| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits a jump hook in the paint | 31-47 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows is fouled on the floor by Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | William Singleton steals the ball from Ryan Dean | 31-47 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy's pass is intercepted by Robert Conley | 31-47 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows | 33-47 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy's pass is intercepted by Trevor Meadows | 33-47 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-47 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Robert Conley tips it home | 35-47 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (C) Jerry Merchant | |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 3rd free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Robert Conley is hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Clifton Nord (SF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows | 38-49 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is fouled on the floor by Robert Conley - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Karl Desantis (PF), Ryan Dean (C) Trevor Meadows, Clifton Nord, Robert Conley, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Carl McKinney, Richard Lamere | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | William Singleton is denied on a layup by Karl Desantis | 38-49 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it home | 38-51 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Michael Sax knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 40-51 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler banks in the layup | 40-53 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 40-53 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Karl Desantis | 40-53 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis is fouled on the floor by Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (PG), Robert Conley (PF) Charles Alexander, Karl Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Richard Lamere (PF) Kwacha Abdel, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Michael Sax is hacked by Bill Quincy - foul #2 on Bill Quincy, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clifton Nord (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Michael Sax, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Robert Conley misses the lay-in | 40-53 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 40-53 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere blows the layup | 40-53 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is hacked by Robert Conley - foul #4 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) David Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Robert Conley swats the shot by Craig Brooks | 40-53 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Alexander | 42-53 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Charles Alexander is called for the reach on William Singleton - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF), Ryan Dean (C) Clifton Nord, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 42-53 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Robert Conley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-53 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 42-53 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bill Quincy | 42-55 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Robert Conley - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), David Wolfe (SG) Trevor Meadows, Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Jerry Merchant | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Robert Conley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony King - foul #1 on Anthony King, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Ryan Dean steals the ball from Richard Lamere | 44-55 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (PG), Karl Desantis (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Robert Conley, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | David Wolfe tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere's pass is intercepted by Karl Desantis | 46-55 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis is whistled for a carry | 46-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Clifton Nord (SF) Michael Sax | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it in | 46-57 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Karl Desantis double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Conley (PF), Ryan Dean (C) Karl Desantis, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-57 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it home | 46-59 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Clifton Nord - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (PG), Michael Sax (SG) Trevor Meadows, David Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Aaron Butler | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Clifton Nord makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Sax (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clifton Nord (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a floater from the left side set up by Jerry Merchant | 48-61 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Michael Sax knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifton Nord | 50-61 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney can't tip it in | 50-61 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sax | 50-61 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Conley | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Clifton Nord - foul #1 on Clifton Nord, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows (PG), David Wolfe (SG), Charles Ikner (C) Charles Alexander, Clifton Nord, Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Carl McKinney | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | David Wolfe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Michael Sax steals it from Bill Quincy | 56-61 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows blows the dunk but he's hacked by Anthony King - foul #2 on Anthony King, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Karl Desantis (PF) Michael Sax | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Bill Quincy | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | David Wolfe hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Trevor Meadows | 59-63 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Clifton Nord (SF), Ryan Dean (C) David Wolfe, Robert Conley, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Kwacha Abdel, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows is fouled on the floor by Craig Brooks - foul #4 on Craig Brooks, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-65 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Nord | 63-65 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Trevor Meadows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifton Nord (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Desantis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Robert Conley (PF) Charles Alexander, Clifton Nord, Karl Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Ebo Amoroso | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows misses badly on a floater from the right block | 63-68 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Robert Conley grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-68 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bill Quincy | 63-70 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean's layup is rejected by Aaron Butler | 63-70 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler blows the layup | 63-70 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Michael Sax snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Trevor Meadows hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Wolfe | 65-70 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 65-70 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Aaron Butler is called for the reach on Michael Sax - foul #4 on Aaron Butler, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Ryan Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Bill Quincy is called for the reach on David Wolfe - foul #3 on Bill Quincy, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Meadows - foul #3 on Trevor Meadows, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | David Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | David Wolfe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Dean | 70-73 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney is fouled in the backcourt by David Wolfe - foul #3 on David Wolfe, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney runs out the clock | 70-73 |