| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Michael Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Piao Hong and he's fouled by Ryan Jones - foul #2 on Ryan Jones, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Piao Hong grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the lay-in | 27-36 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Terry Morton can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb loses the ball out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Anthony Rector steps in front of the Allen Welch pass | 27-36 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 27-36 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector travels with the ball | 27-36 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector's layup is rejected by Piao Hong | 27-36 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Allen Welch | 27-36 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Piao Hong loses the dribble to Ryan Jones | 27-36 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 27-38 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Allen Welch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 27-38 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones tips it in | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) SG - Allen Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Piao Hong (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Piao Hong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-40 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones clanks a shot from the baseline | 27-40 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Allen Welch pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder buries a shot from the left side set up by Allen Welch and the foul's on Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (PF), Patrick Andre (C) Allen Welch, Michael Brown, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Dennis Brandon (SF) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon can't finish the layup | 30-40 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Andre - foul #2 on Patrick Andre, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (SG) Scott Crowder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kim Richardson | 30-43 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 30-43 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones lays it up and in set up by Kerry Clark and he's hacked by Stephen Taliaferro - foul #1 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Welch (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Terry Morton (PF), Piao Hong (C) Robert Anderson, Jerry Kornegay, Stephen Taliaferro, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon | |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones misses the free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Terry Morton gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Holcomb | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Piao Hong tips it back up and in | 32-48 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Piao Hong - foul #1 on Piao Hong, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG) Gary Lancaster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Daniel Everitt is called for the reach on Scott Crowder - foul #2 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Allen Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro (C) Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a 3 from straight away set up by Dennis Brandon | 32-53 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Dennis Brandon blocks the short jumper by Stephen Taliaferro | 32-53 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Terry Morton - foul #2 on Terry Morton, team foul #4 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Piao Hong (C) Allen Welch, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SF), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Daniel Everitt, Robert Ellison, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 3rd free throw | 32-56 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro is hacked by Kim Richardson - foul #1 on Kim Richardson, team foul #4 | 32-56 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-56 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is denied on a layup by Piao Hong | 32-56 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-56 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-56 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb tips it but misses | 32-56 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Piao Hong | 34-56 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Holcomb | 34-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Morton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Morton | 37-59 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Jones and he's fouled by Stephen Taliaferro - foul #2 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Patrick Andre (PF), Jerry Kornegay (C) Scott Crowder, Gary Lancaster, Stephen Taliaferro, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Ryan Jones | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Allen Welch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Dennis Brandon (PF) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson, Eric Holcomb | |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | David Duffield denies the turnaround by Patrick Andre | 39-62 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Ellison | 39-65 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson's floater is knocked away by Daniel Everitt | 39-65 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre tips it back up and in | 41-65 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Andre - foul #3 on Patrick Andre, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Stephen Taliaferro (PF) Allen Welch, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Ryan Jones (C) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-66 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon banks in the layup set up by Daniel Everitt | 43-68 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toni Tuczynski (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb (PF) Dennis Brandon | |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Holcomb | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Tuczynski (fresh) SF - Jerry Kornegay (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Andre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Moore (SF) Jerry Kornegay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF) Robert Ellison | |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 43-72 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Ryan Jones steals the ball from Leonard Moore | 43-72 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Toni Tuczynski takes the ball from Daniel Everitt | 43-72 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro's pass is intercepted by Kim Richardson | 43-72 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Stephen Taliaferro is called for the reach on Eric Holcomb - foul #3 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #7 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Jerry Kornegay (C) Gary Lancaster, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Robert Ellison (SF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Kim Richardson, Ryan Jones | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Toni Tuczynski is fouled on the floor by David Duffield - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #5 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Patrick Andre (C) Toni Tuczynski, Leonard Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Ryan Jones (C) Kerry Clark, David Duffield | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-74 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Lancaster - foul #3 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #8 | 43-74 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre misses the lay-in | 43-76 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-76 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Anderson steals it from Robert Ellison | 43-76 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Ryan Jones picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 43-76 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 43-76 |