| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Richard Coles inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Ellison - foul #2 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Charles Halls loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell is whistled for a carry | 40-44 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jones - foul #3 on Christopher Jones, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG) Christopher Jones | |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison tips it home | 42-44 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Tam - foul #3 on Anthony Tam, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG), John Flack (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Gregory Brown takes the ball from John Flack | 43-44 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown lays it in | 45-44 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | John Flack blocks the short jumper by Gene Nowak | 45-46 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | John Flack gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Steven Reed (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Larry Millard, Richard Coles, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, John Flack, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF) Edward Tucker, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darren Goodell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel is hacked by Daniel Ellison - foul #3 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG) Travis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Halls - foul #2 on Charles Halls, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (C) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Eric Gil (C) Larry Millard, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG) Darren Goodell | |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Charles Halls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF) Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (C) Glenn McCubrey | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Scott Harmon is denied by Daniel Ellison | 45-49 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gregory Brown | 45-49 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Tam | 45-49 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Millard - foul #1 on Larry Millard, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Larry Millard, Gregory Brown, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Scott Harmon, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, John Flack | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Charles Halls is blocked by Tyler McBurrough | 45-51 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tyler McBurrough | 45-51 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Charles Halls clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Charles Halls gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Christopher O'Banion swats the short shot by Richard Robinson | 45-51 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it home | 47-51 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Tyler McBurrough | 47-54 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Richard Coles is fouled on the floor by Tyler McBurrough - foul #3 on Tyler McBurrough, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Christopher Jones, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Larry Millard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Glenn McCubrey | 47-57 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak hits a driving attempt from the left block | 49-57 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell misses the shot from the right block | 49-57 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Goodell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Tam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lindsay Wessel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Brown steps in front of the Edward Tucker pass | 49-57 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses the easy layup | 49-57 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 49-57 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey tips it but misses | 49-57 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Larry Millard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 49-57 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Steven Reed clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell's layup is rejected by Gene Nowak | 49-57 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Larry Millard is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Millard, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), John Flack (SF), Tyler McBurrough (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Edward Tucker, Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | John Flack misses the floater from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Harmon - foul #1 on Scott Harmon, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Ellison - foul #4 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 49-59 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Jones | 49-59 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher O'Banion | 49-62 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Eric Gil is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Travis Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Smith, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (PF), Gregory Brown (C) Eric Gil, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (SG), Bobby Staley (SF), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, John Flack, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Smith | 54-64 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough's floater is tipped away by Steven Reed | 54-64 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones tips it in | 54-66 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Bobby Staley picks off the pass by Travis Smith | 54-66 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Christopher Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby Staley | 54-68 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Charles Halls loses the dribble to Christopher Jones in the backcourt | 54-68 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 54-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Tucker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Staley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler McBurrough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn McCubrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Glenn McCubrey steals it from Charles Halls | 54-71 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Gregory Brown steps in front of the Tyler McBurrough pass | 54-71 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is hacked by Edward Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Tucker, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Jack Reger (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Steven Reed, Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Flack (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), Anthony Tam (SF), Lindsay Wessel (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Edward Tucker, Bobby Staley, Tyler McBurrough, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Jack Reger hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Adrian Plascencia | 56-71 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Tam hits a jump hook in the lane set up by John Flack | 56-73 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Christopher O'Banion is called for the reach on Jack Reger - foul #1 on Christopher O'Banion, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darren Goodell (SG) John Flack | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jack Reger makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jack Reger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Christopher O'Banion gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Gene Nowak steps in front of the Scott Harmon pass | 57-73 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Jack Reger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (SF), Eric Gil (C) Jack Reger, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Jones (PG), Glenn McCubrey (C) Scott Harmon, Christopher O'Banion | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Darren Goodell and the foul's on Eric Gil - foul #1 on Eric Gil, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG) Adrian Plascencia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Glenn McCubrey misses long on a floater from close range | 57-76 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel misses the tip | 57-76 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Steven Reed gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Larry Millard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Brown | 60-76 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Glenn McCubrey steals it from Larry Millard | 60-79 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Darren Goodell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-79 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Lindsay Wessel tips it home | 60-81 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Christopher Jones is called for the reach on Daniel Ellison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Jones, team foul #8 | 60-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG), Jack Reger (SF), Gene Nowak (C) Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Tucker (PG), Scott Harmon (SG), John Flack (SF), Bobby Staley (PF), Christopher O'Banion (C) Christopher Jones, Darren Goodell, Anthony Tam, Lindsay Wessel, Glenn McCubrey | |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Adrian Plascencia, Gregory Brown, Jack Reger, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Bobby Staley steps in front of the Gene Nowak pass | 62-81 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-81 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Richard Coles pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | John Flack takes the ball from Charles Halls | 62-81 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker hits the finger roll set up by John Flack | 62-83 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Tucker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Flack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Staley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher O'Banion (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Christopher O'Banion swats the shot by Gene Nowak | 62-83 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | John Flack snags the defensive board | 62-83 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-83 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 62-83 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Flack - foul #3 on John Flack, team foul #9 | 62-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG), Jack Reger (SF), Eric Gil (C) Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough (PF) Scott Harmon | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-83 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-83 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Reger | 64-83 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Eric Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher O'Banion - foul #2 on Christopher O'Banion, team foul #10 | 64-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG) Travis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 65-83 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | John Flack blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Gil - foul #2 on Eric Gil, team foul #9 | 65-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (PF) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Harmon (SG) Bobby Staley | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | John Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Jack Reger travels with the ball | 65-85 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by John Flack and he's fouled by Larry Millard - foul #3 on Larry Millard, team foul #10 | 65-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Eric Gil (C) Adrian Plascencia, Jack Reger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon misses the free throw | 65-87 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Reed | 65-87 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Steven Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-87 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Gregory Brown is called for the reach on Edward Tucker - foul #1 on Gregory Brown, team foul #11 | 65-87 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 65-87 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-88 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-88 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-91 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-91 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Steven Reed can't tip it in | 65-91 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Tyler McBurrough grabs the defensive rebound | 65-91 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker misses the dunk attempt | 65-91 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the board | 65-91 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Eric Gil comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-91 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Scott Harmon gets the rebound | 65-91 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Nowak | 65-91 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Tucker | 65-91 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Tucker runs out the clock | 65-91 |