| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-25 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy snags the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball and the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #1 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the free throw | 44-25 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Farr | 44-27 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Morris | 47-27 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Tomas Bowman picks off the pass by Walter Hanson | 47-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Howard Bennett | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Carl Farr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-30 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is fouled on the floor by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Carson steps in front of the Howard Bennett pass | 50-30 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Richard Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Bennett | 50-30 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman blows the layup | 50-30 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 50-30 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Foor is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs grabs the offensive board | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Richard Morris buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benjamin Ball | 53-30 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Ball | 53-30 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball lays it up and in | 55-30 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-30 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 55-30 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-30 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the follow up shot | 57-30 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-30 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive board | 57-30 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-30 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 57-30 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-30 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive rebound | 57-30 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3 from straight away | 57-30 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson gets the rebound | 57-30 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #2 | 57-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-32 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman's pass is intercepted by Walter Hanson | 57-32 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-32 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson tips it but misses | 57-32 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Carl Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-32 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson lays it in | 57-34 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 59-34 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Tomas Bowman steals it from Dima Pelkowski | 59-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-34 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 59-34 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #3 on Walter Hanson, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Dima Pelkowski | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Mobley blocks the jumper by Carl Farr | 61-34 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 61-34 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Mobley | 64-34 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-34 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it but misses | 64-34 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Richard Morris gets the rebound | 64-34 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a jumpshot from the right side | 66-34 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Tomas Bowman picks off the pass by Harry Murphy | 66-34 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Morris | 68-34 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 68-36 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-36 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-36 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Bennett, team foul #3 | 68-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), Ronald Foor (PF), David Fenton (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 68-37 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #4 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG) Norman Thomas, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Walter Hanson | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson is fouled on the floor by Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #5 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses badly on a floater from the right block | 68-38 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 68-38 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-38 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-38 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's pass is intercepted by Derrick Fong | 68-38 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Jeremiah Carson steals it from Richard Morris in the backcourt | 68-38 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-38 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Nelson Strum | 68-40 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-40 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-40 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 68-40 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | David Fenton steals the ball from Benjamin Ball | 68-40 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-42 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 71-42 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-45 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Benjamin Ball steals it from Nelson Strum | 74-45 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball lays it in | 76-45 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-48 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-48 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #6 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), James Calvert (SG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-48 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 76-48 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-48 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it in | 78-48 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-48 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette pulls down the rebound | 78-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SG - James Calvert (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 81-48 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Remley | 81-48 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | James Calvert gets the offensive rebound | 81-48 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Remley swats the layup by James Calvert | 81-48 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 81-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | David Fenton blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Norman Thomas | 81-48 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs snags the offensive board | 81-48 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Orville Hedge takes the ball from Lloyd Remley | 81-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Peter Bad swats the layup by James Calvert | 81-48 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas pulls down the rebound | 81-48 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #3 on Ronald Foor, team foul #7 | 81-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG) Orville Hedge, James Calvert | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 1st free throw | 81-48 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-48 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | David Fenton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-51 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley drills a jumper from the free throw line | 84-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Carson | 84-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Remley | 87-53 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | David Fenton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 87-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas runs out the clock | 87-55 |