| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Peter Bad | 22-18 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it back up and in | 22-20 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Norman Thomas is blocked by Ronald Foor | 22-20 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge | |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Norman Thomas is called for the reach on James Calvert - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF) Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson | |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ronald Foor | 24-22 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is fouled on the floor by Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is intercepted by Harry Murphy | 24-22 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Foor | 24-25 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is open but misses the lay-in | 24-25 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 26-25 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 26-25 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 26-25 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 28-25 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the fadeaway from the left block | 28-25 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Benjamin Ball and he's fouled by Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Nelson Strum, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Mike Pals (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Mike Pals pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Fong | 30-25 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad banks in the layup | 32-25 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-25 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's floater is tipped away by Peter Bad | 34-25 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Pals (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #4 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Mike Pals, Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Strum | 35-25 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Calvert | 35-28 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled on the floor by Orville Hedge - foul #2 on Orville Hedge, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dima Pelkowski | 35-30 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 37-30 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it home | 37-32 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Benjamin Ball steals it from Orville Hedge | 41-32 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't tip it in | 43-32 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norman Thomas | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor blows the layup but he's fouled by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is fouled on the floor by Ronald Foor - foul #3 on Ronald Foor, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Don Hughes gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-36 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by Benjamin Ball out of the doubleteam | 51-38 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel loses the dribble to Lloyd Remley | 51-38 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 53-38 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum loses the dribble to Derrick Fong | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Benjamin Ball | 56-38 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is fouled on the floor by Derrick Fong - foul #4 on Derrick Fong, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Benjamin Ball, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Calvert | 56-40 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Nelson Strum takes the ball from Derrick Fong | 56-40 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is fouled on the floor by Mike Pals - foul #1 on Mike Pals, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven (SF) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Dima Pelkowski (C) Mike Pals, Craig O'Brien | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 56-41 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #9 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Steven | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3rd free throw | 59-41 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 61-41 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs runs out the clock | 61-43 |