| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Carl Mars inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Cory Fouch - foul #1 on Cory Fouch, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald McWatters | 35-22 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the jumper near the basket | 37-22 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Carl Mars snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | William Doherty's pass is intercepted by William Briscoe | 37-22 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Briscoe | 37-24 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | William Doherty knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 39-24 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by Ben Hurst - foul #2 on Ben Hurst, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG), John Jenks (SG), Robert Crouch (C) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Alexander Mooney | |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 39-24 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't tip it in | 39-24 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is hacked by Daniel Seger - foul #3 on Daniel Seger, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Ben Hurst | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-24 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Peterson | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Jenks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Prouty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | John Jenks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF), Alexander Mooney (C) Joel Wilson, Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is hacked by Robert Anthony - foul #4 on Robert Anthony, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Joel Wilson (SF) Robert Anthony, John Jenks | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | William Doherty's layup is rejected by Alexander Mooney | 41-26 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Doherty - foul #2 on William Doherty, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Doherty | 41-27 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Joel Wilson is called for the reach on Carl Mars - foul #2 on Joel Wilson, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) Joel Wilson | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the floater from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch tips it back up and in | 43-27 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #3 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #6 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Donald McWatters | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Mars (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Prouty (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | David Prouty swats the layup by Carl Mars | 45-30 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, David Prouty | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Joel Wilson takes the ball from William Doherty | 45-30 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF), Alexander Mooney (C) John Jenks, Robert Crouch | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ben Hurst | 47-32 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the easy layup | 47-32 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Seger picks off the pass by Donald McWatters | 47-32 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ben Hurst - foul #3 on Ben Hurst, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Stephen Watchman (C) Daniel Seger, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), John Jenks (SG), Robert Crouch (C) William Briscoe, Joel Wilson, Alexander Mooney | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (C) William Doherty | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | William Peterson is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), David Prouty (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Ben Hurst | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #3 on Donald McWatters, team foul #7 | 47-32 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | John Jenks comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 47-32 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | David Prouty steps in front of the Jessie Heintzelman pass | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Mars (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Prouty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Peterson | 49-36 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #7 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Ben Hurst (PF), Alexander Mooney (C) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits the finger roll set up by William Ford | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Seger picks off the pass by Robert Anthony | 51-38 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 53-38 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | John Jenks scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 53-40 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by Robert Anthony - foul #5 on Robert Anthony, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), Donald McWatters (SF) John Jenks, Robert Anthony | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Ben Hurst is blocked by William Doherty | 55-40 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ford | 57-40 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | William Doherty snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Ford (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 57-40 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 57-43 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Alexander Mooney swats the layup by William Doherty | 57-43 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #5 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Carl Mars, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters lays it in on a nice dish by John Jenks | 59-45 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Ford | 61-45 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch tips it back up and in | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #4 on Donald McWatters, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | John Jenks scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson runs out the clock | 63-49 |