| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Radwanski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 10 pts. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | James Radwanski inbounds the ball | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Zachery Slomkowski steals the ball from Daniel Jones | 50-50 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Elvin Byrnes picks off the pass by Richard Higgins | 50-50 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa lays it in set up by Daniel Jones | 52-50 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Zachery Slomkowski | 52-53 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | James Radwanski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Salvatore Costa swats the short shot by Zachery Slomkowski | 55-53 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski tips it in | 55-55 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is hacked by Zachery Slomkowski - foul #1 on Zachery Slomkowski, team foul #1 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), James McCormik (SG), Robert Corley (SF), James Miller (PF), Harry Duffy (C) Marcus Bishop, Daniel Jones, James Radwanski, Salvatore Costa, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-55 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney double dribbles | 55-55 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Mark Dee is fouled in the backcourt by James McCormik - foul #3 on James McCormik, team foul #1 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG) James McCormik | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | David Matteson banks in the wide open layup set up by Grant McInnes | 55-57 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 55-57 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Duffy | 55-57 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Corley | 57-57 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Mark Dee double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Federico Colombo (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Robert Gomes (C) George Mulvaney, Robert Corley, James Miller, Harry Duffy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Robert Lauritzen (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Federico Colombo | 60-57 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is open and buries a floater from the left side set up by Floyd Wilson | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Federico Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lauritzen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hal Schwartz - foul #2 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #2 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes (C) Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by Salvatore Costa - foul #1 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #2 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (SG), James Radwanski (SF) Daniel Jones, Federico Colombo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (C) Floyd Wilson, Robert Lauritzen | |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Radwanski - foul #3 on James Radwanski, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PF) Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz | |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Grant McInnes - foul #3 on Grant McInnes, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | David Matteson grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | David Matteson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Federico Colombo (SF), Robert Corley (PF) Marcus Bishop, James Radwanski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) David Matteson | |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is hacked by Grant McInnes - foul #4 on Grant McInnes, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), James Miller (PF), Harry Duffy (C) George Mulvaney, Federico Colombo, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF) Grant McInnes, Albert Mayeski | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Zachery Slomkowski - foul #2 on Zachery Slomkowski, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG) James McCormik | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG) Mark Dee, Eugene Brady | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Federico Colombo (SF) Robert Corley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | James Miller jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Jones and he's fouled by Orville Ottinger - foul #1 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | James Miller makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins travels in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa (PF) James Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones's fadeaway is rejected by David Matteson | 69-60 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Floyd Wilson | 69-63 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), James Radwanski (SF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Marcus Bishop, Federico Colombo, Harry Duffy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (PG), Eugene Brady (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Richard Higgins, Floyd Wilson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-63 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Mulvaney | 72-63 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Salvatore Costa steps in front of the Mark Dee pass in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Mulvaney | 74-63 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 74-63 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Mulvaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Daniel Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Radwanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 17 pts. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mark Dee (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Brady (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Matteson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa's layup is rejected by David Matteson | 74-63 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Matteson | 74-63 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | David Matteson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Mayeski | 74-65 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | George Mulvaney can't connect on a floater in the lane | 74-65 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Elvin Byrnes picks off the pass by Hal Schwartz | 74-65 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is hacked by David Matteson - foul #2 on David Matteson, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), James McCormik (SG), Robert Corley (SF), James Miller (PF) George Mulvaney, Daniel Jones, James Radwanski, Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, Albert Mayeski, David Matteson | |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits a wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Higgins | 76-68 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Robert Corley is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harry Duffy (C) Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Robert Corley makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Robert Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hal Schwartz | 78-71 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy tips it in | 80-71 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by James McCormik - foul #4 on James McCormik, team foul #5 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG), Federico Colombo (SF), Robert Gomes (C) James McCormik, James Miller, Harry Duffy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rafael Sandoval (SF), Robert Lauritzen (PF) Floyd Wilson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 80-71 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Robert Corley grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Hal Schwartz is called for the reach on Daniel Jones - foul #3 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski is denied on a layup by Robert Corley | 80-71 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop clanks a floater from the right side | 80-71 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lauritzen, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (SG) Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Hal Schwartz, Rafael Sandoval, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 80-71 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCormik (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Federico Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Corley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lauritzen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 80-71 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes tips it home | 80-73 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins blows the wide open dunk | 80-73 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Robert Gomes gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop drills a fadeaway from the right side | 82-73 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Gomes | 82-73 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Richard Higgins steals the ball from Federico Colombo | 82-73 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins banks in the layup | 82-75 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 84-75 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Marcus Bishop steps in front of the Eugene Brady pass | 84-75 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 84-75 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Robert Gomes can't tip it in | 84-75 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses the tip | 84-75 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo can't tip it in | 84-75 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski grabs the board | 84-75 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), James Radwanski (SF), James Miller (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Marcus Bishop, James McCormik, Federico Colombo, Robert Corley, Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Eugene Brady, Albert Mayeski, Robert Lauritzen | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes can't finish the layup | 84-75 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Matteson | 84-75 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Grant McInnes and the foul's on James Radwanski - foul #4 on James Radwanski, team foul #6 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger | |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the free throw | 84-77 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | James Miller snags the defensive board | 84-77 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Zachery Slomkowski steals the ball from Daniel Jones | 84-77 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | David Matteson can't finish the layup | 84-77 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the tip | 84-77 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elvin Byrnes | 84-77 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes is called for traveling | 84-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa (PF) James Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG) Grant McInnes | |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Mark Dee knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Higgins | 84-79 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 84-79 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | David Matteson snags the defensive board | 84-79 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Daniel Jones is called for the reach on Richard Higgins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #7 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), Harry Duffy (C) George Mulvaney, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF) Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, David Matteson | |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 84-81 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady pulls down the rebound | 84-81 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marcus Bishop (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Radwanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 17 pts. C - Harry Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Salvatore Costa takes the ball from Eugene Brady in the backcourt | 84-81 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Harry Duffy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-81 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 84-81 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James McCormik (SG) Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Albert Mayeski (PF) Richard Higgins, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Salvatore Costa | 86-81 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Mulvaney (PG), Federico Colombo (SF), James Miller (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Marcus Bishop, James Radwanski, Salvatore Costa, Harry Duffy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (C) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #8 | 86-81 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Albert Mayeski is called for the reach on Federico Colombo - foul #3 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #11 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Jones (SG) James McCormik | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (C) Albert Mayeski | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Federico Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Dee | 88-85 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 88-85 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | James Miller grabs the offensive board | 88-85 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | James Miller clanks a shot near the basket | 88-85 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop (PG), James Radwanski (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF) George Mulvaney, Federico Colombo, James Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski is fouled on the floor by Elvin Byrnes - foul #1 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #9 | 88-85 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-87 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | James Radwanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-87 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins loses the dribble to Elvin Byrnes | 88-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Higgins - foul #1 on Richard Higgins, team foul #12 | 88-87 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Marcus Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz loses the ball out of bounds | 90-87 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Richard Higgins is called for the reach on Daniel Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Higgins, team foul #13 | 90-87 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by Daniel Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Jones, team foul #10 | 91-87 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | James Radwanski is hacked by Richard Higgins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Higgins, team foul #14 | 91-89 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | James Radwanski makes the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | James Radwanski makes the 2nd free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 93-89 |