| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | William Smith steps in front of the Dikembe Ahluwalia pass | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | William Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | William Peterson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Roberts and he's hacked by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jessie Heintzelman and he's hacked by David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Jessie Heintzelman steals it from David Prouty | 0-7 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 0-9 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia loses the dribble to Willie Roberts | 0-9 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Briscoe, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 0-11 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-11 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | William Oestreich is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #1 on William Oestreich, team foul #4 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Peterson | 0-14 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Daniel Seger | 0-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) SF - John Jenks (fresh) PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | John Jenks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-16 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a turnaround from the right block | 3-16 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson tips it in | 3-18 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | William Oestreich clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-18 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the offensive board | 3-18 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald McWatters and he's hacked by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #1 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), David Prouty (C) Donald McWatters, John Jenks, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the free throw | 6-18 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | William Peterson is hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #1 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 6-18 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | William Peterson's 3 pointer is rejected by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 6-18 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG) William Oestreich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Osvaldo Alonzo is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #1 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Peterson and he's fouled by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #7 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG) Pedro Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 7-21 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald McWatters | 9-21 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 9-24 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Anthony Sellers steals it from Osvaldo Alonzo | 9-24 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #8 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Thomas Espinosa (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 9-25 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 9-26 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler's floater is tipped away by Glenn Corral | 9-26 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger snags the defensive board | 9-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by William Oestreich - foul #2 on William Oestreich, team foul #9 | 9-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG), John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF) William Oestreich, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses the 1st free throw | 9-26 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the board | 9-26 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 9-26 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger gets the rebound | 9-26 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carl Mars and he's fouled by Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #10 | 9-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Glenn Corral | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the free throw | 9-28 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa gets the rebound | 9-28 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | John Jenks's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 9-28 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the offensive board | 9-28 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-28 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't tip it in | 9-28 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 9-28 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tony Thompson | 9-30 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | John Jenks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #11 | 9-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a jumper in the paint | 9-30 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler pulls down the rebound | 9-30 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | John Jenks can't connect on a shot from close range | 9-30 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-30 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | William Smith denies the turnaround by Patrick Eyler | 9-30 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts gets the rebound | 9-30 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 9-30 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the board | 9-30 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-30 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 9-30 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Peterson | 9-33 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-33 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 9-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-33 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-33 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-33 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-33 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Jessie Heintzelman steps in front of the Donald McWatters pass in the backcourt | 9-33 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Peterson | 9-35 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters loses the ball out of bounds | 9-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Thomas Espinosa (C) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is hacked by Patrick Eyler - foul #1 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #12 | 9-35 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 1st free throw | 9-36 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 9-37 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #3 | 9-37 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 9-37 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 2nd free throw | 9-37 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 9-37 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Carl Mars loses the dribble to Thomas Espinosa | 9-37 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-37 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 9-37 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #13 | 9-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 9-38 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 9-39 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF) Carl Mars | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald McWatters - foul #1 on Donald McWatters, team foul #14 | 9-39 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 9-40 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-40 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Eyler | 9-40 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | John Jenks is fouled on the floor by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #4 | 9-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) Glenn Corral | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-40 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | John Jenks tips it home | 11-40 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Jenks - foul #2 on John Jenks, team foul #15 | 11-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), David Prouty (C) Donald McWatters, Joel Wilson, John Jenks, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 11-41 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 11-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | William Briscoe buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Pedro Lopez | 13-42 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-42 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the board | 13-42 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | David Prouty scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 15-42 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers misses the runner from the right block | 15-42 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 15-42 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia drills a floater from the left wing | 17-42 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Glenn Corral is blocked by David Prouty | 17-42 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 17-42 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 20-42 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 20-44 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa hits a shot near the basket | 22-44 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Dikembe Ahluwalia steps in front of the Glenn Corral pass | 22-44 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia blows the layup | 22-44 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | William Peterson gets the rebound | 22-44 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Pedro Lopez - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #16 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), John Jenks (C) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, Glenn Corral | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters travels with the ball | 22-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a shot from the left side | 22-46 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 22-46 |