| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson inbounds the ball | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-57 |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | James Aviles tips it but misses | 36-57 |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leopoldo Gallo | 36-60 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Pollard - foul #2 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #1 | 36-60 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Crosby | 38-63 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Joseph Johnson steals it from Michael Holbrook in the backcourt | 38-63 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-66 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Marlon Howard steals the ball from Paul Patterson | 38-66 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard throws it down | 38-68 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Holbrook | 40-68 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Charles Kimble - foul #1 on Charles Kimble, team foul #1 | 40-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG), Salvador Luna (SF), Marvin Hamilton (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, James Aviles, Paul Patterson, Charles Kimble, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Robert Alves (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard, Robert Crosby, Joseph Johnson | |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-69 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick's pass is intercepted by Peter Robinson | 40-69 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell is hacked by Robert Alves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Alves, team foul #2 | 40-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (C) Stanley Pollard | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson can't finish the layup | 40-69 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson misses the tip | 40-69 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Charles Cook buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-72 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-72 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-72 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Eastwood | 40-75 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the jumper from the right block | 40-75 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Charles Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 40-75 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp can't finish the layup | 40-75 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-75 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Charles Cook picks off the pass by Douglas Campbell | 40-75 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvador Luna (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Alves | 40-77 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Mitchell Eastwood steps in front of the Daniel Byrd pass in the backcourt | 40-77 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Charles Cook banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mitchell Eastwood | 40-79 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd is hacked by Mitchell Eastwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #3 | 40-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Mike Fields (PF), David Donaldson (C) Daniel Byrd, Douglas Campbell, Salvador Luna, Marvin Hamilton, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Stanley Pollard (PF), Anthony Gibney (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook, Wayne Bostwick, Robert Alves, Archie Sharp | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | James Aviles is whistled for traveling | 40-79 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-79 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the tip | 40-79 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Howard | 40-79 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney's floater is tipped away by David Donaldson | 40-79 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-79 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Crosby and he's hacked by James Aviles - foul #2 on James Aviles, team foul #2 | 40-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Kimble (SF) Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson (C) Anthony Gibney | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the free throw | 40-81 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Mike Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 40-81 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Aviles | 43-81 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stanley Pollard | 43-84 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Marlon Howard is called for the reach on James Aviles - foul #3 on Marlon Howard, team foul #4 | 43-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), Marvin Hamilton (SF) Michael Holbrook, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Wayne Bostwick (PF), Archie Sharp (C) Leopoldo Gallo, Stanley Pollard, Joseph Johnson | |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | James Aviles makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Hamilton | 46-84 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 46-84 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | David Donaldson snags the defensive board | 46-84 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Eastwood - foul #2 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #5 | 46-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Peter Robinson (C) Daniel Byrd, James Aviles, Charles Kimble, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SF), Robert Alves (PF) Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick | |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Marlon Howard steps in front of the Peter Robinson pass | 46-84 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Charles Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-84 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the offensive board | 46-84 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Charles Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marlon Howard | 46-86 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Marlon Howard picks off the pass by Peter Robinson | 46-86 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Robert Alves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Daniel Byrd (SG), Mike Fields (PF), David Donaldson (C) Salvador Luna, Douglas Campbell, Marvin Hamilton, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Charles Cook, Archie Sharp | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 25 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | David Donaldson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 46-86 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson can't tip it in | 46-86 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the board | 46-86 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-86 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | David Donaldson gets the rebound | 46-86 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | David Donaldson hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Robert Alves - foul #3 on Robert Alves, team foul #6 | 48-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Kimble (PF) Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Crosby (SF) Robert Alves | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the free throw | 49-86 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is hacked by Daniel Byrd - foul #1 on Daniel Byrd, team foul #3 | 49-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF) Michael Holbrook, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Cook (SG), Anthony Gibney (C) Marlon Howard, Joseph Johnson | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Cook | 49-88 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-88 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG), Peter Robinson (C) Daniel Byrd, James Aviles, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (PF) Wayne Bostwick | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Charles Cook drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leopoldo Gallo | 49-90 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Gibney - foul #2 on Anthony Gibney, team foul #7 | 49-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG), Mike Fields (PF) Michael Holbrook, Charles Kimble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Mitchell Eastwood (SG) Leopoldo Gallo, Charles Cook | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 49-90 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-90 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-90 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby tips it but misses | 50-90 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Mike Fields snags the defensive board | 50-90 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson blows the layup | 50-90 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson hits the follow up shot | 52-90 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses short on a shot from close range | 52-90 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Mike Fields pulls down the rebound | 52-90 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Mitchell Eastwood takes the ball from Douglas Campbell in the backcourt | 52-90 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #8 | 52-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG), James Aviles (SG), Marvin Hamilton (SF), David Donaldson (C) Salvador Luna, Douglas Campbell, Paul Patterson, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SG), Archie Sharp (SF), Robert Alves (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Robert Crosby, Stanley Pollard, Anthony Gibney | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | David Donaldson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Marvin Hamilton | 54-90 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the fadeaway from the left block | 54-92 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-92 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-92 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Byrd is called for the reach on James Leslie - foul #2 on Daniel Byrd, team foul #4 | 54-92 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Charles Kimble (PF) James Aviles, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo (PG), Marlon Howard (SG) James Leslie, Robert Alves | |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Leopoldo Gallo buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Marlon Howard | 54-95 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | David Donaldson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-95 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick pulls down the rebound | 54-95 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leopoldo Gallo (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 6 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Bostwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Charles Kimble is called for the reach on Archie Sharp - foul #2 on Charles Kimble, team foul #5 | 54-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (SG), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Robert Alves (PF) Leopoldo Gallo, Marlon Howard, Joseph Johnson | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-95 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Alves | 54-95 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Salvador Luna - foul #1 on Salvador Luna, team foul #6 | 54-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG) Daniel Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (C) Archie Sharp | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-97 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton loses the dribble to Robert Alves | 54-97 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Bostwick and the foul's on Marvin Hamilton - foul #3 on Marvin Hamilton, team foul #7 | 54-99 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Mitchell Eastwood | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses the free throw | 54-99 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson gets the rebound | 54-99 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-99 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Douglas Campbell steals the ball from James Leslie in the backcourt | 57-99 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the lay-in | 57-99 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson tips it home | 59-99 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Cook | 59-102 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-102 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG) Douglas Campbell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (SG), Archie Sharp (C) Wayne Bostwick, Anthony Gibney | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 59-102 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Alves | 59-102 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Archie Sharp | 59-105 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd is hacked by James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #9 | 59-105 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick (SF) James Leslie | |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 60-105 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-105 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #8 | 61-105 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG) Salvador Luna | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 61-106 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 61-106 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble grabs the defensive rebound | 61-106 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble can't finish the layup | 61-106 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp gets the rebound | 61-106 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Eastwood | 61-109 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd is hacked by Mitchell Eastwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Eastwood, team foul #10 | 61-109 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney (C) Archie Sharp | |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 62-109 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-109 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick snags the defensive board | 62-109 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Alves misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Robinson - foul #2 on Peter Robinson, team foul #9 | 62-109 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG) Daniel Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Alves makes the 1st free throw | 62-110 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Robert Alves misses the 2nd free throw | 62-110 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Peter Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-110 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna's layup is rejected by Wayne Bostwick | 62-110 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the defensive board | 62-110 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Salvador Luna (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Hamilton (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Kimble (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mitchell Eastwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Cook (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wayne Bostwick (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Alves (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Gibney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood loses the ball out of bounds | 62-110 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-110 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Gibney | 62-110 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Charles Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-110 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the offensive board | 62-110 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Bostwick | 62-113 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell banks in the layup | 64-113 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Gibney misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 64-113 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Robert Alves snags the offensive board | 64-113 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Marvin Hamilton is called for the reach on Wayne Bostwick - foul #4 on Marvin Hamilton, team foul #10 | 64-113 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG) Douglas Campbell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Archie Sharp (C) Mitchell Eastwood, Anthony Gibney | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 64-114 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-115 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton is hacked by Charles Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Cook, team foul #11 | 64-115 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 64-115 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-115 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Cook and he's fouled by Peter Robinson - foul #3 on Peter Robinson, team foul #11 | 65-117 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG) Daniel Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood (PG) James Leslie | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp makes the free throw | 65-118 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | The 3pt attempt by Charles Kimble is denied by Mitchell Eastwood | 65-118 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the board | 65-118 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-118 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Archie Sharp steps in front of the Douglas Campbell pass in the backcourt | 65-118 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Charles Cook clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-118 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick snags the offensive board | 65-118 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-118 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell grabs the board | 65-118 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton hits the easy wide open finger roll | 67-118 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-118 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-118 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 67-118 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Eastwood runs out the clock | 67-118 |