| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerard Jackson | 21-23 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski is hacked by Sean Dirks - foul #3 on Sean Dirks, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer can't tip it in | 21-23 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Maher | 21-25 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks's layup is rejected by Elmer Maher | 21-25 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher clanks a turnaround from the left block | 21-25 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 21-25 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Robert Linkous picks off the pass by Sean Dirks | 21-25 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Duane Barr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is hacked by Alex Romanski - foul #2 on Alex Romanski, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (C) Gerard Jackson, Duane Barr, Douglas Hayes, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Goran Ziebart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Frank Martini denies the turnaround by Frederick Tippett | 21-28 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Mark Fee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-28 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Horodyski | 21-28 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Mark Fee scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Floyd Eisenbarth | 21-30 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Frank Martini - foul #2 on Frank Martini, team foul #2 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson (PG), Duane Barr (SG), Douglas Hayes (SF), Raymond Spencer (PF) Danny Boatman, Paul Johnson, Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG) Floyd Eisenbarth | |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Frank Martini drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alex Romanski | 22-32 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer loses the dribble to Mark Fee | 22-32 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Fee | 22-34 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Frank Martini gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Mark Fee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Goran Ziebart - foul #1 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Goran Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Frank Martini | |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Linkous (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Raymond Spencer takes the ball from Nicholas Gibbs | 22-35 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Gibbs - foul #2 on Nicholas Gibbs, team foul #3 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Duane Barr, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Frank Martini (SF) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is hacked by Sean Dirks - foul #4 on Sean Dirks, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Goran Ziebart (C) Gerard Jackson, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (PF) Douglas Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Frank Martini, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 24-35 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is hacked by Frederick Tippett - foul #2 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #4 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson (PG), Duane Barr (SG) Danny Boatman, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Alex Romanski, Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Fabian Giordano | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Horodyski | 24-38 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Nicholas Gibbs | 24-38 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is whistled for traveling | 24-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Sean Dirks (PF) Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Elmer Maher (PF) Floyd Eisenbarth, Robert Linkous | |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson makes the floater from the left side | 26-38 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Frank Martini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG), Mark Fee (SF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Frank Martini makes the 3rd free throw | 26-40 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson snags the offensive board | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Martini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Duane Barr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Frank Martini pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses short on a shot in the paint | 26-40 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Fabian Giordano tips it in | 26-42 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #6 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Raymond Spencer (C) Gerard Jackson, Goran Ziebart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Elmer Maher (PF), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee, Frank Martini, Fabian Giordano | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Horodyski | 26-44 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Linkous - foul #1 on Robert Linkous, team foul #4 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (C) Duane Barr, Sean Dirks, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (PG) Alex Romanski | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Robert Linkous tips it but misses | 26-44 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman grabs the board | 26-44 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-44 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Elmer Maher | 26-44 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses badly on a floater from the right side | 26-44 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher tips it back up and in | 26-46 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Douglas Hayes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Alex Romanski (PG), Mark Fee (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Nicholas Horodyski, Robert Linkous, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski is hacked by Goran Ziebart - foul #2 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #7 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Nicholas Gibbs (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Fabian Giordano | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Fee - foul #1 on Mark Fee, team foul #5 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Floyd Eisenbarth (SG) Nicholas Horodyski | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mark Fee is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) David Davenport | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Maher (PF) Frank Martini | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mark Fee makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mark Fee misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher grabs the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-47 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Goran Ziebart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Alex Romanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Eisenbarth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Fee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Maher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 28-47 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Maher snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Mark Fee loses the ball out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), David Davenport (SG) Danny Boatman, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski (SG), Robert Linkous (SF), Frank Martini (PF), Fabian Giordano (C) Floyd Eisenbarth, Mark Fee, Elmer Maher, Nicholas Gibbs | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Davenport can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fabian Giordano - foul #2 on Fabian Giordano, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (SG) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski loses the ball out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Frederick Tippett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Gibbs (C) Robert Linkous | |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski grabs the board | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks connects on the floater from the right side | 32-47 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Romanski | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Davenport | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Paul Johnson is called for the reach on Alex Romanski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #9 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Tracy White, David Davenport | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Fee (SF) Fabian Giordano | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Alex Romanski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman tips it home | 37-51 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Frank Martini is hacked by Sean Dirks - foul #5 on Sean Dirks, team foul #10 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (PF) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Frank Martini misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Nicholas Horodyski steals it from Paul Johnson | 37-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nicholas Horodyski runs out the clock | 37-51 |