| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | John Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | George Wilson travels with the ball | 24-25 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | John Rose's layup is rejected by Ken Pegg | 24-25 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | George Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | John Rose clanks a floater from close range | 24-28 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | George Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts's pass is intercepted by Dennis Heckman | 26-28 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin loses the dribble to Solomon Green | 26-28 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | John Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-28 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg's layup is rejected by John Rose | 26-28 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fairly fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | James Hicks buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Solomon Green | 28-28 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | John Cole misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Michael Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Mark Jones picks off the pass by Wally Banks | 29-28 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Mark Jones dunks the ball | 29-30 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Shane Bennett | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Mark Jones makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Laughlin | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Holmes | 33-32 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | James Hicks steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Roberts (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Wally Banks, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Michael Bell | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | John Miser can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | James Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from George Wilson | 33-34 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin blows the dunk | 33-34 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Roberts, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (SF) Lawrence Laughlin | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the floater from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | James Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by John Rose | 35-35 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 35-35 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Dennis Heckman - foul #2 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Michael Bell (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Shane Bennett, Ken Pegg | |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | James Hicks picks off the pass by Mark Jones | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Lawrence Laughlin is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #3 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (C) John Rose | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #4 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (PF) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Michael Bell | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Miser | 39-37 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #5 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG) John Cole, James Zellefrow | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (SF), Mark Baity (C) Lawrence Laughlin, Dennis Heckman | |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | John Miser clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Solomon Green | 41-37 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Solomon Green hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | John Miser connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Bennett | 43-40 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Ken Pegg, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), John Rose (C) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Ken Pegg, Mark Baity | |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wally Banks | 44-40 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Dennis Heckman steals it from John Rose | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Tony Normandin steals the ball from Joseph Thompson | 44-40 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Solomon Green throws it down on a great pass from Tony Normandin | 46-40 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 46-42 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Michael Bell | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | James Hicks buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Brogan | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Rose - foul #2 on John Rose, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan loses the dribble to John Miser | 49-43 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | John Miser throws it down | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Solomon Green buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Brogan and he's fouled by John Miser - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | John Miser tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Miser | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | John Rose is fouled on the floor by Dennis Heckman - foul #3 on Dennis Heckman, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG) Solomon Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | John Miser is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | George Wilson is called for the reach on James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | George Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow is fouled in the backcourt by John Miser - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | George Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow runs out the clock | 55-51 |