| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) SF - Michael Valley (fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) C - Richard Leath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raymond Kuehl (fresh) SG - Collin Heard (fresh) SF - Kenny Hess (fresh) PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Leath wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Ramsey - foul #1 on Paul Ramsey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Michael Valley snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Bobby McKinney is called for the reach on Robert Conley - foul #1 on Bobby McKinney, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Echols - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Donald Echols comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Edward Bowers (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Doug Perdue (C) Paul Ramsey, Bobby McKinney, Michael Valley, Donald Echols, Richard Leath | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Collin Heard | 0-6 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Echols (PF) Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-6 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Doug Perdue - foul #1 on Doug Perdue, team foul #4 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Michael Valley (SF), Chad Robards (C) Ronald Poole, Donald Echols, Doug Perdue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess makes the free throw | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) SG - Edward Bowers (fresh) SF - Michael Valley (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Chad Robards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Raymond Kuehl (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Collin Heard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenny Hess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Michael Valley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey tips it in | 2-9 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Kuehl | 2-11 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the floater from the left side | 2-11 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Chad Robards misses the tip | 2-11 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin pulls down the rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Collin Heard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-11 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 2-11 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the offensive board | 2-11 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Edwin McGhin | 5-13 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Collin Heard takes the ball from Chad Robards | 5-13 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Collin Heard lays it up and in | 5-15 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Michael Valley drills a 3 from straight away | 8-15 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Robert Conley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney double dribbles | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Donald Echols (SF), Richard Leath (PF), Doug Perdue (C) Paul Ramsey, Edward Bowers, Michael Valley, Carl McKinney, Chad Robards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG), Trevor Meadows (SG), Karl Desantis (PF), Jeffrey Burden (C) Raymond Kuehl, Collin Heard, Robert Conley, Edwin McGhin | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) SF - Donald Echols (fresh) PF - Richard Leath (fresh) C - Doug Perdue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) SG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) SF - Kenny Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burden (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Donald Echols is called for the reach on Kenny Hess - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Valley (SF) Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Doug Perdue | 8-15 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Michael Valley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby McKinney | 11-15 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Richard Leath blocks the short jumper by Trevor Meadows | 11-15 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Burden pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Doug Perdue denies the turnaround by Kenneth Gallucci | 11-15 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Poole | 13-15 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Edward Bowers (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Ronald Poole, Bobby McKinney, Michael Valley, Doug Perdue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Collin Heard (SF), Edwin McGhin (C) Kenny Hess, Jeffrey Burden | |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Collin Heard snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Valley (SF) Edward Bowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Cosner (SG), Robert Conley (PF) Trevor Meadows, Karl Desantis | |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Carl McKinney | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) SF - Michael Valley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Leath (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) SG - William Cosner (fresh) SF - Collin Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Edwin McGhin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Michael Valley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Robert Conley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Chad Robards (C) Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl (PG) Kenneth Gallucci | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Chad Robards is fouled on the floor by Collin Heard - foul #1 on Collin Heard, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Edward Bowers (SF) Bobby McKinney, Chad Robards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carl McKinney | 16-15 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin is hacked by Ebo Amoroso - foul #1 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Michael Valley (SF) Ebo Amoroso, Edward Bowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Karl Desantis (PF) William Cosner, Robert Conley | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Collin Heard's fadeaway is rejected by Carl McKinney | 16-15 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Richard Leath blows the layup | 16-15 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Collin Heard is fouled on the floor by Michael Valley - foul #1 on Michael Valley, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG) Bobby McKinney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Collin Heard makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Collin Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney loses the dribble to Edwin McGhin | 16-17 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Richard Leath pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Kuehl - foul #1 on Raymond Kuehl, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Edward Bowers (SF), Chad Robards (C) Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley, Richard Leath | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenny Hess (SF), Robert Conley (PF) Collin Heard, Edwin McGhin | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis hits a turnaround from the baseline | 18-19 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Chad Robards misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Karl Desantis - foul #1 on Karl Desantis, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Michael Valley (SF), Richard Leath (PF) Paul Ramsey, Bobby McKinney, Edward Bowers, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG) Raymond Kuehl | |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Chad Robards makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Chad Robards makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis misses short on a shot from close range | 20-19 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Richard Leath pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) SF - Michael Valley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Leath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Robards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kenneth Gallucci (fresh) SG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) SF - Kenny Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Karl Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Chad Robards travels with the ball | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Edward Bowers (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Doug Perdue (C) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley, Richard Leath, Chad Robards | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Cosner (SG), Edwin McGhin (C) Trevor Meadows, Karl Desantis | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Robert Conley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Kenny Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Edward Bowers | 20-19 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Gallucci - foul #1 on Kenneth Gallucci, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Michael Valley (SF) Paul Ramsey, Edward Bowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Collin Heard (SG) William Cosner | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue travels with the ball | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Richard Leath (C) Bobby McKinney, Doug Perdue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl (PG) Kenny Hess | |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Raymond Kuehl hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Robert Conley swats the layup by Ronald Poole | 20-21 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Michael Valley hits the follow up shot | 22-21 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin is fouled on the floor by Richard Leath - foul #1 on Richard Leath, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Carl McKinney (SF), Doug Perdue (C) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley, Richard Leath | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (SG), Karl Desantis (PF) Kenneth Gallucci, Robert Conley | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Edwin McGhin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Carl McKinney is denied by Edwin McGhin | 22-23 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue tips it home | 24-23 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Karl Desantis, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Conley (PF) Karl Desantis | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edwin McGhin - foul #1 on Edwin McGhin, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Leath (C) Doug Perdue | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kenneth Gallucci (PG) Raymond Kuehl | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Collin Heard drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edwin McGhin and he's fouled by Donald Echols - foul #3 on Donald Echols, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Bowers (SG), Michael Valley (SF), Doug Perdue (C) Bobby McKinney, Donald Echols, Richard Leath | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Collin Heard misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 26-25 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Collin Heard pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 26-25 |