| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Gust inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Dilday - foul #1 on Roger Dilday, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 3rd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Joshua Jorgenson is blocked by William Okoniewski | 34-37 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Gust | 34-37 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it in | 34-39 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Keith Churchill | 36-39 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Roger Dilday is called for the reach on Brian Gust - foul #2 on Roger Dilday, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Brian Gust scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG) Roger Dilday | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Jared Yap grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Pat Boyer | 36-44 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Bruce Carney (SF), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Joshua Jorgenson, Donald Difiore, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Carney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Gary Chaves steals it from Pat Boyer | 36-44 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater drills a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Jared Yap clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Schlater | 41-45 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roger Dilday | 41-45 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves is fouled on the floor by Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Michael Bessler (C) Austin Schlater, Bruce Carney, Gary Chaves, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Jared Yap | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | William Okoniewski picks off the pass by Michael Johnson | 41-45 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Brian Gust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Donald Difiore, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 43-45 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Pat Boyer | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Keith Churchill steals the ball from Pat Boyer | 43-45 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Pat Boyer - foul #2 on Pat Boyer, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Michael Bessler (C) Roger Dilday, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Abshire | 44-45 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson tips it in | 46-47 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Bruce Carney (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) Michael Johnson, Joshua Jorgenson, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Williams (PF) Jared Yap, Pat Boyer | |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Bruce Carney snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Schlater | 48-47 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | William Williams travels with the ball | 48-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Bruce Carney, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Brian Abshire, William Williams | |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling connects on the 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Donald Difiore is denied by Christopher Pickles | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 48-50 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Pickles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's floater is tipped away by William Okoniewski | 48-50 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 48-50 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 48-50 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Christopher Pickles | |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is hacked by Roger Dilday - foul #3 on Roger Dilday, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Michael Bessler (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) Brian Gust | |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 49-53 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves banks in the layup | 51-53 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Bruce Carney (SF) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) William Okoniewski | |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein hits a floater from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jared Yap | 53-56 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein can't finish the layup | 53-56 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jared Yap | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #4 on Rocky Costa, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Bruce Carney, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves tips it home | 56-56 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Donald Difiore (PF) Michael Johnson, Harold Grafenstein, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Gary Chaves (PF) Austin Schlater, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Michael Johnson takes the ball from Michael Hallenbeck in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves dunks the ball set up by Michael Johnson | 61-56 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Jorgenson | 61-56 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Churchill | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill is hacked by William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF) Michael Johnson, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #1 on Brian Gust, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Brian Gust snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday is fouled in the backcourt by Rocky Costa - foul #5 on Rocky Costa, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Gary Chaves steals it from William Okoniewski | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #4 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Keith Churchill | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater runs out the clock | 66-56 |