| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fresh) SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) PF - John Castrejon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | John Jones inbounds the ball | 28-9 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-9 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter gets the rebound | 28-9 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Willie Johnson steals it from John Castrejon | 28-9 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | James Booher blows the layup | 28-9 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Galen Davis gets the offensive rebound | 28-9 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper's layup is rejected by Miguel Lopez | 28-9 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-9 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | John Castrejon scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-11 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | John Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-11 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Ira Baines clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-11 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Piper | 31-11 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper knocks in the shot from the right block | 33-11 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | The jump hook by John Castrejon is blocked by Galen Davis | 33-11 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Johnson | 33-11 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | James Booher drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jones | 36-11 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Ira Baines scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Willie Johnson - foul #1 on Willie Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla (C) Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG) Luke Fields | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Ira Baines misses the free throw | 36-13 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Galen Davis gets the rebound | 36-13 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Miguel Lopez - foul #2 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #1 | 36-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (SF), Daniel Swim (PF) John Jones, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Like Wang (SF) Ira Baines, Mark Hunter | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla misses the 1st free throw | 36-13 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 2nd free throw | 37-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwight Perreira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Swim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) SF - Like Wang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Castrejon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Like Wang makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-16 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-16 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | John Castrejon gets the rebound | 37-16 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Swim - foul #1 on Daniel Swim, team foul #2 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG), Daniel Piper (C) James Booher, Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luke Fields (SG), James Berry (PF), George Rehm (C) Jerry Rottman, John Castrejon, Miguel Lopez | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems makes the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 37-18 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | George Rehm is called for the reach on Daniel Piper - foul #1 on George Rehm, team foul #2 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (PG), Galen Davis (PF) Willie Johnson, Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG), Mark Hunter (SF) Christopher Deems, Like Wang | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Hansford | 39-18 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Ira Baines scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Luke Fields | 39-20 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), James Booher (SG) James Hansford, Dwight Perreira | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Castrejon (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) James Berry, George Rehm | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Luke Fields hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Baines | 39-23 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | John Jones is hacked by Miguel Lopez - foul #3 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #3 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla (C) Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG) Luke Fields | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Booher and he's hacked by Mark Hunter - foul #2 on Mark Hunter, team foul #4 | 41-23 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the free throw | 42-23 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | John Castrejon connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mark Hunter | 42-25 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | John Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) SF - Mark Hunter (fairly fresh) PF - John Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | John Castrejon scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jerry Rottman | 42-27 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla lays it up and in | 44-27 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Hunter, team foul #5 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (SF), Daniel Swim (PF), Daniel Piper (C) John Jones, Galen Davis, Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Luke Fields (SG), Like Wang (SF), James Berry (PF) Ira Baines, Jerry Rottman, Mark Hunter, John Castrejon | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Deems - foul #2 on Christopher Deems, team foul #6 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG) James Booher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | James Hansford hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Willie Johnson and he's hacked by Like Wang - foul #2 on Like Wang, team foul #7 | 46-27 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | James Hansford makes the free throw | 47-27 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Swim is called for the reach on Like Wang - foul #2 on Daniel Swim, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Castrejon (PF), George Rehm (C) James Berry, Miguel Lopez | |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | George Rehm travels with the ball | 47-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Booher (SG), Galen Davis (PF) Willie Johnson, Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | James Hansford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper tips it home | 49-27 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | John Castrejon is hacked by Galen Davis - foul #2 on Galen Davis, team foul #4 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (PG) James Hansford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG), James Berry (PF) Luke Fields, John Castrejon | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Like Wang's pass is intercepted by Dwight Perreira | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dwight Perreira (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Piper (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Berry (fresh) C - George Rehm (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | James Booher drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Jones | 52-27 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-27 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Galen Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-27 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | John Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-27 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | George Rehm pulls down the rebound | 52-27 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Like Wang can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-27 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | James Booher grabs the board | 52-27 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Like Wang - foul #3 on Like Wang, team foul #8 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), James Hansford (SG), Daniel Swim (PF), Kyle Avilla (C) John Jones, James Booher, Galen Davis, Daniel Piper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Drennan (C) George Rehm | |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman is hacked by Daniel Swim - foul #3 on Daniel Swim, team foul #5 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (SF) Dwight Perreira | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-27 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the board | 54-27 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | James Hansford is fouled on the floor by John Drennan - foul #1 on John Drennan, team foul #9 | 54-27 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | James Hansford makes the 1st free throw | 55-27 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | James Hansford misses the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Like Wang snags the defensive board | 55-27 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-27 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla grabs the defensive rebound | 55-27 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | James Hansford makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Johnson | 57-27 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | James Berry comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Swim - foul #4 on Daniel Swim, team foul #6 | 57-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Booher (SG), Galen Davis (PF) James Hansford, Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Rehm (C) John Drennan | |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | James Berry makes the 1st free throw | 57-28 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | James Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-28 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-28 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Rehm - foul #2 on George Rehm, team foul #10 | 57-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Drennan (PF) James Berry | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 1st free throw | 58-28 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Rottman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Drennan (fresh) C - George Rehm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | George Rehm misses the lay-in | 59-28 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla gets the rebound | 59-28 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | John Drennan is called for the reach on Willie Johnson - foul #2 on John Drennan, team foul #11 | 59-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Piper (C) Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-28 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-28 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Booher and he's fouled by George Rehm - foul #3 on George Rehm, team foul #12 | 63-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Berry (PF) John Drennan | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the free throw | 64-31 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | James Berry drills a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Deems | 64-33 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Piper banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 66-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Like Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Booher - foul #2 on James Booher, team foul #7 | 66-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Jones (SF) Dwight Perreira | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Like Wang makes the 1st free throw | 66-34 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Like Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson is whistled for a carry | 66-35 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Booher steps in front of the George Rehm pass | 66-35 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | James Booher banks in the layup | 68-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | James Berry misses the easy layup | 68-35 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Galen Davis buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Johnson | 70-35 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | George Rehm buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-38 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson runs out the clock | 70-38 |