| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley's fadeaway is rejected by Salvatore Costa | 42-41 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah is hacked by Salvatore Costa - foul #2 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Salvatore Costa is blocked by Bruce Durrah | 42-41 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Reed (C) Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Douglas Johnson is called for the reach on Chi Chiang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the turnaround from close range | 44-41 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Robert Bonner (SF) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, John Northcutt | |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Clatterbuck | 47-43 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Edward Doxey takes the ball from Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Ricky Love grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Allen Bennett - foul #2 on Allen Bennett, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG), Alex Davidson (C) Joseph Jones, Samuel Hafley, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Allen Bennett, Sam Clatterbuck, Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Northcutt | 47-46 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah (SF), Karl Byrd (PF) Ricky Love, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Salvatore Costa steals the ball from James Drexler in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Kuss - foul #1 on Michael Kuss, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Martin Reed (PF) James Drexler, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SF), Robert Corley (PF) John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Chi Chiang | 49-46 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Martin Reed misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Doxey | 49-48 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Martin Reed hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Chi Chiang and he's fouled by Robert Corley - foul #4 on Robert Corley, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), James Drexler (SG), Ricky Love (SF), Robert Bonner (C) Chi Chiang, Joseph Jones, Bruce Durrah, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley | |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Martin Reed makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 52-48 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Ricky Love grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses badly on a shot in the paint | 52-48 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | James Drexler grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Ricky Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (PF) Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Douglas Johnson (C) Allen Bennett, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Sam Clatterbuck | 52-50 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG) James Drexler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (C) John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa | |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Jones steals the ball from Edward Doxey | 52-50 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner tips it in | 54-50 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Michael Kuss steals it from Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Karl Byrd (C) Henry Pate, Joseph Jones, Ricky Love, Samuel Hafley, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Michael Kuss, Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Nguyen - foul #2 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | John Northcutt lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Prill | 56-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah loses the dribble to John Northcutt | 56-52 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | John Northcutt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Matthew Nguyen steps in front of the Bruce Durrah pass in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the easy layup | 56-55 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | John Northcutt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Martin Reed gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Allen Bennett is called for the reach on James Drexler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Bennett, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Joseph Jones (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, Bruce Durrah, Martin Reed, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses long on a shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Edward Doxey picks off the pass by Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Doxey | 57-60 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Henry Pate is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Ricky Love (SG), Robert Bonner (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Henry Pate, James Drexler, Joseph Jones, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Douglas Johnson (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-63 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Martin Reed gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Ricky Love clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 60-63 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner tips it but misses | 60-63 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Martin Reed tips it but misses | 60-63 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 60-63 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Martin Reed takes the ball from Matthew Nguyen | 60-63 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Love is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Kuss - foul #2 on Michael Kuss, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Chi Chiang, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), John Northcutt (SF) Michael Kuss, Edward Doxey | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Ricky Love is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Johnson | 61-63 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses long on a floater from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ricky Love | 61-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ricky Love (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bonner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 63-63 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Love | 66-63 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Hafley - foul #3 on Samuel Hafley, team foul #1 | 66-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Karl Byrd (C) Ricky Love, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (SG), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Douglas Johnson, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah knocks in the 3 from straight away | 69-64 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Robert Corley clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-64 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is hacked by John Northcutt - foul #2 on John Northcutt, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG) Bradley Prill | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-64 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | John Northcutt steals the ball from Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | John Northcutt lays it up and in | 71-66 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Durrah and he's hacked by Elvin Byrnes - foul #2 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), James Drexler (SG), Martin Reed (C) Chi Chiang, Joseph Jones, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Douglas Johnson (C) Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Elvin Byrnes, Robert Corley | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #2 | 74-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Davidson (C) Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Henry Pate is fouled on the floor by Michael Kuss - foul #3 on Michael Kuss, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Matthew Nguyen (C) Bradley Prill, Douglas Johnson | |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Henry Pate makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Henry Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Kuss | 76-71 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket | 78-71 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss loses the dribble to Ricky Love | 78-71 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Martin Reed misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 78-71 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ricky Love (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Kuss (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Doxey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nguyen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Doxey | 78-73 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | James Drexler is hacked by Sam Clatterbuck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Joseph Jones (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Karl Byrd (C) Henry Pate, Ricky Love, Martin Reed, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), John Northcutt (SF), Robert Corley (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Michael Kuss, Edward Doxey, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Chi Chiang steals it from Robert Corley | 80-73 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Elvin Byrnes blocks the short jumper by Karl Byrd | 80-73 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Northcutt | 80-73 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-73 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Karl Byrd | 80-73 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF), Martin Reed (C) James Drexler, Joseph Jones, Robert Bonner, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Michael Kuss (SG) Bradley Prill, Sam Clatterbuck | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Durrah | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is hacked by Samuel Hafley - foul #4 on Samuel Hafley, team foul #3 | 82-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Doxey (SG) Michael Kuss | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Durrah - foul #1 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #4 | 82-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (C) Elvin Byrnes | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the jump hook near the basket | 84-74 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Elvin Byrnes (C) Allen Bennett, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Northcutt | 84-76 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | John Northcutt knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Nguyen | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | John Northcutt is called for the reach on Bruce Durrah - foul #3 on John Northcutt, team foul #15 | 84-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Ricky Love (SG) Chi Chiang, James Drexler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-78 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen tips it back up and in | 85-80 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-80 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Prill - foul #1 on Bradley Prill, team foul #16 | 85-80 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa misses long on a floater from the left side | 87-80 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill gets the offensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Durrah steps in front of the John Northcutt pass | 87-80 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes misses the easy layup | 87-80 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill snags the defensive board | 87-80 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | John Northcutt drills a 3 from the right corner | 87-83 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG) Grant McInnes, Ricky Love | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Michael Kuss is called for the reach on Bruce Durrah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Kuss, team foul #17 | 87-83 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss snags the defensive board | 88-83 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #18 | 88-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG) Chi Chiang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Ricky Love in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Prill, team foul #19 | 88-83 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen gets the rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | John Northcutt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Ricky Love snags the defensive board | 89-83 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Ricky Love in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Prill, team foul #20 | 89-83 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses short on a halfcourt shot | 90-83 |