| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Pica (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fresh) PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Funk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz inbounds the ball | 51-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Martin Tokarz, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Joshua King is called for 3 seconds | 51-43 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Russell Jeffries steps in front of the Martin Tokarz pass in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries banks in the layup | 51-45 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Bronson and he's fouled by Jerry Rogers - foul #3 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG) Jerry Rogers | |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 53-45 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey lays it in set up by Russell Jeffries | 53-47 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jeffries - foul #2 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Thomas Sokolowski (SF), Gerald McPheron (C) Dennis Bronson, Martin Tokarz, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 53-47 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Graney | 53-47 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ray Wiggins - foul #1 on Ray Wiggins, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG), John Giblin (SF) Brandon Pica, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin loses the dribble to John Graney | 53-50 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Todd Free scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Freddy Dickenson | 53-52 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Freddy Dickenson takes the ball from Donald Mast in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Keith Simpson steals it from Thomas Sokolowski | 53-52 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Todd Free throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), Martin Tokarz (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF) Donald Mast, Scott Cronin, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, John Graney | |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jesse Embrey | 53-52 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Jeffries | 53-55 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | John Giblin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Flannery - foul #3 on Jerry Flannery, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Funk (C) Martin Tokarz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG), John Graney (C) Micah Rothmiller, Jerry Flannery | |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | John Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | John Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | John Graney blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | John Graney snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Pica (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giblin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Funk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Graney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Ray Wiggins steps in front of the John Graney pass | 55-55 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Jesse Embrey is called for the reach on John Giblin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Martin Tokarz (SF) Dennis Bronson, John Giblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Todd Free (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Joshua King, John Graney | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-55 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk tips it home | 57-55 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Todd Free makes the 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica is hacked by Jerry Flannery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Flannery, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG), Thomas Sokolowski (PF), Gerald McPheron (C) Brandon Pica, Ray Wiggins, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Joshua King (PF), Keith Simpson (C) Russell Jeffries, Jesse Embrey, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Scott Cronin | 59-58 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel is called for 10 seconds | 59-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG) Scott Cronin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG) Paul Daniel | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 59-58 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Donald Mast is called for the reach on Jerry Rogers - foul #2 on Donald Mast, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG), John Giblin (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF) Donald Mast, Martin Tokarz, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), John Graney (C) Jerry Rogers, Keith Simpson | |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Graney | 59-61 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Freddy Dickenson - foul #3 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Pica (SG) Dennis Bronson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Todd Free (PF) Paul Daniel, Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | John Giblin is called for the reach on Freddy Dickenson - foul #2 on John Giblin, team foul #4 | 61-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Funk (C) Thomas Sokolowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG) Freddy Dickenson | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | John Graney drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Embrey | 61-63 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | John Giblin knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Cronin and he's fouled by Jesse Embrey - foul #2 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG) Scott Cronin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | John Giblin makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Russell Jeffries is called for the reach on John Giblin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron (PF) Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | John Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | John Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | John Giblin snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Jerry Rogers is called for the reach on Brandon Pica - foul #4 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Martin Tokarz (SF) Donald Mast, John Giblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Joshua King (PF) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Todd Free | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Cronin (SG), Thomas Sokolowski (PF) Brandon Pica, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG), Keith Simpson (C) Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Gerald McPheron blocks the short jumper by Joshua King | 69-63 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Sokolowski | 69-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Sokolowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald McPheron (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Simpson (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Bronson | 71-63 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson banks in the layup set up by Paul Daniel | 71-65 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin's pass is intercepted by Paul Daniel in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Daniel | 71-67 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 71-67 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-67 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Gerald McPheron grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Gerald McPheron | 73-67 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Bronson picks off the pass by Freddy Dickenson | 73-67 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson lays it in | 75-67 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller is whistled for a carry | 75-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), John Giblin (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF), Anthony Funk (C) Dennis Bronson, Scott Cronin, Martin Tokarz, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Todd Free (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, Keith Simpson | |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Freddy Dickenson is called for the reach on Brandon Pica in the backcourt - foul #4 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (SG) Freddy Dickenson | |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Todd Free connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Micah Rothmiller | 77-69 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica's pass is intercepted by Russell Jeffries in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey tips it in | 77-71 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins misses the shot from the left block | 77-71 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Todd Free | 77-71 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey is hacked by Ray Wiggins - foul #2 on Ray Wiggins, team foul #5 | 77-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz (SF) John Giblin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Joshua King (PF) Russell Jeffries, Micah Rothmiller | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey lays it in set up by Todd Free | 77-73 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Jesse Embrey steals the ball from Anthony Funk | 77-73 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Donald Mast is called for the reach on Todd Free - foul #3 on Donald Mast, team foul #6 | 77-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Scott Cronin (SG), Thomas Sokolowski (C) Donald Mast, Brandon Pica, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Freddy Dickenson (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Paul Daniel, Todd Free, Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bronson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Sokolowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joshua King (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Bronson - foul #1 on Dennis Bronson, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Scott Cronin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins tips it home | 79-73 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro (SG), John Giblin (SF) Dennis Bronson, Martin Tokarz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Simpson (PF) Joshua King | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerry Rogers | 79-76 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro hits the easy wide open finger roll | 81-76 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery tips it back up and in | 81-78 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-78 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery snags the defensive board | 81-78 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Rogers | 81-80 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), Martin Tokarz (SF), Gerald McPheron (PF), Anthony Funk (C) Scott Cronin, Morris Vaccaro, John Giblin, Ray Wiggins, Thomas Sokolowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Todd Free (PF) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Freddy Dickenson, Keith Simpson | |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Todd Free comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-80 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 83-80 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel is fouled on the floor by Martin Tokarz - foul #3 on Martin Tokarz, team foul #8 | 83-80 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk pulls down the rebound | 83-81 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 83-81 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Todd Free pulls down the rebound | 83-81 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Funk steals it from Jesse Embrey | 83-81 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 83-81 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel snags the defensive board | 83-81 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey comes up short on the floater from the right block | 83-81 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Todd Free grabs the offensive board | 83-81 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Martin Tokarz - foul #4 on Martin Tokarz, team foul #9 | 83-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (PG), Ray Wiggins (PF) Dennis Bronson, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Joshua King (PF) Paul Daniel, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Donald Mast (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Pica (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Tokarz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ray Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Anthony Funk (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Embrey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Flannery (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Jesse Embrey is called for the reach on Anthony Funk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #12 | 83-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SF) Jesse Embrey | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 84-85 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Mast and he's hacked by Jerry Flannery - foul #5 on Jerry Flannery, team foul #13 | 86-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro (SG), John Giblin (SF), Thomas Sokolowski (C) Brandon Pica, Martin Tokarz, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), John Graney (C) Jerry Rogers, Jerry Flannery | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the free throw | 87-85 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 87-85 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins grabs the board | 87-85 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Morris Vaccaro | 89-85 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 89-85 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Morris Vaccaro snags the defensive board | 89-85 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson (PG), Brandon Pica (SG), Gerald McPheron (C) Donald Mast, Morris Vaccaro, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (C) Freddy Dickenson, Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Brandon Pica misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-85 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries gets the rebound | 89-85 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries travels with the ball | 89-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (SF) Joshua King | |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | John Giblin connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Sokolowski | 91-85 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Tokarz (SF), Ray Wiggins (PF), Anthony Funk (C) John Giblin, Thomas Sokolowski, Gerald McPheron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Keith Simpson | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Bronson - foul #2 on Dennis Bronson, team foul #10 | 91-85 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey misses the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey makes the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Joshua King is called for the reach on Ray Wiggins - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #14 | 91-86 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 92-86 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 93-86 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 93-86 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson pulls down the rebound | 93-86 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Brandon Pica | 95-86 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Martin Tokarz is called for the reach on Joshua King - foul #5 on Martin Tokarz, team foul #11 | 95-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Sokolowski (SF) Martin Tokarz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Joshua King makes the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson is hacked by Russell Jeffries in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #15 | 95-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Giblin (SF), Gerald McPheron (C) Thomas Sokolowski, Anthony Funk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 96-87 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins snags the defensive board | 96-87 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Jerry Rogers is called for the reach on Ray Wiggins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #16 | 96-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG) Jerry Rogers | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 97-87 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Ray Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 98-87 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 98-87 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ray Wiggins | 98-87 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Russell Jeffries is called for the reach on Dennis Bronson - foul #5 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #17 | 98-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Mast (SG), Thomas Sokolowski (PF) Brandon Pica, Ray Wiggins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF) Russell Jeffries, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 98-87 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 99-87 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Todd Free connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Micah Rothmiller | 99-89 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Bronson runs out the clock | 99-89 |