| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Antonio Mitchell is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada's pass is intercepted by Arthur Pitzer | 40-33 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Harvey Marine swats the layup by Arthur Pitzer | 40-33 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried banks in the layup on a great pass from Lon Smith | 42-33 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Lon Smith steals it from Arthur Pitzer | 42-33 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lon Smith and he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine tips it in | 47-35 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 47-35 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Robert Woods steals it from Harvey Newell | 47-35 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Grove swats the layup by Robert Woods | 47-35 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell is open and scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Arthur Pitzer | 47-37 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Habimana Arai takes the ball from Bruce Shreve | 50-37 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is fouled on the floor by Randall Hakala - foul #3 on Randall Hakala, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Walter Stark pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Walter Stark's pass is intercepted by Paul Bramblett | 50-37 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Lon Smith and the foul's on Randall Hakala - foul #4 on Randall Hakala, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PG), Bryce Brown (PF) Walter Stark, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #3 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (PF) James Levin | |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Robert Manus is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it in | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai loses the ball out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG) Robert Manus | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai tips it home | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Pitzer - foul #4 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Raymond Grove | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (C) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harvey Marine | 64-42 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Walter Stark | 64-44 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is hacked by Habimana Arai - foul #3 on Habimana Arai, team foul #10 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manus drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo banks in the layup | 67-47 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the follow up shot | 67-49 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Lon Smith | 69-49 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #2 on Robert Woods, team foul #2 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG) Robert Manus | |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Bryce Brown | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #3 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (PF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | James Levin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG) Walter Stark, James Levin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Harvey Marine is blocked by Habimana Arai | 69-51 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Arthur Pitzer out of the doubleteam | 69-53 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 71-53 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the lay-in | 71-53 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 74-53 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Lon Smith (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-53 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it back up and in | 76-53 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the easy layup | 76-53 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Newell is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #12 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-53 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Robert Woods knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 79-53 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 79-53 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley pulls down the rebound | 79-53 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #5 on Randall Hakala, team foul #13 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Bryce Brown (PF) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-53 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 80-53 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | James Levin blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #4 | 80-53 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | James Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Robert Woods scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Bruce Shreve | 82-54 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Levin misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 82-54 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve gets the rebound | 82-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Levin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Harvey Newell blocks the jumper by Russell Jolley | 82-54 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell pulls down the rebound | 82-54 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | James Levin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-54 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Woods | 82-54 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Robert Manus steals the ball from Lon Smith | 82-54 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manus dunks the ball | 82-56 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-56 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it home | 84-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-56 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown tips it home | 84-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-58 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 84-58 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 84-61 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods is fouled on the floor by Bryce Brown - foul #2 on Bryce Brown, team foul #14 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (PF) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 85-61 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 85-61 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 85-61 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Robert Manus is blocked by Patrick Smith | 85-61 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it back up and in | 85-63 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Harvey Newell picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve | 85-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-63 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive board | 85-63 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown buries a jump hook in the paint | 85-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith misses the fadeaway from close range | 85-65 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith hits the follow up shot | 87-65 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 87-65 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the offensive board | 87-65 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 87-65 |