| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | George Powell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Mathews and he's hacked by George Bray - foul #1 on George Bray, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | George Powell makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Derosier | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Paul Rankin - foul #2 on Paul Rankin, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Hopkins | 33-38 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Adam Graham is hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Michael Fuqua (C) Tom Roberts, George Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie (SF) Paul Rankin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by George Bray - foul #2 on George Bray, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley (C) Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Cotta and the foul's on Michael Fuqua - foul #2 on Michael Fuqua, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG) Christopher Williamson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Carl Foster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-41 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Matthew Laramie steps in front of the George Bray pass | 35-41 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie loses the dribble to Mwla Abdeldayen | 35-41 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl Foster | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Carl Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mwla Abdeldayen | 35-44 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | George Bray pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), George Powell (C) Timothy Rosol, Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Williamson - foul #2 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Albert Derosier | 37-47 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Danny Brown | 37-49 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | George Powell misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #4 on Albert Derosier, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | George Powell makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | George Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by George Bray and he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Timothy Schell, George Bray | |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #5 on Albert Derosier, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Adam Graham can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Powell - foul #1 on George Powell, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | George Powell tips it but misses | 41-54 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Williamson is called for the reach on Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #3 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, George Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Brown | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Carl Foster can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Bray | 43-59 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 43-62 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oakley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oakley, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Mathews (PF), George Powell (C) Christopher Williamson, Carl Foster, Michael Fuqua, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Graham - foul #1 on Adam Graham, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), George Bray (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | John Nordin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | George Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews double dribbles | 45-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SF) Matthew Laramie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), George Bray (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | George Bray picks off the pass by George Powell | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nordin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Hopkins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - George Bray (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | John Nordin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-66 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Adam Graham steps in front of the Carl Foster pass | 45-66 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Danny Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Graham | 45-68 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Michael Mathews is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #4 on Michael Mathews, team foul #10 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Carl Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (C) George Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SG) Danny Brown | |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Nordin | 48-72 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Ronald Cotta takes the ball from Carl Foster | 48-72 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | John Nordin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 48-74 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin loses the dribble to Mwla Abdeldayen | 48-74 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-74 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen tips it home | 48-76 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Foster | 50-76 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Rosol, team foul #11 | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Brown | 50-79 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie lays it up and in set up by Carl Foster | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Fuqua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - George Bray (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 52-82 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-82 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-82 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Adam Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-82 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown tips it but misses | 52-82 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Fuqua | 52-82 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol misses the 3 from straight away | 52-82 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley misses the tip | 52-82 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 52-82 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Carl Foster is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #1 on Carl Foster, team foul #12 | 52-82 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-84 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-84 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley tips it in | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is called for traveling | 54-84 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Adam Graham picks off the pass by Michael Fuqua | 54-84 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | George Bray is hacked by Matthew Laramie - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #13 | 54-84 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | George Bray makes the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | George Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie grabs the board | 54-85 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley misses the jump hook near the basket | 54-85 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the board | 54-85 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Foster - foul #2 on Carl Foster, team foul #14 | 54-85 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 54-86 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-87 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-87 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen grabs the board | 54-87 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen runs out the clock | 54-87 |