| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Paul Sanders picks off the pass by Daniel Tomczak | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Walton Bell is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Steven Dick takes the ball from Ronald Hillman | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Steven Dick is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Lawrence Gilyard swats the short shot by Morris Arthur | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Morris Arthur misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Shing Ching, Morris Arthur | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Hillman | 0-3 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | David Ralston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 6-5 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Morris Arthur (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is whistled for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the shot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't finish the layup | 8-9 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Aleksandar Ptaszynski steals the ball from Fred Morgan | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | James Molino clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Morris Arthur, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | David Taylor steals the ball from Stephen Vance | 11-11 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-11 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | David Ralston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-11 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it home | 19-11 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 19-14 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is hacked by Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 19-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Mike Williams is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-14 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hillman | 22-14 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Daniel Tomczak - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) James Molino | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't tip it in | 22-14 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the offensive board | 22-14 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-14 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Dick | 22-14 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Savage steps in front of the Shing Ching pass | 22-14 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | David Ralston comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 22-14 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #3 | 22-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Morris Arthur (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Shing Ching | 22-14 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Shing Ching can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Morris Arthur | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Fred Morgan | 23-16 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 23-19 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses long on a floater in the lane | 23-19 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan | |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Joshua Savage | |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Shing Ching's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hillman | 23-20 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | James Molino gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 23-20 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the fullcourt shot | 23-20 |