| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vestal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Roberto Yazzie picks off the pass by Lee Westmoreland | 30-24 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington drills a shot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Sammy Carrington is called for the reach on Robert Bates - foul #2 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | James Savage comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the floater near the basket | 30-26 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Moore | 32-26 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Moore takes the ball from James Savage | 32-26 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Sammy Carrington is called for the reach on Chris Mitchell - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (PG), Pauly Chambers (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Freddie Johnson (C) Roberto Yazzie, James Savage, Francis Franson, Charles Vestal, Sammy Carrington | |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Moore steals the ball from Albert Coughlin | 34-26 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses the easy layup | 34-26 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fresh) PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits a floater from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Coughlin - foul #1 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell drills a floater from the free throw line set up by James Carroll | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Chris Mitchell is called for the reach on Brandon Fairchild - foul #2 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), James Savage (SG), Francis Franson (SF), Charles Vestal (PF) Albert Coughlin, Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild | |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | James Carroll connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Chris Mitchell | 38-28 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | James Carroll hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on James Savage - foul #2 on James Savage, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | James Savage misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Moore and he's fouled by Francis Franson - foul #1 on Francis Franson, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | James Carroll pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | James Carroll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | James Savage can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Robert Bates connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Moore and he's fouled by Charles Vestal - foul #1 on Charles Vestal, team foul #6 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (PG), Pauly Chambers (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Freddie Johnson (C) Roberto Yazzie, James Savage, Francis Franson, Charles Vestal, Sammy Carrington | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-28 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it back up and in | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-30 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Chris Mitchell steals the ball from Pauly Chambers | 45-30 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore banks in the layup set up by Chris Mitchell | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't tip it in | 47-30 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Fairchild | 47-30 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Robert Bates buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 49-30 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | George Brown snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore tips it back up and in | 51-30 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Fairchild | 51-33 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't tip it in | 51-33 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it in | 51-35 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | George Brown is hacked by Brandon Fairchild - foul #3 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #7 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Ty Derenthal (SG), David Nance (PF), Jeremy Wagner (C) Thomas Moore, Chris Mitchell, James Carroll, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), James Savage (SG), Francis Franson (SF), Charles Vestal (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Albert Coughlin, Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly, Brandon Fairchild, Freddie Johnson | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Jeremy Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is fouled on the floor by Roberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #8 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vestal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Nance - foul #2 on David Nance, team foul #3 | 57-35 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Jeremy Wagner grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 59-35 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses the jumper from the left side | 59-35 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is whistled for a carry | 59-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Ty Derenthal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Andrew Thomason (SG), Albert Coughlin (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Freddie Johnson (C) Roberto Yazzie, James Savage, Francis Franson, Charles Vestal, Sammy Carrington | |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the easy layup | 59-35 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild hits the follow up shot | 59-37 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Albert Coughlin - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #9 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Jeremy Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Andrew Thomason | |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 60-40 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-40 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis tips it back up and in | 62-40 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin throws it down and the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (SG) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason (SG) Freddie Johnson | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Albert Coughlin is called for the reach on Lee Westmoreland - foul #3 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #10 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Simmons (PG) Pauly Chambers | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brandon Fairchild | 63-42 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses short on a floater from the right block | 63-42 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell grabs the board | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Simmons (fresh) SG - Andrew Thomason (fresh) SF - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Manly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Fairchild (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Thomason - foul #1 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #11 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (C) Robert Manly | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 65-44 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore double dribbles | 65-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) James Carroll | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) James Simmons | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) David Nance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Albert Coughlin | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 67-46 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild connects on the runner from the baseline | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell and he's hacked by Brandon Fairchild - foul #4 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #12 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (PG) Andrew Thomason | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Carroll | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore runs out the clock | 70-51 |