LIVE GAME THREAD: No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Syracuse
No. 3-seeded West Virginia faces No. 11-seeded Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32. The winner of the game will move on to the Sweet 16 to take on the winner of Houston and Rutgers. Watch the game at 5:15 p.m. EST on CBS.
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, IN
Tipoff: 5:15 p.m. EST
TV: CBS
Stream: Watch CBS, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV
Listen: Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
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Starting Five for West Virginia: Derek Culver, Jalen Bridges, Deuce McBride, Emmitt Matthews Jr., Sean McNeil
Starting Five for Syracuse: Alan Griffin, Joseph Girard III, Buddy Boeheim, Quincy Guerrier, Marek Dolezaj
WVU wins Jump Ball.
Buddy Boeheim sinks 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 3-0.
Joseph Girard III makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 6-0.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. Layup, Syracuse leads 6-2.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 6-2 at the Under-16 Media Timeout.
Marek Dolezaj sinks pair of Free Throws, Syracuse leads 8-2.
Joseph Girard III makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 11-2.
Deuce McBride responds with 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 11-5.
Alan Griffin makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 14-5.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. Alley-Oop Dunk, Syracuse leads 17-10.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 19-10 at the Under-12 Media Timeout.
Marek Dolezaj makes driving Layup off WVU turnover, Syracuse leads 21-10.
Joseph Girard III sinks 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 24-10.
Taz Sherman makes Layup, Syracuse leads 24-12.
Quincy Guerrier makes driving Layup, Syracuse leads 26-12.
WVU calls 30-Second Timeout.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 26-12 at the Under-8 Media Timeout.
Deuce McBride makes pullup Jumper, Syracuse leads 26-14.
Kadary Richmond Dunk, Syracuse leads 28-14.
Jalen Bridges sinks pair of Free Throws, Syracuse leads 28-16.
Marek Dolezaj makes Layup, Syracuse leads 30-16.
Sean McNeil sinks 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 30-19.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 30-19 at the Under-4 Media Timeout.
Derek Culver sinks pair of Free Throws, Syracuse leads 30-21.
Robert Braswell makes second-chance Layup, Syracuse leads 32-21.
Sean McNeil sinks 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 32-24.
Joseph Girard III makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 35-24.
Deuce McBride makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 35-27.
Syracuse calls 30-Second Timeout.
HALFTIME: Syracuse 35 — West Virginia 29
Marek Dolezaj makes Jumper, Syracuse leads 37-29.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. Dunk, Syracuse leads 37-31.
Quincy Guerrier makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 40-31.
Derek Culver makes Layup, Syracuse leads 43-33.
Sean McNeil makes second-chance Layup off Syracuse turnover, Syracuse leads 43-35.
Buddy Boeheim makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 46-35.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 46-35 at the Under-16 Media Timeout.
Jalen Bridges makes second-chance Jumper, Syracuse leads 46-37.
Taz Sherman makes pair of Free Throws, Syracuase leads 46-39.
Sean McNeil makes Jumper, Syracuse leads 46-42.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. Dunk, Syracuse leads 46-44.
Buddy Boeheim makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 52-44.
Sean McNeil makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 52-47.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 52-47 at the Under-12 Media Timeout.
Sean McNeil makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 52-50.
Sean McNeil makes 3-Point Jumper, WVU leads 53-52.
Robert Braswell makes Layup, Syracuse leads 56-53.
Taz Sherman sinks 3-Point Jumper, Game Tied at 56.
Syracuse and West Virginia are Tied at 56 at the Under-8 Media Timeout.
Marek Dolezaj makes pair of Free Throws, Syracuse leads 58-56.
Buddy Boeheim makes pullup Jumper, Syracuse leads 60-56.
Deuce McBride sinks 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 60-59.
Buddy Boeheim makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 63-59.
Marek Dolezaj makes second-chance Layup, Syracuse leads 65-59.
Syracuse leads West Virginia 65-59 at the Under-4 Media Timeout.
Robert Braswell makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 68-59.
Quincy Guerrier Dunk, Syracuse leads 70-59.
Taz Sherman makes Layup, Syracuse leads 70-61.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes Layup off Syracuse turnover, Syracuse leads 70-63.
Sean McNeil makes 3-Point Jumper, Syracuse leads 72-66.
WVU calls 30-Second Timeout.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes Layup, Syracuse leads 72-68.
Syracuse calls 30-Second Timeout.
Syracuse calls Team Timeout.
Taz Sherman makes Layup, Syracuse leads 74-70.
WVU calls 30-Second Timeout.
Gabe Osabuohien makes Layup, Syracuse leads 72-70.
WVU calls Team Timeout.
FINAL: Syracuse 75 — West Virginia 72.
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