| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) SF - George Eddleman (fresh) PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dodge - foul #1 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson slams it home on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford blows the layup but he's fouled by Ramiro Flores - foul #1 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Clifford | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Phillip Brisson | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly is fouled on the floor by George Eddleman - foul #1 on George Eddleman, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (C) Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is hacked by Ramiro Flores - foul #2 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Clifford | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is hacked by Edward Patterson - foul #1 on Edward Patterson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by George Eddleman - foul #2 on George Eddleman, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Terry Moberly (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) John Dampier, Daniel Eichner, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Pomeroy | 13-11 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Dustin Thompson, Michael Ralls | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Terry Moberly takes the ball from Leonard Pomeroy | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Clifford denies the turnaround by Shen Xiong | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly is hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #1 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF) Gilberto Ricci, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG) Leonard Pomeroy | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Lenhardt - foul #2 on Steven Lenhardt, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (C) Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SF) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 15-12 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Shen Xiong (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Peter Kaiser is called for the reach on Phillip Brisson - foul #2 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG) Phillip Brisson | |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shen Xiong - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG) Stephan Oswalt | |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses the easy layup | 15-15 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Terry Moberly (PF) John Dampier, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the easy layup | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a floater from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (SG), Shen Xiong (SF) Daniel Eichner, Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF) James Kirk, Dustin Thompson | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (C) Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Moberly - foul #1 on Terry Moberly, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Stephan Oswalt picks off the pass by Lawrence Roberts | 15-18 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shen Xiong - foul #2 on Shen Xiong, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF) John Dampier, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the fadeaway from close range | 15-20 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #10 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Thomas Dodge (C) Melvin Pangburn, Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Dampier | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Clifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ralls (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #1 on John Dampier, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Moberly | 18-22 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Clifford picks off the pass by Gilberto Ricci | 18-22 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 18-24 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | John Dampier is hacked by Leonard Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG) Leonard Pomeroy, Phillip Brisson | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | John Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | John Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is hacked by Terry Moberly - foul #2 on Terry Moberly, team foul #12 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Shen Xiong (PF) John Dampier, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (PF) Michael Ralls | |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Clifford blocks the short jumper by Thomas Dodge | 20-26 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge tips it home | 22-26 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | James Kirk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Dodge | 22-26 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | James Kirk knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Clifford | 22-29 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Kirk | 22-29 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-29 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford tips it in | 22-31 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn double dribbles | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (SG), Lawrence Roberts (C) Daniel Eichner, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Leonard Pomeroy (SF), Michael Ralls (C) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | James Kirk makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Ralls | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Eddleman (fresh) C - Michael Ralls (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | John Dampier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci tips it back up and in | 24-34 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | James Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Shen Xiong denies the turnaround by George Eddleman | 24-34 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 24-34 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Ralls | 24-37 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | John Dampier double dribbles | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Gilberto Ricci, Shen Xiong, Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Edward Patterson (C) James Kirk, George Eddleman, Michael Ralls | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Phillip Brisson - foul #1 on Phillip Brisson, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Eichner - foul #2 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #13 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG) John Dampier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Phillip Brisson, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ramiro Flores | 26-38 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the runner in the lane set up by Ramiro Flores | 28-38 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #14 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the lay-in | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-39 |