| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Robert Manly gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | David Greene can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Duerr - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | David Greene is called for the reach on Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (C) David Greene | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 33-41 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits a turnaround from the right block | 35-41 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | William Duerr is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on William Duerr, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) William Duerr | |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Robert Manly buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Pauly Chambers | 37-41 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | John Blackburn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier tips it home | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 38-46 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), James Savage (C) Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 38-49 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly loses the dribble to Daniel Ebbert | 38-49 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert lays it up and in | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Savage (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-51 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Francis Franson - foul #1 on Francis Franson, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), David Greene (C) Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Peter Ingram | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Greene is blocked by John Blackburn | 38-52 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Ebbert | 38-54 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-54 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is fouled on the floor by Collin Leavens - foul #3 on Collin Leavens, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Francis Franson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (SF), Joshua Burke (PF) Lee Westmoreland, Benjamin Ross | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Albert Coughlin is called for the reach on Daniel Ebbert - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) James Savage | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Robert Manly takes the ball from John Blackburn | 38-54 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla tips it home | 40-54 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Greene - foul #4 on David Greene, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (C) David Greene | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) David Nance | |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Robert Manly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), Benjamin Ross (C) Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-56 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Francis Franson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Franson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) SF - William Duerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Francis Franson connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (C) Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Francis Franson - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Robert Manly (SF) Albert Coughlin, Francis Franson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Joshua Burke | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Robert Manly - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Manly | 46-57 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | John Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | George Brown snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the jumper in the paint | 46-57 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from William Duerr | 46-59 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Francis Franson (C) Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly, James Savage | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SG), Joshua Burke (PF), Peter Ingram (C) George Brown, Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross, John Blackburn | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Duerr and he's hacked by Francis Franson - foul #3 on Francis Franson, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Donald Duncan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from William Duerr | 49-64 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Francis Franson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Coughlin | 54-64 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a shot from the left wing set up by Peter Ingram and he's hacked by Collin Leavens - foul #4 on Collin Leavens, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), James Savage (SF) Collin Leavens, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), John Blackburn (C) Lee Westmoreland, Peter Ingram | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the floater from the right side | 56-67 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers is hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to John Blackburn | 58-69 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the runner from close range | 58-69 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Francis Franson gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | James Savage knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Albert Coughlin | 60-69 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | John Blackburn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 60-71 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | David Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Albert Coughlin, James Savage, Francis Franson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | John Blackburn drills a shot from the left wing set up by Benjamin Ross | 60-73 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-73 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Ebbert | 60-73 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | John Blackburn can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Greene - foul #5 on David Greene, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Francis Franson (C) Pauly Chambers, David Greene | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) David Nance | |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Collin Leavens and he's fouled by Dewey Carrier - foul #4 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) John Blackburn | |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the free throw | 62-75 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Ross | 62-78 |
| 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) | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #10 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG) Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Franson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Peter Ingram swats the dunk try by Donald Duncan | 62-78 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-78 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan grabs the board | 62-78 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-78 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Daniel Ebbert | 62-80 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Benjamin Ross denies the turnaround by Collin Leavens | 62-80 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram snags the defensive board | 62-80 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is fouled on the floor by Collin Leavens - foul #5 on Collin Leavens, team foul #11 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), James Savage (C) Collin Leavens, Albert Coughlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF), John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Savage knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Francis Franson | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Duncan - foul #2 on Donald Duncan, team foul #12 | 64-82 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 64-82 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | William Duerr steals it from Francis Franson | 64-83 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 64-83 |