| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher comes up short on the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson loses the dribble to Victor Campbell | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is hacked by Edward Rentz - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Jonathan Trombetta steals the ball from Craig Holley in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Craig Holley takes the ball from Ryan Grimshaw | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 4-0 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 4-0 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | William O'Connell comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-5 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 6-6 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw double dribbles | 6-6 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw tips it home | 7-8 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it home | 9-8 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Loyd Young | 9-11 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (PG) James Sherwin | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it home | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Burdine (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Loyd Young scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Craig Holley buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Christopher | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Loyd Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Rentz | 18-17 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard McMullen (PG), James Sherwin (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Richard Burdine, Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't tip it in | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | James Sherwin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sherwin | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Strong - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Bernard McMullen, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Strong | 19-19 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomason | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason throws it down | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson scores on a jump hook in the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Conrad - foul #1 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is hacked by Mark Moshier - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell, Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Edward Thomason picks off the pass by Loyd Young | 23-21 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Gary Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is called for 3 seconds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Edward Thomason, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (PG) James Sherwin | |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (SF), Nicholas Strong (PF) Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Craig Holley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 26-22 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Loyd Young is denied by Edward Ivey | 26-22 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 26-22 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Loyd Young pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Gary Lee (PF) Craig Holley, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is hacked by James Sherwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | William O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Edward Ivey swats the shot by Loyd Young | 28-22 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Gary Lee hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William O'Connell | 31-22 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Sherwin | 31-25 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Paul Wilson steps in front of the Edward Rentz pass | 31-25 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong is fouled on the floor by William O'Connell - foul #1 on William O'Connell, team foul #5 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Loyd Young, Nicholas Strong | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Moshier - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) William O'Connell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Edward Thomason - foul #2 on James Sherwin, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Sherwin | 32-25 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #1 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 3rd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | James Sherwin steps in front of the Ernest Christopher pass | 32-27 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Thomason | 34-27 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Wilson | 34-30 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Colletti steals the ball from Ernest Christopher | 34-30 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the rebound | 34-30 |