| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles inbounds the ball | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Richard Moore's floater is tipped away by Robert Hubert | 51-50 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Robert Babb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andrew Carpenter | 51-50 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the jumper from the left block set up by Paul Cook | 51-52 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Cook - foul #3 on Paul Cook, team foul #1 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Raymond Robinson, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (SG), Brandon Porcaro (SF) Paul Cook, Marc Olds | |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock scores on a shot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Brian Roden - foul #3 on Brian Roden, team foul #1 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG) Brian Roden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Robert Babb gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Robert Babb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Penton - foul #2 on Derrick Penton, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) John Ainsworth | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), John Ainsworth (PF), Richard Moore (C) Herman McDonald, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG) Terrence Edwards | |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (PF) Marc Olds | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Stiles - foul #3 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF) Jerry Stiles, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) John Ainsworth | |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robert Babb drills a floater from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Eddie Zurcher steals it from Andrew Carpenter | 56-56 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eddie Zurcher | 56-56 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Paul Cook (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Jonathan Griggs, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Robert Babb steals the ball from John Ainsworth in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Brian Roden knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Babb | 59-56 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to John Ainsworth | 59-56 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Robert Hubert denies the turnaround by Herman McDonald | 59-56 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Roden | 59-56 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Herman McDonald is called for the reach on Robert Babb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman McDonald, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Robert Babb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Herman McDonald - foul #4 on Herman McDonald, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Terrence Edwards (SF) Herman McDonald, John Ainsworth | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | George Garten picks off the pass by Paul Murdock | 61-56 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Brian Roden is fouled on the floor by Paul Cook - foul #4 on Paul Cook, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (C) Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Cook, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Raymond Robinson is denied by Andrew Carpenter | 61-56 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | George Garten tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (SF) Marc Olds | |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is whistled for a carry | 63-56 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Brian Roden steals it from Paul Murdock in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Deloach | 65-56 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth lays it in and he's hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #3 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (C) Richard Moore | |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Roden (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Brian Roden picks off the pass by Andrew Carpenter in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Brian Roden comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Brian Roden's floater is tipped away by Andrew Carpenter | 65-59 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terrence Edwards | 65-62 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon misses the lay-in | 65-62 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Spurgeon | 65-62 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | George Garten connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Roden | 67-62 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Brian Roden | 69-62 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Robert Babb is called for the reach on John Ainsworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #4 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), Richard Moore (C) Terrence Edwards, John Ainsworth, Andrew Carpenter, Brandon Porcaro | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Marc Olds connects on the floater from the right side | 69-64 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Paul Murdock is called for the reach on Matthew Czarkowski - foul #1 on Paul Murdock, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock double dribbles | 69-64 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is hacked by Paul Murdock - foul #2 on Paul Murdock, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Eddie Zurcher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Paul Murdock | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Richard Moore connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Derrick Penton | 70-66 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is whistled for a carry | 70-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (PF) Derrick Penton | |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-66 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Richard Moore tips it home | 70-68 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Porcaro | 70-68 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Marc Olds | 70-68 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-68 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro tips it but misses | 70-68 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Roden (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Richard Moore can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #5 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Terrence Edwards, Brandon Porcaro | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Roden | 72-69 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Herman McDonald, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (C) Herman McDonald, Marc Olds, Richard Moore | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Spurgeon | 74-69 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is open and buries a jump hook from the right block | 74-71 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | John Ainsworth swats the short shot by Jerry Stiles | 74-71 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Ainsworth | 74-71 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Paul Cook hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Murdock | 74-74 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 76-74 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the floater from the left block | 76-74 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeremy Spurgeon | 76-74 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 78-74 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro lays it up and in and he's fouled by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #3 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Eddie Zurcher, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (C) John Ainsworth, Andrew Carpenter | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Brian Roden is hacked by Paul Murdock - foul #3 on Paul Murdock, team foul #10 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Richard Moore (C) Paul Murdock, Brandon Porcaro | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Paul Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-77 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Brian Roden knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 82-77 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Mark Deloach steals it from Derrick Penton | 82-77 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Marc Olds steps in front of the Robert Babb pass | 82-77 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Paul Cook hits a jumper from the left side | 82-79 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Penton blocks the jumper by Brian Roden | 82-79 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the offensive board | 82-79 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Roden (tired) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Garten (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hubert (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Cook (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marc Olds (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Babb | 84-79 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Babb - foul #2 on Robert Babb, team foul #7 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (C) Robert Babb, Brian Roden, Mark Deloach, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), John Ainsworth (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Marc Olds, Richard Moore | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson grabs the board | 84-79 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Murdock - foul #4 on Paul Murdock, team foul #11 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (C) Derrick Penton | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock's pass is intercepted by Thomas Schurman in the backcourt | 86-79 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Paul Murdock steps in front of the Thomas Schurman pass | 86-79 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Paul Cook can't finish the layup | 86-79 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 86-79 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Czarkowski | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cook double dribbles | 88-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) George Garten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Paul Cook | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson banks in the layup set up by Thomas Schurman | 90-79 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Murdock | 90-81 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 90-81 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Ainsworth | 90-81 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-81 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon gets the rebound | 90-81 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is whistled for a carry | 90-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), George Garten (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Richard Moore (C) Terrence Edwards, John Ainsworth, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Marc Olds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 90-81 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert grabs the defensive rebound | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Murdock - foul #5 on Paul Murdock, team foul #12 | 90-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) George Garten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG) Paul Murdock | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Robert Hubert misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 91-81 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses long on a shot from the left block | 91-81 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Robert Babb snags the defensive board | 91-81 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #13 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Cook, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 92-81 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 92-81 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Terrence Edwards - foul #4 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #8 | 92-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson grabs the board | 92-81 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles runs out the clock | 92-81 |