| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum inbounds the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert blows the layup but the foul's on Peter Bad - foul #2 on Peter Bad, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Fuchs and he's fouled by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is denied on a layup by Ronald Foor | 27-45 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel grabs the board | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the jumper from the left block set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 27-47 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the jumper from close range | 27-47 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Nelson Strum | 29-47 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-47 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | James Calvert grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 33-50 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the floater from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a shot from the left block | 35-50 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-50 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | James Calvert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Capel | 37-50 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-53 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Derrick Fong steps in front of the Ronald Foor pass | 37-53 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Stuart Ried | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Robert Woods (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe slams it home on a nice dish by Harry Murphy and he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 40-55 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #4 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Don Hughes is denied by Peter Bad | 40-55 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Don Hughes can't tip it in | 40-55 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Harry Murphy picks off the pass by Russell Jolley | 40-55 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-55 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the tip | 40-55 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it in | 42-55 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Mathew Perry is called for the reach on Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Mathew Perry, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Peter Bad is blocked by Rubin Wolfe | 42-55 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe double dribbles | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Robert Woods | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's floater is knocked away by James Calvert | 42-55 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 42-55 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Strum | 45-55 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stuart Ried and the foul's on James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Derrick Fong | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Calvert | 48-57 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Robert Woods | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Nelson Strum, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF) Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Don Hughes lays it in and he's fouled by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 51-62 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Don Hughes is called for the reach on Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Don Hughes, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Robert Woods | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Stuart Ried is blocked by Ronald Foor | 51-62 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | James Calvert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Foor swats the short shot by Peter Bad | 51-62 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | James Calvert's dunk attempt is rejected by Stuart Ried | 51-62 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is intercepted by James Calvert in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum banks in the layup on a great pass from James Calvert | 53-62 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Nelson Strum is called for the reach on Robert Woods - foul #3 on Nelson Strum, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (C) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the lay-in | 55-62 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-64 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Robert Woods hits the follow up shot | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a floater in the lane | 55-66 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Robert Woods | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Peter Bad steps in front of the Gregory Capel pass | 55-66 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong lays it up and in set up by Peter Bad and the foul's on Nelson Strum - foul #4 on Nelson Strum, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 55-69 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-69 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Robert Woods tips it back up and in | 55-71 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Don Hughes | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Fong | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Russell Jolley takes the ball from Dima Pelkowski | 57-73 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Don Hughes - foul #2 on Don Hughes, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Derrick Fong | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett runs out the clock | 59-75 |