | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | William Bowlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 47-27 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | John Summerville gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | John Summerville loses the dribble to William Bowlin | 47-27 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-27 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Summerville | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom double dribbles | 49-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Bill Peck (SF) John Summerville, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Christopher Chien (PF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Randall Chau, Erik Johnson, William Bowlin | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner can't finish the layup | 49-27 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters gets the offensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline is fouled on the floor by Christopher Chien - foul #2 on Christopher Chien, team foul #4 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Billy Brouwer | |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-27 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk tips it in | 51-27 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass drills a jumper from the right block set up by Manuel Hedstrom | 51-29 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the defensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Joseph Cline takes the ball from Christopher Chien | 51-29 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Cline | 53-29 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Thomas Walters is called for the reach on Manuel Hedstrom - foul #1 on Thomas Walters, team foul #3 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Ryan Dean (PF), Roman Cool (C) Joseph Cline, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Erik Johnson (PF), William Bowlin (C) Randall Chau, Christopher Chien, Antonio Hamilton | |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | William Bowlin is hacked by Roman Cool - foul #4 on Roman Cool, team foul #4 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SF) Roman Cool | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Bill Peck steps in front of the Erik Johnson pass | 53-29 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Bill Peck is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #5 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (SG), Charles Ikner (C) Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Christopher Chien (C) Manuel Hedstrom, Erik Johnson, William Bowlin | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-29 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | John Summerville gets the rebound | 53-29 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean scores on a shot from the left block set up by John Summerville | 55-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) PF - Donald Gulick (fresh) C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-32 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Bill Peck lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Summerville | 57-32 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Chien | 57-34 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Poulson and the foul's on Donald Gulick - foul #1 on Donald Gulick, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass, Antonio Hamilton | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the free throw | 59-34 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Donald Gulick pulls down the rebound | 59-34 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | John Summerville takes the ball from Donald Gulick | 59-34 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean is hacked by Donald Gulick - foul #2 on Donald Gulick, team foul #6 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Summerville | 61-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses the easy layup | 61-34 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the defensive rebound | 61-34 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-34 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Gulick | 63-36 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk clanks a shot from the left block | 63-36 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bill Peck - foul #2 on Bill Peck, team foul #6 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Antonio Hamilton (C) Billy Brouwer, Donald Gulick | |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the 1st free throw | 63-36 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 2nd free throw | 63-37 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Summerville | 65-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kyle Poulson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ikner (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-37 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass can't tip it in | 65-37 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the board | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Bill Peck can't throw it down | 65-37 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass grabs the board | 65-37 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses long on a runner in the lane | 65-37 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton tips it home | 65-39 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-39 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner gets the offensive rebound | 65-39 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kyle Poulson | 67-39 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean blows the layup | 67-41 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-41 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the offensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-41 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses badly on a shot from the left block | 67-41 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Manuel Hedstrom | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien lays it in on a nice dish by Antonio Hamilton | 67-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Summerville runs out the clock | 67-43 |