| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Vestal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Francis Franson inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Darrell Lewis steals it from Francis Franson | 21-36 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Sammy Carrington | 21-36 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-36 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis tips it home | 22-38 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-38 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | James Carroll gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't finish the layup | 22-38 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the follow up shot | 22-40 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington buries a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #3 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Andrew Thomason (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF) Roberto Yazzie, James Savage, Francis Franson, Charles Vestal | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses the free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Pauly Chambers - foul #1 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses long on a jumper from the left side | 24-42 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it in | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SG - Andrew Thomason (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fresh) PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-42 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the follow up shot | 26-44 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), James Savage (SG), Francis Franson (SF), Charles Vestal (PF) Pauly Chambers, Andrew Thomason, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell (PF) James Carroll | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Roberto Yazzie is called for the reach on Darrell Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't finish the layup | 26-44 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brandon Fairchild | 26-44 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Francis Franson's floater is tipped away by Chris Mitchell | 26-44 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild hits the follow up shot | 28-44 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland tips it home | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Chris Mitchell - foul #4 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Chris Mitchell | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Savage - foul #3 on James Savage, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lee Westmoreland | 30-50 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Charles Vestal's pass is intercepted by David Nance | 30-50 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Carroll | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Franson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Vestal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - David Nance (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Carrington | 30-52 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | James Savage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 30-52 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Sammy Carrington - foul #2 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG), George Brown (SF), Robert Bates (C) Darrell Lewis, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Fairchild is called for the reach on James Carroll - foul #1 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #5 | 30-52 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Robert Bates clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 30-52 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the offensive board | 30-52 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Robert Bates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Carroll | 30-52 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | The jump hook by George Brown is blocked by Brandon Fairchild | 30-52 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Carroll | 30-52 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Albert Coughlin is called for the reach on Ty Derenthal - foul #4 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason (SG), Sammy Carrington (C) Albert Coughlin, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG) Ty Derenthal | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Robert Manly takes the ball from James Carroll | 30-52 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly lays it up and in | 32-52 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis | 32-54 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Robert Bates takes the ball from Pauly Chambers | 32-54 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-54 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SG - Andrew Thomason (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Pauly Chambers - foul #2 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #7 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Simmons (PG), Albert Coughlin (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF) Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly, Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF), David Nance (C) George Brown, James Carroll, Robert Bates | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild is hacked by David Nance - foul #1 on David Nance, team foul #5 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF) Thomas Moore | |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson loses the dribble to David Nance | 32-56 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Chris Mitchell | 32-58 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild's floater is tipped away by James Carroll | 32-58 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland travels with the ball | 32-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (SG), Robert Manly (C) Andrew Thomason, Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), George Brown (SG), Robert Bates (C) Darrell Lewis, James Carroll, David Nance | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #6 | 32-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Pauly Chambers steals it from Robert Bates | 33-58 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Robert Manly jams it | 35-58 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 35-58 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Mitchell - foul #5 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #7 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), James Carroll (PF) George Brown, Chris Mitchell | |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a runner from the right block set up by Robert Bates | 36-60 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Carroll comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Freddie Johnson - foul #1 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #8 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason (SG) Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 42-61 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Andrew Thomason picks off the pass by Darrell Lewis in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is whistled for traveling | 42-61 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Darrell Lewis and he's fouled by Albert Coughlin - foul #5 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #9 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Simmons (PG), Robert Manly (SF) Pauly Chambers, Albert Coughlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | James Carroll misses the free throw | 42-63 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly gets the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | James Carroll blocks the jumper by Freddie Johnson | 42-63 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | George Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Simmons | 44-63 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the tip | 44-63 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | James Carroll tips it in | 44-65 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the offensive board | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild loses the ball out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) George Brown, David Nance | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Bates, team foul #8 | 44-65 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-65 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild loses the dribble to Darrell Lewis | 44-65 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 44-67 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis runs out the clock | 44-67 |