| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) PF - Robert Brister (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach inbounds the ball | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brister | 46-44 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs blows the dunk but the foul's on Mark Deloach - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch (SF) Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Robert Brister - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Ohanko Sato steals it from Randy Fralick | 48-44 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski lays it up and in set up by Ohanko Sato | 50-44 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 50-44 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs buries a jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick buries a driving attempt near the basket | 53-48 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 53-48 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Enoch Zibell (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Carlos Moore (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Igor Zielesch, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (PG), Kenneth Stewart (SG), Archie Blais (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Moore - foul #1 on Carlos Moore, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards buries a shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Stewart | 53-50 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Enoch Zibell and he's hacked by Victor Blasingame - foul #1 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gene Stephens (C) Robert Brister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Alex Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Stanley Todd is denied by Alex Munn | 55-50 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 55-50 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd blows the layup | 55-50 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enoch Zibell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Blais (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Munn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore is fouled on the floor by Alex Munn - foul #2 on Alex Munn, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Jimoh Elijah, Enoch Zibell, Stanley Todd, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Clyde Lane (SG) Kenneth Stewart, Archie Blais | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino is fouled on the floor by Victor Blasingame - foul #2 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Alex Munn, Victor Blasingame | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Robert Brister connects on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | James Hardiman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-50 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | James Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Clyde Lane - foul #2 on Clyde Lane, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Gene Stephens (C) James Hardiman, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Terrence Edwards (SF), Archie Blais (PF) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ohanko Sato | 61-50 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane hits the finger roll set up by Terrence Edwards | 61-52 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards hits a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Archie Blais grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards blows the layup but he's fouled by Octavio Marino - foul #4 on Octavio Marino, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Carlos Moore (C) Ohanko Sato, Enoch Zibell, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Archie Blais, Paul Haynes | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Carlos Moore comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Alex Munn pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame's pass is intercepted by James Hardiman in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Carlos Moore swats the layup by Terrence Edwards | 61-56 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Richard Neal takes the ball from Carlos Moore | 61-58 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Alex Munn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Robert Brister snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Jimoh Elijah is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 61-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Igor Zielesch (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Jimoh Elijah, James Hardiman, Robert Brister, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF) Terrence Edwards | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Ricky Marrs steals the ball from Igor Zielesch | 61-58 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is hacked by Ivan Madalinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Stanley Todd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the easy layup | 61-58 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ivan Madalinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Brister (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Munn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses short on a runner near the basket | 61-58 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski tips it home | 63-58 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Ohanko Sato is called for the reach on Jonathan Griggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randy Fralick (PF) Victor Blasingame | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick lays it up and in set up by Richard Neal | 63-60 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Robert Brister makes the runner from the baseline | 65-60 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Neal | 65-63 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the driving attempt from close range | 65-63 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Neal | 65-66 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Madalinski - foul #2 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), James Hardiman (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Ohanko Sato, Ivan Madalinski, Igor Zielesch, Robert Brister, Mark Deloach | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Clyde Lane (SG), Archie Blais (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick, Alex Munn | |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Archie Blais is whistled for traveling | 65-66 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the easy layup | 65-66 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Archie Blais gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Carlos Moore is called for the reach on Ricky Marrs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Moore, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (PG) Clyde Lane | |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Archie Blais is called for the reach on Stanley Todd - foul #1 on Archie Blais, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Ricky Marrs | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Todd | 68-68 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Richard Neal scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards | 68-71 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Richard Neal steps in front of the James Hardiman pass | 68-71 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by Kenneth Stewart | 68-73 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Stanley Todd buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Stephens (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Archie Blais (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Archie Blais is hacked by Stanley Todd - foul #2 on Stanley Todd, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Mark Deloach (PF) Enoch Zibell, James Hardiman, Stanley Todd, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Richard Neal, Kenneth Stewart, Terrence Edwards, Victor Blasingame | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Archie Blais makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Archie Blais makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino is hacked by Ricky Marrs - foul #2 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #7 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randy Fralick (PF) Archie Blais | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Ohanko Sato picks off the pass by Ricky Marrs in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-75 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Ivan Madalinski is called for the reach on Paul Haynes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Brister | 72-75 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Octavio Marino | 74-75 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is called for 10 seconds | 74-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Gene Stephens (C) Ohanko Sato, Robert Brister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Clyde Lane | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Haynes - foul #1 on Paul Haynes, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SF) Ricky Marrs | |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is hacked by Enoch Zibell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-77 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-77 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Haynes | 76-77 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Richard Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell travels with the ball | 76-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hardiman (PG), Robert Brister (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Enoch Zibell, Mark Deloach, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Clyde Lane (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Alex Munn (PF), Victor Blasingame (C) Richard Neal, Jonathan Griggs, Terrence Edwards, Randy Fralick, Paul Haynes | |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by James Hardiman - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Robert Brister pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses short on a floater from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | James Hardiman gets the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 76-77 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Alex Munn loses the dribble to Robert Brister | 76-77 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-77 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski gets the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Madalinski (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Octavio Marino (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Brister (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zielesch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Munn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino connects on the jumper from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Marrs | 78-79 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-79 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino gets the offensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | James Hardiman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-79 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Enoch Zibell (SG), Stanley Todd (SF), Mark Deloach (PF), Carlos Moore (C) James Hardiman, Ivan Madalinski, Octavio Marino, Robert Brister, Igor Zielesch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Terrence Edwards (SF), Archie Blais (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Ricky Marrs, Alex Munn | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame hits the follow up shot | 81-81 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Archie Blais is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 81-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Gene Stephens (C) Enoch Zibell, Stanley Todd, Mark Deloach, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Archie Blais, Victor Blasingame | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-81 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Richard Neal and the foul's on Ivan Madalinski - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #12 | 81-83 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the free throw | 81-84 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Robert Brister dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ivan Madalinski | 83-84 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-84 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 83-84 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens tips it but misses | 83-84 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino gets the offensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Randy Fralick blocks the jumper by Ivan Madalinski | 83-84 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick snags the defensive board | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Ohanko Sato is called for the reach on Randy Fralick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #13 | 83-84 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Gene Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Randy Fralick blocks the short jumper by Robert Brister | 83-84 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Robert Brister grabs the offensive rebound | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ricky Marrs is called for the reach on Octavio Marino - foul #3 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #9 | 83-84 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |