| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 23-38 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block | 23-38 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 23-38 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #3 on Shane Brockway, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Adolph Bostick, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 23-40 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-40 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-40 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Walter Stark pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 23-40 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 23-40 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Harvey Marine steps in front of the Habimana Arai pass | 23-40 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried loses the dribble to Walter Stark | 23-40 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adolph Bostick (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad slams it home on a great pass from Lon Smith | 24-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is called for traveling | 24-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF) Antonio Mitchell, Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 24-45 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the turnaround from the baseline | 26-47 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF) Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-47 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown scores on a turnaround from close range | 28-47 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-47 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it back up and in | 28-49 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Adolph Bostick, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-49 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Stuart Ried swats the layup by Bryce Brown | 30-49 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried banks in the layup on a great pass from Lon Smith | 30-51 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Stuart Ried is called for the reach on Shane Brockway - foul #4 on Stuart Ried, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Adolph Bostick (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) SF - Adolph Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shane Brockway | 32-51 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's floater is tipped away by Harvey Newell | 32-51 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 34-53 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Walter Stark | 36-53 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the runner near the basket | 36-53 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Bad and he's hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #4 on Shane Brockway, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Shane Brockway, Adolph Bostick, Antonio Mitchell, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-55 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo's pass is intercepted by Habimana Arai | 36-55 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown's pass is intercepted by Peter Bad | 36-55 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-55 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it back up and in | 36-57 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer loses the dribble to Jeffrey Fuchs | 36-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Peter Bad (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lon Smith | 36-60 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Derrick Fong steals it from Walter Stark | 36-60 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 36-62 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's layup is rejected by Cesar Gallo | 36-62 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 36-62 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lon Smith | 36-65 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Stark | 39-65 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong blows the layup but he's fouled by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #3 | 39-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Walter Stark, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lon Smith, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Manus | 41-67 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 41-69 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-69 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Antonio Mitchell denies the turnaround by Derrick Fong | 41-69 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it home | 41-71 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-71 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 41-71 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #4 | 41-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Derrick Fong | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Manus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #5 | 41-71 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Shane Brockway is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett - foul #5 on Shane Brockway, team foul #6 | 41-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-71 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett snags the defensive board | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-71 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manus pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #4 | 41-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Robert Woods | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled on the floor by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #7 | 42-71 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 42-72 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-73 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's pass is intercepted by Allen Midgette | 42-73 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo lays it up and in set up by Paul Bramblett | 42-75 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-75 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it in | 44-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Allen Midgette and he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #3 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #8 | 44-77 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the free throw | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #2 on Allen Midgette, team foul #5 | 44-78 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer's floater is knocked away by Allen Midgette | 44-78 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 44-78 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Grove | 47-78 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 47-78 |