| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Murray Jaques (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Pete Goble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Signorelli (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Barry Langner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Ollie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Safford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Syracuse | Murray Jaques takes the ball from Barry Langner | 44-38 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques lays it in | 46-38 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Safford | 46-40 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-40 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Barry Langner drills a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Christopher White - foul #2 on Christopher White, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Froelich (PG), Fred Lack (SG), Damon Coaxum (SF), Randell Hayes (C) Murray Jaques, Pete Goble, Christopher White, Arthur Boltz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Kevin Safford, Stephen Whitfield | |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Vernon Ollie - foul #2 on Vernon Ollie, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF) Vernon Ollie | |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred Lack - foul #3 on Fred Lack, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arturo Velazquez (PG) Fred Lack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Randell Hayes snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Arturo Velazquez | 50-46 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randell Hayes - foul #2 on Randell Hayes, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Murray Jaques (PG), Pete Goble (SG), Arthur Boltz (C) Arturo Velazquez, Damon Coaxum, Paul Signorelli | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG) Hugo Davidson | |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher White (SF) Richard Froelich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Langner (SG), Joseph Bryant (C) Nathanial Corcoran, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Pete Goble misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Sonntag | 50-48 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Barry Langner buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Nagle | 50-50 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Barry Langner clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Randell Hayes - foul #3 on Randell Hayes, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli (PF), Richard Froelich (C) Randell Hayes, Arthur Boltz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie (SF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Andrew Walker, Jeff Sonntag | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Barry Langner makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Whitfield - foul #2 on Stephen Whitfield, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arturo Velazquez (PG), Damon Coaxum (SF), Arthur Boltz (C) Murray Jaques, Pete Goble, Christopher White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Kevin Safford (PF) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Stephen Whitfield | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Arturo Velazquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Froelich (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Damon Coaxum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Signorelli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nathanial Corcoran (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vernon Ollie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Safford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Arturo Velazquez - foul #3 on Arturo Velazquez, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Lack (SG), Thomas McCowin (PF) Arturo Velazquez, Paul Signorelli | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Idi Victor (SF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Vernon Ollie, Joseph Bryant | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Arthur Boltz pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Fred Lack's pass is intercepted by Nathanial Corcoran | 54-52 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathanial Corcoran | 54-54 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Boltz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arturo Velazquez (PG) Richard Froelich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Stephen Whitfield (C) Hugo Davidson, Nathanial Corcoran, Kevin Safford | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Murray Jaques (PG), Pete Goble (SG) Arturo Velazquez, Fred Lack | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag (PF) Patrick Sanderson | |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum is fouled in the backcourt by Idi Victor - foul #2 on Idi Victor, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli (PF) Arthur Boltz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses the jump hook near the basket | 54-54 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Pete Goble gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Stephen Whitfield steps in front of the Paul Signorelli pass | 54-54 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques is fouled on the floor by Barry Langner - foul #2 on Barry Langner, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher White (SF), Randell Hayes (PF), Richard Froelich (C) Damon Coaxum, Paul Signorelli, Thomas McCowin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Patrick Sanderson (PF), Joseph Bryant (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Idi Victor, Jeff Sonntag, Stephen Whitfield | |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nathanial Corcoran | 54-54 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Lack (SG), Arthur Boltz (C) Murray Jaques, Pete Goble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Safford (PF) Joseph Bryant | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson misses the shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Randell Hayes pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Christopher White can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich is whistled for traveling | 54-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Murray Jaques (PG), Pete Goble (SG), Paul Signorelli (PF) Richard Froelich, Fred Lack, Randell Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Joseph Bryant (C) Hugo Davidson, Nathanial Corcoran, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Boltz - foul #3 on Arthur Boltz, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum (SF) Christopher White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Arthur Boltz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Murray Jaques | 57-59 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Pete Goble | 57-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Murray Jaques (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Goble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Coaxum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Signorelli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Boltz (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeff Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Barry Langner buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Nagle | 59-61 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum tips it but misses | 59-61 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker misses the driving attempt from the left block | 59-61 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli scores on a jump hook from the left block | 61-61 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Barry Langner lays it in set up by Joseph Nagle | 61-63 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum misses the easy layup | 61-63 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Barry Langner lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Nagle and he's hacked by Murray Jaques - foul #3 on Murray Jaques, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Froelich (PG), Fred Lack (SG), Christopher White (SF), Thomas McCowin (PF), Randell Hayes (C) Murray Jaques, Pete Goble, Damon Coaxum, Paul Signorelli, Arthur Boltz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Kevin Safford (PF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Joseph Nagle, Andrew Walker, Joseph Bryant, Jeff Sonntag | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Christopher White gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Christopher White connects on the turnaround from the left block | 63-65 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Barry Langner picks off the pass by Richard Froelich in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Barry Langner jams it | 63-67 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Randell Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Christopher White hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie misses short on a runner near the basket | 65-67 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Randell Hayes snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Randell Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Whitfield | 65-67 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Barry Langner is denied by Randell Hayes | 65-67 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Froelich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fred Lack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas McCowin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Randell Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Hugo Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Langner (tiring) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Safford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Whitfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Fred Lack misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie's layup is rejected by Thomas McCowin | 65-69 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randell Hayes | 65-69 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Fred Lack connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas McCowin | 68-69 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Barry Langner makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Hugo Davidson | 68-71 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hugo Davidson - foul #3 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #5 | 68-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Murray Jaques (PG), Pete Goble (SG), Damon Coaxum (SF), Paul Signorelli (PF) Fred Lack, Christopher White, Thomas McCowin, Randell Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Idi Victor (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Hugo Davidson, Barry Langner, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Stephen Whitfield | |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Idi Victor tips it back up and in | 69-73 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Nathanial Corcoran steals the ball from Damon Coaxum in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran can't finish the layup | 69-73 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Pete Goble misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques is hacked by Idi Victor - foul #3 on Idi Victor, team foul #6 | 69-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Boltz (C) Richard Froelich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF) Idi Victor | |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag banks in the layup set up by Nathanial Corcoran | 72-75 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Patrick Sanderson is called for the reach on Murray Jaques in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Sanderson, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie (SF), Joseph Bryant (C) Nathanial Corcoran, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Nagle | 74-77 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Damon Coaxum banks in the layup | 76-77 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andrew Walker | 76-79 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Pete Goble knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Damon Coaxum | 79-79 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Nagle | 79-81 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Pete Goble drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Signorelli | 82-81 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Murray Jaques picks off the pass by Joseph Bryant | 82-81 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques misses the easy layup | 82-81 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli tips it back up and in | 84-81 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Murray Jaques (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pete Goble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Coaxum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Signorelli (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Boltz (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Ollie (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Sonntag (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Walker | 84-83 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Pete Goble | 86-83 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Murray Jaques is called for the reach on Joseph Nagle - foul #4 on Murray Jaques, team foul #8 | 86-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arturo Velazquez (PG), Fred Lack (SG), Christopher White (SF), Thomas McCowin (PF), Randell Hayes (C) Murray Jaques, Pete Goble, Damon Coaxum, Paul Signorelli, Arthur Boltz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Idi Victor (SF), Patrick Sanderson (PF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Andrew Walker, Vernon Ollie, Jeff Sonntag, Joseph Bryant | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Thomas McCowin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Sanderson - foul #3 on Patrick Sanderson, team foul #8 | 86-85 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Thomas McCowin misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Thomas McCowin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield snags the defensive board | 86-85 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-85 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle tips it in | 86-87 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Froelich (PG) Arturo Velazquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Safford (PF) Stephen Whitfield | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-87 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-90 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Patrick Sanderson denies the turnaround by Randell Hayes | 86-90 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Richard Froelich grabs the offensive board | 86-90 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Murray Jaques (PG), Pete Goble (SG), Paul Signorelli (PF), Arthur Boltz (C) Richard Froelich, Fred Lack, Thomas McCowin, Randell Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Langner (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Nathanial Corcoran, Idi Victor, Patrick Sanderson | |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Murray Jaques hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 86-90 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Whitfield | 86-90 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford is fouled on the floor by Paul Signorelli - foul #2 on Paul Signorelli, team foul #9 | 86-90 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford misses the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Paul Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 86-91 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Nagle takes the ball from Murray Jaques in the backcourt | 86-91 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the dunk attempt | 86-91 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford grabs the offensive board | 86-91 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Barry Langner is whistled for traveling | 86-91 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Kevin Safford takes the ball from Paul Signorelli | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Barry Langner is hacked by Pete Goble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pete Goble, team foul #10 | 86-91 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF) Vernon Ollie | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Barry Langner makes the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Barry Langner makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Kevin Safford is called for the reach on Pete Goble - foul #3 on Kevin Safford, team foul #9 | 86-93 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Pete Goble makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Pete Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Murray Jaques is called for the reach on Joseph Nagle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Murray Jaques, team foul #11 | 88-93 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Froelich (PG) Murray Jaques | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF) Vernon Ollie | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Boltz grabs the defensive rebound | 88-93 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Barry Langner steals it from Arthur Boltz | 88-93 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is fouled in the backcourt by Pete Goble - foul #2 on Pete Goble, team foul #12 | 88-93 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Pete Goble misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 88-95 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kevin Safford | 88-95 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Richard Froelich is called for the reach on Kevin Safford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Froelich, team foul #13 | 88-95 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford misses the 1st free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford misses the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Pete Goble grabs the defensive rebound | 88-95 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Pete Goble connects on the 3 from straight away | 91-95 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Richard Froelich is called for the reach on Joseph Nagle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Froelich, team foul #14 | 91-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (SG), Jeff Sonntag (SF) Barry Langner, Andrew Walker | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 91-96 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 91-97 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Pete Goble is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 91-97 |