| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Valladares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blair Cheek (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Clifford Julius steals it from Albert Render | 43-26 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Peter Capone | 43-28 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Blair Cheek is denied by Stephen Welch | 43-28 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek snags the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks buries a jumper from close range set up by Blair Cheek | 45-28 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Render - foul #3 on Albert Render, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Paras (C) Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Valladares | 48-30 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Peter Capone hits the follow up shot | 48-32 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-32 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Robert Brooks is called for the reach on Clifford Julius in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Armando Roman (PF) Robert Brooks, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch banks in the layup | 51-34 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Jack Swann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jack Swann, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Harold Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Murphy - foul #2 on Kurt Murphy, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Harold Burns hits the finger roll | 51-36 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Armando Roman gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Blair Cheek (PF) Kurt Murphy, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Morris Connally | |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Harold Burns is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Miladen Zimmerman | 51-39 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Brian Harris makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett drills a jumper from the right block set up by Harold Burns | 54-41 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek lays it up and in set up by Robert Brooks and the foul's on Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #1 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), William Libby (PF) Brian Harris, Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius is whistled for a carry | 57-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Render (C) Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Libby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Render (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-41 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Meredith | 57-44 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy is hacked by Jerry Meredith - foul #2 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Hawkins (SG) Kurt Murphy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (PF) Cesar Bruno | |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Jack Swann buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Libby | 59-44 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Paul Dickey picks off the pass by Jerry Meredith in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Larry Hawkins is hacked by Jerry Meredith - foul #3 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Brian Paras (PF) Larry Hawkins, Paul Dickey, William Libby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Lee Young (C) Morris Connally, Clifford Julius, Stephen Welch | |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the floater in the paint set up by Daniel Valladares | 61-44 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Lee Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Blair Cheek (PF) Jack Swann, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Brian Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Paras | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Peter Capone blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Harris - foul #3 on Brian Harris, team foul #5 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Peter Capone makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Peter Capone misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Blair Cheek | 64-45 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Young | 64-45 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek grabs the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Peter Capone grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harold Burns | 64-47 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares is hacked by Lee Young - foul #2 on Lee Young, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Albert Render (C) Brian Harris, Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Cesar Bruno, Lee Young | |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Swann and he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #3 on Stephen Welch, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the free throw | 67-47 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Morris Connally loses the dribble to Jack Swann | 67-47 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Jack Swann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Jack Swann pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (SF) Paul Dickey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Albert Render drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Swann | 69-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Libby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Armando Roman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 69-47 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Armando Roman pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Albert Render hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Jerry Meredith - foul #4 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #7 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Larry Hawkins (SG), Blair Cheek (PF) Jack Swann, Kurt Murphy, Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF) Morris Connally, Jerry Meredith, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Albert Render makes the free throw | 72-47 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno loses the dribble to Blair Cheek | 72-47 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Cesar Bruno is called for the reach on Blair Cheek - foul #3 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF) Larry Hawkins, William Libby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Stephen Welch | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-47 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares pulls down the rebound | 74-47 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Brian Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-47 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Albert Render gets the offensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Albert Render throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Brian Paras (C) Brian Harris, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (PF) Cesar Bruno | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton hits the finger roll | 74-49 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Miladen Zimmerman - foul #1 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (PF) Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (SG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Harold Burns, Eric Clifton | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Morris Connally comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-49 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett tips it home | 76-51 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Jarrett | 76-51 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Lee Young is whistled for a carry | 76-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Kurt Murphy (SG), Paul Dickey (SF), Armando Roman (PF), Albert Render (C) Jack Swann, Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, William Libby, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Lee Young | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Albert Render is blocked by Matthew Jarrett | 76-51 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch snags the defensive board | 76-51 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Albert Render - foul #4 on Albert Render, team foul #6 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Paras (C) Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Cesar Bruno (SF) Morris Connally, Miladen Zimmerman | |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett buries a floater in the paint | 76-53 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Brian Harris is hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #3 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #10 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Eric Clifton (PF) Peter Capone, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Brian Harris makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Brian Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the jumper from the right wing | 77-53 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Clifford Julius steps in front of the Brian Harris pass in the backcourt | 77-53 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Kurt Murphy swats the short shot by Stephen Welch | 77-53 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Armando Roman pulls down the rebound | 77-53 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Armando Roman is fouled on the floor by Cesar Bruno - foul #4 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #11 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Larry Hawkins (SG), Blair Cheek (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Cesar Bruno | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Armando Roman makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Armando Roman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Libby (PF) Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey misses long on a turnaround from close range | 79-53 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch snags the defensive board | 79-53 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-56 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Hawkins (fresh) SF - Paul Dickey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Libby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Blair Cheek (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Libby - foul #1 on William Libby, team foul #7 | 82-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Albert Render (C) Larry Hawkins, Paul Dickey, William Libby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Lee Young (C) Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Stephen Welch | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton misses the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Albert Render clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-57 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius snags the defensive board | 82-57 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Swann - foul #3 on Jack Swann, team foul #8 | 82-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Jack Swann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Clifford Julius | |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-59 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brooks | 82-59 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Blair Cheek knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Harris | 84-59 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Valladares - foul #1 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #9 | 84-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), William Libby (SF), Armando Roman (PF) Robert Brooks, Daniel Valladares, Blair Cheek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (PF) Eric Clifton | |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 84-60 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-61 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 84-61 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Lee Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 84-61 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy gets the rebound | 84-61 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Albert Render hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kurt Murphy | 86-61 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Kurt Murphy steps in front of the Cesar Bruno pass in the backcourt | 86-61 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Albert Render is blocked by Lee Young | 86-61 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | William Libby tips it but misses | 86-61 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Lee Young grabs the board | 86-61 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Lee Young dunks the ball | 86-63 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | William Libby is hacked by Cesar Bruno - foul #5 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #12 | 86-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Swann (PG), Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Brian Paras (C) Brian Harris, Kurt Murphy, Armando Roman, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Morris Connally, Cesar Bruno, Lee Young | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | William Libby misses the 1st free throw | 86-63 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | William Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 87-63 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Jack Swann steps in front of the Matthew Jarrett pass in the backcourt | 87-63 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Jarrett | 87-63 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 87-63 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Robert Brooks steps in front of the Stephen Welch pass | 87-63 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses the 3 from the right corner | 87-63 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 87-63 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 87-63 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith snags the offensive board | 87-63 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 87-63 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith can't tip it in | 87-63 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks grabs the board | 87-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Swann (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Valladares (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Libby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Paras (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Harold Burns is called for the reach on Robert Brooks - foul #1 on Harold Burns, team foul #13 | 87-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Dickey (SF), Blair Cheek (PF), Albert Render (C) Daniel Valladares, William Libby, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 88-63 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 89-63 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Morris Connally | 89-66 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jack Swann misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Morris Connally - foul #1 on Morris Connally, team foul #14 | 89-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kurt Murphy (SG), Armando Roman (C) Robert Brooks, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 1st free throw | 90-66 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Jack Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 91-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 91-66 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Paul Dickey snags the defensive board | 91-66 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Miladen Zimmerman steals it from Paul Dickey | 91-66 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman is whistled for a carry | 91-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Valladares (SF), Albert Render (C) Kurt Murphy, Paul Dickey, Armando Roman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (PF) Eric Clifton | |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares is fouled on the floor by Miladen Zimmerman - foul #2 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #15 | 91-66 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 92-66 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares misses the 2nd free throw | 92-66 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Lee Young gets the rebound | 92-66 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Lee Young buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Morris Connally | 92-68 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Valladares makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 95-68 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Morris Connally clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Valladares - foul #2 on Daniel Valladares, team foul #10 | 95-68 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Morris Connally makes the 1st free throw | 95-69 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Morris Connally makes the 2nd free throw | 95-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Robert Brooks scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Valladares | 97-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Harold Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 97-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jack Swann runs out the clock | 97-70 |