| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Milton Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes inbounds the ball | 26-14 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Floyd Eisenbarth steals it from Gerard Jackson | 26-14 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Milton Hines lays it up and in set up by Floyd Eisenbarth | 28-14 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | James Cardwell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elmer Maher - foul #1 on Elmer Maher, team foul #1 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Robert Fiske (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Milton Hines, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Cardwell - foul #4 on James Cardwell, team foul #1 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) James Cardwell | |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-16 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Mark Fee gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is fouled on the floor by Sean Dirks - foul #1 on Sean Dirks, team foul #2 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Milton Hines (PG), Elmer Maher (PF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Milton Hines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #1 on Duane Barr, team foul #3 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Billy Smith (C) Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Milton Hines makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Milton Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Milton Hines misses the 3rd free throw | 32-16 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 32-16 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 32-16 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Milton Hines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks pulls down the rebound | 32-16 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Hayes | 32-19 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher clanks a floater in the paint | 32-19 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske tips it home | 34-19 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Robert Fiske is called for the reach on Douglas Hayes - foul #4 on Robert Fiske, team foul #2 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Mark Fee, Robert Fiske, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Milton Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Martini (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Frank Martini gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Floyd Eisenbarth, team foul #3 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Billy Smith (PF) Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski (PF) Sean Dirks | |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Milton Hines grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Milton Hines misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-19 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the tip | 34-19 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-19 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Billy Smith drills a turnaround from the right block | 36-19 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Duane Barr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #2 on Floyd Eisenbarth, team foul #4 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Elmer Maher (PF) Milton Hines, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Sean Dirks (PF) Frederick Tippett, Raymond Spencer | |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 3rd free throw | 36-22 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-22 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 36-22 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Duane Barr | 36-24 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Frank Martini connects on the jumper from the baseline | 38-24 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Frank Martini snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Duane Barr - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Milton Hines (PG), Robert Fiske (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cardwell (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Sean Dirks, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Milton Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fee (fresh) SF - Robert Fiske (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes lays it in on a great pass from Gerard Jackson | 38-26 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske misses the lay-in | 38-26 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Mark Fee grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Hayes - foul #4 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Mark Fee, Billy Smith, Fabian Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Hines - foul #1 on Milton Hines, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Duane Barr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Eisenbarth | 42-29 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes's floater is tipped away by Elmer Maher | 42-29 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer is fouled on the floor by Milton Hines - foul #2 on Milton Hines, team foul #6 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Billy Smith (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Frank Martini, Elmer Maher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Douglas Hayes, Raymond Spencer | |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Duane Barr buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Gerard Jackson | 42-32 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Milton Hines buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Smith | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Milton Hines (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fiske (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Billy Smith can't throw it down | 44-35 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | The jumper by James Cardwell is denied by Fabian Giordano | 46-35 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Milton Hines | 46-35 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Billy Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-35 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Milton Hines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Fiske | 49-35 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Duane Barr clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-35 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Billy Smith grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Billy Smith knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Milton Hines | 51-35 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | James Cardwell hits the follow up shot | 51-37 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Robert Fiske knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Fabian Giordano | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Fabian Giordano steals the ball from Gerard Jackson | 53-37 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | James Cardwell pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-37 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | James Cardwell misses the tip | 53-37 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | James Cardwell snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Yevgeny Glomski | 53-40 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Milton Hines misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Milton Hines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fiske (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Milton Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SG), Frank Martini (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Milton Hines, Robert Fiske, Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman (PG), Raymond Barney (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Gerard Jackson, Duane Barr, James Cardwell, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks is called for traveling | 53-40 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Milton Hines (PG) Floyd Eisenbarth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer's pass is intercepted by Fabian Giordano | 53-40 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is hacked by Raymond Barney - foul #1 on Raymond Barney, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG) Mark Fee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Milton Hines is hacked by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Milton Hines makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Milton Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney is fouled on the floor by Floyd Eisenbarth - foul #3 on Floyd Eisenbarth, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Milton Hines | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Milton Hines and he's hacked by Sean Dirks - foul #2 on Sean Dirks, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Fabian Giordano swats the short shot by Frederick Tippett | 61-42 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Milton Hines runs out the clock | 61-42 |