| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brookman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 16-23 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Robert Beckman steals it from Craig Drake | 19-23 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-23 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Danny Bump comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert tips it home | 21-23 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Danny Bump banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 23-26 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland is hacked by Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | William Brookman tips it in | 23-28 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Richard Flint gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Richard Flint throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 3 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brookman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Otto Hobbs swats the layup by Fidel Gallegos | 23-28 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Jack Jones hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Flint | 25-30 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Jack Jones picks off the pass by Rene Romano | 25-30 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the easy layup | 25-30 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Craig Drake tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Craig Drake tips it in | 25-32 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 28-32 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Flint - foul #1 on Richard Flint, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Brian Maitland (C) William Brookman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Danny Bump gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 28-33 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the dunk attempt | 28-33 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Jack Jones picks off the pass by Danny Bump | 28-33 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Danny Bump swats the short shot by Fidel Gallegos | 28-33 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Danny Bump pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Harold Gearhart denies the turnaround by Craig Drake | 30-33 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland tips it in | 30-35 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Craig Drake hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Danny Bump | 34-37 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Kyle Bochenski steals the ball from Harold Gearhart | 34-37 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Jack Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 34-39 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Craig Drake is called for the reach on Danny Bump - foul #3 on Craig Drake, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG), Cecil Didomenico (PF), Edward Cunningham (C) Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Brookman | 34-42 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Orville Farr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico is hacked by Richard Flint - foul #2 on Richard Flint, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Richard Calvert (C) Orville Farr, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Edward Cunningham | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Richard Flint swats the layup by Cecil Didomenico | 34-42 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 34-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brookman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico hits the finger roll set up by Jack Jones and he's fouled by Richard Flint - foul #3 on Richard Flint, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (SF) Jack Jones, Kyle Bochenski | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Harold Gearhart picks off the pass by William Brookman | 37-45 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart lays it in | 39-45 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-45 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Brookman | 39-47 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otto Hobbs | 41-47 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Beckman - foul #2 on Robert Beckman, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Kyle Bochenski (SF) William Brookman, Brian Maitland | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Rene Romano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 44-48 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Flint - foul #4 on Richard Flint, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fidel Gallegos | 44-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by Rene Romano - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG), Steven Jennings (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Jack Jones, Craig Drake, Edward Cunningham | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Rene Romano knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Richard Flint is hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #2 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Craig Drake (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Steven Jennings | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Richard Flint gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart tips it home | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | William Brookman is fouled on the floor by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 51-55 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Brookman is hacked by Robert Beckman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Beckman, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Jack Jones | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Robert Beckman is called for the reach on William Brookman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Beckman, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | William Brookman misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-58 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | William Brookman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Brookman is hacked by Robert Beckman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Beckman, team foul #11 | 51-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Robert Beckman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | William Brookman takes the ball from Rene Romano | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | William Brookman is hacked by Walton Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walton Bell, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | William Brookman misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Gearhart | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman is fouled in the backcourt by Walton Bell - foul #3 on Walton Bell, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Drake | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 53-63 |