| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (fresh) SG - Edwin Bradley (fresh) SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) C - Lino Dobrynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) SF - Benjamin Craig (fresh) PF - Christopher Cole (fresh) C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses the dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert makes the floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edwin Bradley | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Cole | 5-7 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses the shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Eddie Barnes is called for the reach on Ruben Busch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Carl Goodson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Eddie Barnes, Edwin Bradley, Walter Kelly, Thomas Banister, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Cortes (SF) Benjamin Craig | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | William Cortes pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Cortes | 5-9 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon misses the floater from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock buries a fadeaway from close range | 5-11 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ruben Busch | 7-13 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon misses long on a shot in the paint | 7-13 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon can't tip it in | 7-13 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chris Stephenson (fresh) SG - Vince Thomas (fresh) SF - Alphonso Conti (fresh) PF - Carl Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ruben Busch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cortes (fresh) PF - Christopher Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson is hacked by Christopher Cole - foul #1 on Christopher Cole, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Thomas Banister (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Vince Thomas, Alphonso Conti, Carl Goodson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Gary Saunders (SG), Benjamin Craig (SF), Justin Phillips (PF), Kevin Whittaker (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, William Cortes, Christopher Cole, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Banister | 10-13 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Edwin Bradley picks off the pass by Paul Cook in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley misses the dunk attempt | 10-13 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders is hacked by Chris Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Lino Dobrynski swats the layup by Kevin Whittaker | 10-13 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister double dribbles | 10-13 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti (C) Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Cortes (C) Kevin Whittaker | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti is hacked by William Cortes - foul #1 on William Cortes, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Carl Goodson (C) Eddie Barnes, Edwin Bradley, Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG), Christopher Cole (PF) Gary Saunders, Benjamin Craig | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti comes up short on the shot in the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Paul Cook is hacked by Thomas Banister - foul #1 on Thomas Banister, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Alphonso Conti, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Benjamin Craig (SF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Paul Cook, William Cortes, Justin Phillips | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ruben Busch (SG) Ralph Galligan | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ruben Busch | 10-15 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Paul Murdock in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 10-17 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole double dribbles | 10-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Edwin Bradley (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Thomas Banister (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Chris Stephenson, Vince Thomas, Walter Kelly, Carl Goodson, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Gary Saunders (SG), William Cortes (SF), Justin Phillips (PF) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Benjamin Craig, Christopher Cole | |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Gary Saunders steals the ball from Alphonso Conti | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (fresh) SG - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Conti (fresh) PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Cook (fresh) SG - Gary Saunders (fresh) SF - William Cortes (fresh) PF - Justin Phillips (fresh) C - Stanislaus Ziebert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | William Cortes connects on the jumper near the basket | 10-19 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Paul Cook gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Stanislaus Ziebert is called for the reach on Thomas Banister - foul #1 on Stanislaus Ziebert, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker (C) Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | William Cortes grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-19 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Alphonso Conti | 10-19 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti makes the floater from the left block | 12-19 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Justin Phillips and he's fouled by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #1 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Vince Thomas (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Edwin Bradley, Alphonso Conti, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Christopher Cole (PF) Paul Cook, Gary Saunders, William Cortes | |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses the free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lino Dobrynski | 14-21 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker connects on the open shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Banister | 17-23 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Thomas Banister is called for the reach on Justin Phillips - foul #2 on Thomas Banister, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Carl Goodson (PF) Vince Thomas, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig (SF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Justin Phillips, Kevin Whittaker | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lino Dobrynski - foul #1 on Lino Dobrynski, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Chris Stephenson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Craig steals it from Edwin Bradley | 17-24 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti (PF) Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG) Ruben Busch | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes travels with the ball | 17-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (SG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Gary Saunders (SG), William Cortes (SF) Paul Murdock, Ralph Galligan, Benjamin Craig | |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Paul Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Vince Thomas - foul #1 on Vince Thomas, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas double dribbles | 17-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (SG) Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker (PF) Christopher Cole | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | William Cortes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-24 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses the tip | 17-24 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Saunders - foul #1 on Gary Saunders, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley (SG), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Eddie Barnes, Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ruben Busch (SG), Benjamin Craig (SF), Justin Phillips (PF) Gary Saunders, William Cortes, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chris Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Cook (fresh) SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Craig (fresh) PF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses long on a floater from the right block | 18-24 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Walter Kelly | 18-24 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly banks in the layup set up by Edwin Bradley | 20-24 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses long on a floater from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Paul Cook gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Carl Goodson (PF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Chris Stephenson, Alphonso Conti, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Christopher Cole (PF) Paul Cook, Benjamin Craig | |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kevin Whittaker | 20-26 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Goodson - foul #1 on Carl Goodson, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (SF) Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Kevin Whittaker | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Carl Goodson is hacked by Christopher Cole - foul #2 on Christopher Cole, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG), William Cortes (SF) Ruben Busch, Christopher Cole | |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Justin Phillips is called for the reach on Eddie Barnes - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kelly (SF) Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Saunders (SG), Benjamin Craig (SF) Ralph Galligan, Justin Phillips | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski tips it home | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig tips it in | 22-30 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Bradley | 25-30 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert tips it home | 25-32 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig is hacked by Walter Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Kelly, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Carl Goodson (PF) Eddie Barnes, Walter Kelly, Vince Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Justin Phillips (PF) Paul Murdock, Gary Saunders, William Cortes | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Lino Dobrynski grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chris Stephenson | 28-33 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Busch, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Paul Cook hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Phillips | 31-36 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley's floater is tipped away by Stanislaus Ziebert | 31-36 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Stanislaus Ziebert pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig is fouled on the floor by Lino Dobrynski - foul #2 on Lino Dobrynski, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG), Walter Kelly (SF) Edwin Bradley, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG), Kevin Whittaker (PF) Ruben Busch, Justin Phillips | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Cook - foul #1 on Paul Cook, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Banister (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Alphonso Conti, Carl Goodson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Christopher Cole (PF) Paul Cook, Stanislaus Ziebert | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Walter Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eddie Barnes (tiring) SG - Chris Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) SG - Ralph Galligan (fresh) SF - Benjamin Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Walter Kelly blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Herman McDonald | 35-38 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig tips it home | 35-40 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Ralph Galligan steps in front of the Walter Kelly pass | 35-40 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Eddie Barnes is called for the reach on Herman McDonald - foul #2 on Eddie Barnes, team foul #12 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (PG), Edwin Bradley (SG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Chris Stephenson, Walter Kelly, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ruben Busch (SG), William Cortes (SF), Justin Phillips (C) Ralph Galligan, Benjamin Craig, Kevin Whittaker | |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-42 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Justin Phillips snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Lino Dobrynski swats the dunk try by William Cortes | 35-42 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Vince Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Justin Phillips - foul #2 on Justin Phillips, team foul #9 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG) Herman McDonald | |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Alphonso Conti | 37-42 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Edwin Bradley makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vince Thomas | 40-42 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Cole is whistled for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson (PG), Walter Kelly (SF), Carl Goodson (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Vince Thomas, Alphonso Conti, Thomas Banister, Lino Dobrynski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Stanislaus Ziebert (C) Ruben Busch, William Cortes, Justin Phillips | |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Edwin Bradley | 42-42 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Stephenson - foul #2 on Chris Stephenson, team foul #13 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Barnes (PG) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker (PF) Christopher Cole | |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Chris Stephenson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Banister (PF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Craig (SF) Ralph Galligan | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Banister knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Walter Kelly | 44-44 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banister - foul #3 on Thomas Banister, team foul #14 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vince Thomas (PG), Alphonso Conti (SF), Lino Dobrynski (C) Eddie Barnes, Walter Kelly, Thomas Banister | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), William Cortes (SF) Paul Murdock, Gary Saunders, Benjamin Craig | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Kevin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Alphonso Conti banks in the layup | 46-45 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch misses short on a fullcourt shot | 46-45 |