| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Oliver Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Gary Lowry | 28-39 |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the dunk | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it home | 28-41 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Lance Carmichael | 30-41 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Reese | 30-43 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Marino | 30-43 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it in on a great pass from Leon Collins | 30-45 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Javier Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Schroer (PF) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it in | 32-49 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-49 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lowry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Schroer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Oliver Hamlin steals it from Lance Carmichael | 32-49 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Oliver Hamlin takes the ball from James Schroer | 32-51 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-51 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to James Schroer | 32-51 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-51 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leon Collins | 32-53 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses the easy layup | 32-53 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 32-55 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-55 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the 3 from straight away | 35-55 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Robert Galvin swats the layup by Oliver Hamlin | 35-55 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lowry (tiring) 17 pts. PF - James Schroer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Galvin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (tiring) 6 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Lance Carmichael, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, James Schroer, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #2 | 37-55 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis misses the free throw | 37-55 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Leon Collins scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 37-57 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Collins | 37-60 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Harrison, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by Paul Harrison - foul #4 on Paul Harrison, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Galvin (C) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Abraham - foul #2 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple can't finish the layup | 37-60 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't tip it in | 37-60 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Bradley Burgos - foul #1 on Bradley Burgos, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Schroer (PF) Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Robert Galvin steals the ball from Jeffrey Hipple | 37-60 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF) Maurice Zemjanis, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, James Schroer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-60 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Galvin | 38-60 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Gary Lowry is blocked by Heriberto Marino | 38-60 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Hipple | 38-62 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-62 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Oliver Hamlin | 38-64 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF) Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Leon Collins | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Eric Greening steals it from Mike Hoyt | 38-64 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Abraham - foul #3 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #6 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (PG) Lance Carmichael | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-66 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 38-66 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed blows the layup | 38-66 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-66 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | James Schroer grabs the offensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is whistled for traveling | 38-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG) Cesar Castro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #4 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (SF) Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) PF - James Schroer (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Eric Greening is called for the reach on Jonathan Myers - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #5 | 38-66 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-66 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Leon Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Greening | 38-69 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-69 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 38-69 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-69 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-69 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Eric Greening is called for the reach on Bradley Burgos - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #6 | 38-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (PG), Thomas Abraham (PF) Lance Carmichael, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Leon Collins | |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-69 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Greening | 38-69 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 3 from straight away | 38-69 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 38-69 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-69 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro pulls down the rebound | 38-69 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 38-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Mike Hoyt (C) Cesar Castro, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses the 1st free throw | 38-69 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 39-69 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese's pass is intercepted by James Schroer | 39-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt is denied on a dunk by Heriberto Marino | 39-69 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the defensive board | 39-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed dunks the ball and he's fouled by Thomas Abraham - foul #4 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #7 | 39-71 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the free throw | 39-72 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | James Schroer is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #8 | 39-72 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses the 1st free throw | 39-72 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 39-72 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Eric Greening runs out the clock | 39-72 |