| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Jerome Iler, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 26-24 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the turnaround from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Hazelip | 28-27 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | David Hart is whistled for traveling | 28-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Jacob Hazelip, Thomas Zayas | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | George Carrigan takes the ball from Christopher West | 28-30 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Grady Wotring | 31-30 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Norman Jandreau | 31-32 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | John Mendelsohn picks off the pass by Alex Osborne | 31-32 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it in | 31-34 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Grady Wotring, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (SF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG) Alex Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Norman Jandreau picks off the pass by Dragan Meleski | 33-37 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits the finger roll | 33-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #2 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jacob Hazelip (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Jerome Iler (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Joseph Fischer, Jacob Hazelip, Thomas Zayas | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Jesse Back is fouled on the floor by Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (SF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-39 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is fouled on the floor by David Hart - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) David Hart, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher West | 35-42 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Hazelip - foul #1 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Jerome Iler (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Joseph Fischer, Jacob Hazelip, Thomas Zayas | |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Grady Wotring is called for the reach on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #2 on Grady Wotring, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), David Hart (SF) Dragan Meleski, Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-45 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 37-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Grady Wotring - foul #3 on Grady Wotring, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Alex Osborne, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses short on a shot from close range | 37-46 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring loses the dribble to John Mendelsohn | 37-46 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on John Mendelsohn - foul #1 on John Mendelsohn, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jacob Hazelip (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Norman Jandreau, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher West | 40-50 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters scores on a floater from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | David Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | David Hart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-52 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), George Carrigan (C) David Hart, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Joseph Fischer, Jerome Iler, Thomas Zayas | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-52 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Carrigan | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau tips it home | 42-54 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip is hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Norman Jandreau | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 45-56 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-58 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to George Carrigan | 45-58 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West runs out the clock | 47-58 |