| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) C - William Cupples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Powers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | George Taylor knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Charles Powers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood tips it in | 2-4 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Powers - foul #1 on Charles Powers, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block | 7-7 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood lays it up and in set up by Douglas Faris | 7-9 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | William Cupples tips it home | 9-9 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Brandon Chitty steals the ball from Douglas Faris in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the finger roll | 11-9 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-9 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the jump hook from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Chris Morrissette steps in front of the Cruz Whitley pass | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fairly fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 11-13 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 11-15 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | David Gimenez scores on a turnaround from close range | 13-15 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Vladimir Zieglen denies the turnaround by Harrison Brooker | 13-15 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | John Hale tips it in | 13-17 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | John James drills a jumper from the left block set up by Alfredo Gallo | 15-17 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the dunk attempt | 15-17 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | John James grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the runner from the right block | 17-17 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins and the foul's on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #1 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David Gimenez - foul #1 on David Gimenez, team foul #2 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 17-21 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | George Taylor is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette (C) Steven Timko | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | William Cupples pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF) Douglas Faris, George Taylor | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Charles Powers - foul #2 on Charles Powers, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | William Cupples is fouled on the floor by Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-23 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it home | 19-23 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette hits the finger roll | 19-25 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | George Taylor connects on the floater from close range | 20-27 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley knocks in the jumper in the paint | 22-27 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 22-29 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Tony Levine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Cruz Whitley, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Cupples | 25-29 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | John James is called for the reach on Douglas Faris - foul #1 on John James, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty travels in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a floater from close range | 25-29 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | William Cupples snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) John James, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Gimenez | 28-29 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (SF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Chris Morrissette | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 28-29 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Charles Powers tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | David Gimenez is hacked by Charles Powers - foul #3 on Charles Powers, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Brandon Chitty, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Cruz Whitley - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, David Gimenez, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (PF) Steven Timko | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Harrison Brooker steals the ball from Tony Levine | 29-33 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith clanks a floater from the right block | 29-33 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | George Taylor swats the layup by Cruz Whitley | 29-33 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Garf Ziebart swats the short shot by Leonard Youngblood | 29-33 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Joseph Smith steps in front of the William Cupples pass | 29-33 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | John James pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | William Cupples clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harrison Brooker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Harrison Brooker | 29-35 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | William Cupples comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | William Cupples travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) John James, Tony Levine, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, Bruce Hankins | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | John Hale drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 29-37 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Brandon Chitty | 31-37 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | John Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-37 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley and the foul's on George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #8 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG) George Taylor | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Chitty - foul #2 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #8 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), William Cupples (C) Cruz Whitley, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Cupples | 33-38 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 33-38 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | John Hale knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Harrison Brooker | 33-41 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John James steals it from Harrison Brooker | 33-41 |