| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Davis steals it from Fred Cannady | 35-29 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Davis | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Donald Mason snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Mason | 39-29 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Alonzo Pitts and he's hacked by Robert Toscano - foul #3 on Robert Toscano, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (PG) Jewell Nichols | |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Profitt (PF) Fred Cannady | |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Michael Profitt tips it home | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano misses the shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Profitt | 39-34 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Donald Mason steps in front of the Armando Alvarez pass | 39-34 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Donald Mason blows the dunk | 39-34 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Amstein | 39-34 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Davis and he's fouled by William Aichele - foul #1 on William Aichele, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Richard Jensen (PF) Frederick Davis, Kenneth Duncan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Robert Jacob (SF), Fred Cannady (C) Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts, Michael Profitt | |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Robert Toscano steals it from Jewell Nichols | 42-34 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Donald Mason misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jensen | 42-34 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | William Aichele is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jewell Nichols | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Jensen | 45-36 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-36 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Robert Jacob hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aichele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Robert Jacob is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Frederick Davis (SG), Robert Rudisill (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Owen Smith (C) Anthony Amstein, Paul Rogers, Donald Mason, Richard Jensen, Robert Toscano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), Michael Profitt (PF), Ben Koch (C) Jewell Nichols, Lloyd Franklin, Robert Jacob, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Willie Roby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Ben Koch snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Robert Rudisill steals the ball from Alonzo Pitts | 45-38 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Owen Smith is denied by Ben Koch | 45-38 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Owen Smith hits a jumper from the left block set up by Willie Roby | 47-38 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Ben Koch is hacked by Robert Rudisill - foul #2 on Robert Rudisill, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Fred Cannady (C) Doyle Armstrong, Michael Profitt | |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG) Willie Roby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG) Armando Alvarez | |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Owen Smith buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Davis | 49-38 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Owen Smith swats the layup by Jewell Nichols | 49-38 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Rudisill | 49-38 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady is fouled on the floor by Anthony Amstein - foul #3 on Anthony Amstein, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Donald Mason (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Paul Breese (C) Frederick Davis, Robert Rudisill, Kenneth Duncan, Owen Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), William Aichele (PF) Alonzo Pitts, Fred Cannady | |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez clanks a floater from the left side | 49-38 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin tips it in | 49-40 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Jensen, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Toscano (C) Paul Breese | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts (SF), Fred Cannady (C) Lloyd Franklin, Ben Koch | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-43 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Armando Alvarez is called for the reach on Paul Rogers - foul #3 on Armando Alvarez, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG) Anthony Amstein | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (PG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF), Ben Koch (C) Jewell Nichols, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roby makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 52-43 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Donald Mason gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Donald Mason is hacked by Lloyd Franklin - foul #2 on Lloyd Franklin, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Kenneth Duncan (PF) Paul Rogers, Robert Toscano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Armando Alvarez, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt, Ben Koch | |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Alonzo Pitts steals the ball from Donald Mason | 52-43 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts can't finish the layup | 52-43 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roby hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Duncan and he's fouled by Jewell Nichols - foul #1 on Jewell Nichols, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Owen Smith (C) Richard Jensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF) Lloyd Franklin, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roby makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Profitt | 55-45 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Robert Jacob steals it from Owen Smith | 55-45 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Michael Profitt swats the shot by Willie Roby | 55-47 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roby tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Owen Smith tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady clanks a runner near the basket | 57-47 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Michael Profitt misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Donald Mason gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Willie Roby | 60-47 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Owen Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Alvarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Profitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Willie Roby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Duncan | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols jams it on a great pass from Robert Jacob | 63-49 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Armando Alvarez - foul #4 on Armando Alvarez, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein (PG), Robert Rudisill (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Willie Roby, Donald Mason, Kenneth Duncan, Owen Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong (PG), Lloyd Franklin (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF), Ben Koch (C) Jewell Nichols, Armando Alvarez, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt, Fred Cannady | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano is whistled for a carry | 64-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG) Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Paul Rogers steals it from William Aichele out of a doubleteam | 64-49 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Rogers | 66-49 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Ben Koch makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano misses the easy layup | 66-51 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Ben Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Jensen - foul #2 on Richard Jensen, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Cannady (C) Ben Koch | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 66-52 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Amstein comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Aichele | 66-52 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | William Aichele blows the layup over the doubleteam | 66-52 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Rudisill snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Fred Cannady swats the layup by Paul Rogers | 66-52 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Amstein | 69-52 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Anthony Amstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Rudisill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Doyle Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lloyd Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Aichele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Rudisill | 71-52 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | William Aichele comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 71-52 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Amstein swats the layup by William Aichele | 71-52 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Amstein | 73-52 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Fred Cannady | 73-55 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 76-55 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts scores on a 3 from the left corner | 76-58 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Richard Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Owen Smith (C) Anthony Amstein, Robert Toscano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG) Doyle Armstrong, Lloyd Franklin | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Willie Roby steps in front of the Fred Cannady pass | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Armando Alvarez - foul #5 on Armando Alvarez, team foul #6 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG) Armando Alvarez | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Aichele | 77-58 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady hits the finger roll and the foul's on Owen Smith - foul #2 on Owen Smith, team foul #6 | 77-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roby runs out the clock | 77-61 |