| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman inbounds the ball | 27-16 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Sanders | 27-19 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | David Schiavo drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Alfredo Gallo | 29-19 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits a jumper in the paint | 29-21 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 29-23 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by David Schiavo | 31-23 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski's floater is tipped away by Zlatko Zachman | 31-25 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Alfredo Gallo takes the ball from Paul Sanders in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 31-27 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo and he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #3 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John James (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-27 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Julio Martin's floater is knocked away by Richard Jones | 34-27 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 34-27 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Richard Jones buries a fadeaway from the right block | 34-29 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Richard Jones blocks the short jumper by David Schiavo | 34-29 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Lloyd Clark | 34-32 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | David Schiavo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | David Schiavo double dribbles | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Julio Martin, John James, David Schiavo, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is hacked by Daniel Nichol - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Kun Ximines | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 34-34 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the jumper from the right block set up by Paul Sanders | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Alfredo Gallo | 36-38 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the driving attempt from the right block | 36-40 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol knocks in the floater near the basket | 38-40 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Daniel Nichol - foul #2 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Richard Jones | 38-44 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Norby - foul #2 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Julio Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG), David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 40-44 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Clark is called for the reach on David Schiavo - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) John James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (PG) Paul Sanders | |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the shot in the lane | 40-44 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard drills a turnaround from the left block | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zachman - foul #4 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Garf Ziebart (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Kun Ximines, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Hillman picks off the pass by Kevin Hellberg | 40-46 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 40-48 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is whistled for a carry | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Garf Ziebart, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Daniel Nichol, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Jones | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is hacked by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #3 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Ziebart | 43-49 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF) John James, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | David Schiavo drills a shot from the left block set up by Stjepan Kedzierski | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski buries a floater in the paint | 47-51 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 47-53 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Kevin Hellberg - foul #4 on Paul Sanders, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits a 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Tony Levine drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Hellberg | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is called for traveling | 53-56 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Richard Jones | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alfredo Gallo | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses badly on a floater from the right block | 57-56 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #4 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Julio Martin, John James, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 62-61 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is called for traveling | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stjepan Kedzierski | 64-63 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is hacked by Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Sanders, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage's fadeaway is rejected by David Schiavo | 64-63 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Zachman - foul #5 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 66-63 |