| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Saul Cervantes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes is whistled for traveling | 25-36 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 25-36 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is fouled on the floor by Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Robert Parsons, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gilberto Ricci | 28-36 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 28-36 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 28-36 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker banks in the layup set up by Phillip Brisson | 28-38 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson buries a floater from the left side | 28-40 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's floater is tipped away by Saul Cervantes | 28-40 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie and he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (PG), Karl Case (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Earl Singletary (C) Melvin Pangburn, Gilberto Ricci, Saul Cervantes, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Roy Zenker | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts can't connect on a runner in the paint | 28-43 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is fouled on the floor by Earl Singletary - foul #3 on Earl Singletary, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG) Earl Singletary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Cleghorn (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Coronado - foul #3 on Brian Coronado, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (C) Daniel Eichner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson snags the offensive board | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) SF - Karl Case (fresh) PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cleghorn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Lenhardt | 28-47 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado loses the dribble to James Cleghorn | 28-47 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn banks in the layup on a great pass from James Kirk | 28-49 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Cleghorn | 31-52 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Karl Case is fouled on the floor by James Cleghorn - foul #1 on James Cleghorn, team foul #3 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Saul Cervantes (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Brian Coronado, Viktor Zirker, Karl Case, Lawrence Roberts, Earl Singletary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), Jeffrey Rorie (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, James Kirk, Stephan Oswalt, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses long on a jumper in the lane | 31-52 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes tips it back up and in | 33-52 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker tips it back up and in | 33-54 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 33-56 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-56 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons's pass is intercepted by Gilberto Ricci | 33-56 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Edward Patterson picks off the pass by Daniel Eichner | 33-56 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Zenker | 33-59 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Saul Cervantes | 36-59 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-59 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Saul Cervantes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-59 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 36-59 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Rorie | 36-61 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Karl Case (PF) Saul Cervantes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (SG) Jeffrey Rorie | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-61 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gilberto Ricci | 36-61 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Robert Parsons steps in front of the Melvin Pangburn pass | 36-61 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Melvin Pangburn is called for the reach on Phillip Brisson - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (PG), Saul Cervantes (PF), Lawrence Roberts (C) Melvin Pangburn, Gilberto Ricci, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Roy Zenker | |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt is called for traveling | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Karl Case and he's hacked by Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG) Daniel Eichner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt tips it but misses | 39-61 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie buries a jump hook in the lane | 39-63 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-63 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Thompson | 39-65 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Karl Case tips it in | 41-65 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Saul Cervantes - foul #2 on Saul Cervantes, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) Brian Coronado, Viktor Zirker, Karl Case, Saul Cervantes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Edward Patterson (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, Jeffrey Rorie, James Cleghorn, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Parsons (SF) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (PF) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gilberto Ricci | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kirk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Zenker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | James Kirk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Earl Singletary | 43-67 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Roy Zenker steals the ball from Thomas Dodge | 43-67 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson is hacked by Gilberto Ricci - foul #2 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie (SG) James Kirk | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker blows the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Dodge - foul #1 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #7 | 43-67 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner lays it in set up by Melvin Pangburn | 45-67 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-70 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-70 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the offensive board | 45-70 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (PG), Viktor Zirker (SG), Karl Case (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Earl Singletary (C) Melvin Pangburn, Daniel Eichner, Gilberto Ricci, Saul Cervantes, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (PG), Steven Lenhardt (C) Phillip Brisson, Roy Zenker | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Parsons | 45-72 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado blows the layup | 45-72 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson gets the rebound | 45-72 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rorie | 45-75 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Karl Case misses the lay-in | 45-75 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Rorie snags the defensive board | 45-75 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Robert Parsons makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Lenhardt | 45-77 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-77 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 45-77 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-77 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Roberts steals it from Edward Patterson | 48-77 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Robert Parsons steps in front of the Viktor Zirker pass | 48-77 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt clanks a shot from the left side | 48-77 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses the tip | 48-77 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson tips it home | 48-79 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Karl Case (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rorie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (PG), James Kirk (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), James Cleghorn (PF), Roy Zenker (C) Dustin Thompson, Jeffrey Rorie, Robert Parsons, Edward Patterson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits a floater from the right wing set up by Roy Zenker | 48-81 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado's pass is intercepted by James Kirk | 48-81 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-81 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker grabs the offensive board | 48-81 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Viktor Zirker - foul #1 on Viktor Zirker, team foul #9 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (PF) Viktor Zirker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker makes the 1st free throw | 48-82 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-82 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the defensive rebound | 48-82 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Singletary | 51-82 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Brisson | 51-84 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Earl Singletary is blocked by Roy Zenker | 51-84 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-84 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-84 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | James Cleghorn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-84 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Roy Zenker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-84 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts gets the rebound | 51-84 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Coronado | 54-84 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson runs out the clock | 54-84 |