| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Henry Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Berning (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Howard Riggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Alfred (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Leonard Hobson | 40-45 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Henry Becraft steals the ball from Dean Alfred | 40-45 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch lays it up and in set up by Henry Becraft | 42-45 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kenneth Berning | 42-45 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Howard Riggs | 42-45 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | The jumper by Howard Riggs is denied by Dean Alfred | 42-45 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred misses the shot in the lane | 44-45 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney is fouled on the floor by Joshua Fitch - foul #2 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa (C) Howard Riggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Don Meyer | 47-47 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Don Meyer - foul #1 on Don Meyer, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (SF), Howard Riggs (C) Joshua Fitch, Kenneth Berning | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (SG), Daniel Fleming (PF) Don Meyer, Marc Moore | |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Leonard Hobson is called for the reach on Christopher Courtney - foul #1 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski (SG) Henry Becraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Riggs - foul #2 on Howard Riggs, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | David Tapper buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Hobson | 52-48 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Fleming | 52-48 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste knocks in the floater in the paint | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Kazanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Tapper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baptiste (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Alfred (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Christopher Baptiste picks off the pass by Charles Delarosa | 52-50 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | James Harbert makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dean Alfred | 52-52 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Harbert and he's hacked by Leonard Hobson - foul #2 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud (PG), Henry Becraft (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Kenneth Berning (PF), Joel Wass (C) Leonard Hobson, Kenneth Kazanowski, David Tapper, Charles Delarosa, Howard Riggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Meyer (SG), Marc Moore (PF) James Harbert, Daniel Fleming | |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Joel Wass gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Marc Moore snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Fitch | 55-54 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (SF), Donald McKay (C) Christopher Courtney, Dean Alfred | |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | James Harbert scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-57 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joel Wass | 57-57 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | James Harbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste tips it home | 57-59 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Wass | 59-59 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | James Harbert is fouled on the floor by Henry Becraft - foul #3 on Henry Becraft, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (PG), Charles Delarosa (PF), Howard Riggs (C) Kevin Mahmoud, Kenneth Berning, Joel Wass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (SF), Daniel Fleming (PF), Dean Alfred (C) Don Meyer, Marc Moore, Donald McKay | |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred's pass is intercepted by Howard Riggs | 59-59 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft is fouled on the floor by Daniel Fleming - foul #2 on Daniel Fleming, team foul #2 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (SF) Joshua Fitch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | David Tapper buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Delarosa | 62-59 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney tips it in | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Becraft (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Tapper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baptiste (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Alfred (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | David Tapper misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-61 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | David Tapper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | James Harbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney buries a runner from the right block | 62-63 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | James Harbert gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Harbert | 65-65 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Fleming grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste misses long on a floater in the lane | 65-65 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Fleming tips it home | 65-67 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 65-67 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Dean Alfred blocks the short jumper by Howard Riggs | 65-67 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Leonard Hobson - foul #3 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud (PG), Kenneth Kazanowski (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Kenneth Berning (PF), Joel Wass (C) Leonard Hobson, Henry Becraft, David Tapper, Charles Delarosa, Howard Riggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Meyer (SG), Harry Lowe (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Donald McKay (C) James Harbert, Christopher Courtney, Daniel Fleming, Dean Alfred | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Wass | 65-68 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Marc Moore grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste makes the floater from the right wing | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Mahmoud (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Kazanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Berning (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Joel Wass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baptiste (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marc Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald McKay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-70 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning tips it back up and in | 67-70 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Donald McKay comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Wass - foul #4 on Joel Wass, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Donald McKay makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Donald McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Fitch steps in front of the Christopher Baptiste pass | 70-72 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud banks in the layup set up by Joshua Fitch | 72-72 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Don Meyer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Kazanowski | 75-75 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (PG), Charles Delarosa (C) Kevin Mahmoud, Joel Wass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (SF) Harry Lowe | |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-75 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski tips it home | 77-75 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | James Harbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-75 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Delarosa | 77-75 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-75 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Baptiste | 77-75 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Fitch steals it from James Harbert | 77-75 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Donald McKay can't throw it down | 80-75 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-75 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Donald McKay | 80-75 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Becraft (SG), Joel Wass (C) Kenneth Kazanowski, Kenneth Berning | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (SF), Daniel Fleming (PF), Dean Alfred (C) Don Meyer, Marc Moore, Donald McKay | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Christopher Courtney is blocked by Joel Wass | 80-75 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste gets the offensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Delarosa | 80-75 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Becraft (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Joel Wass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Baptiste (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Alfred (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | James Harbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-75 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Baptiste | 80-75 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney blows the layup | 80-75 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Joel Wass grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning (PF), Howard Riggs (C) Charles Delarosa, Joel Wass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Meyer (SG), Marc Moore (PF) James Harbert, Daniel Fleming | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-75 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Howard Riggs - foul #3 on Howard Riggs, team foul #8 | 80-75 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning misses the tip | 80-77 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Courtney | 80-77 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Courtney | 80-80 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Marc Moore - foul #1 on Marc Moore, team foul #3 | 80-80 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred gets the rebound | 80-80 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred clanks a 3 from the right wing | 80-80 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Marc Moore tips it home | 80-82 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Henry Becraft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Marc Moore pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Baptiste | 80-84 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 80-84 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning tips it home | 82-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Hobson - foul #4 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #9 | 82-84 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dean Alfred makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Becraft | 84-86 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Don Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Becraft - foul #4 on Henry Becraft, team foul #10 | 84-86 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Don Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Don Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Becraft | 87-88 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Hobson - foul #5 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #11 | 87-88 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Mahmoud (PG) Leonard Hobson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 87-90 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-90 |