| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Rucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Don Dileo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Chung (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Fernandes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fresh) SG - Alfred Pattison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodrigo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Kelly inbounds the ball | 35-17 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodrigo Reyes | 35-19 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-19 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-19 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Michael Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung lays it up and in on a great pass from Don Dileo | 37-19 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Rodrigo Reyes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-19 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-19 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Michael Harding blows the layup | 37-19 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Green buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Rucker | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Rodrigo Reyes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 39-19 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Blake Bumgarner tips it back up and in | 39-21 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rodrigo Reyes | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-24 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Green drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joseph Rucker and he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #2 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (PG), Edward Bartow (PF) Joseph Rucker, Zachary Fernandes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (PG), Daniel Mulligan (PF), Gregory Casey (C) Michael Harding, Blake Bumgarner, Rodrigo Reyes | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Green makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan dunks the ball | 42-26 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Don Dileo's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Casey | 42-26 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | James Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Don Dileo, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Johnnie McClanahan - foul #1 on Johnnie McClanahan, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gerald Chung (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Bartow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Johnnie McClanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Pattison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan's layup is rejected by Edward Bartow | 42-26 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow is fouled on the floor by Alfred Pattison - foul #2 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes (PF) Larry Washington | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Harding (PG), Blake Bumgarner (PF), Rodrigo Reyes (C) Alfred Pattison, James Kelly, Gregory Casey | |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Blake Bumgarner misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-26 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Bartow | 45-26 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow is hacked by Rodrigo Reyes - foul #1 on Rodrigo Reyes, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Roy Ventura (C) Joseph Shanley, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Edward Bartow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG), James Kelly (SF) Johnnie McClanahan, Daniel Mulligan | |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes misses the easy layup | 45-26 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Michael Harding can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Blake Bumgarner tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-28 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes hits the follow up shot | 47-28 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | James Kelly is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-28 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (SG), Edward Bartow (SF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Daniel Green (C) Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (PG), Daniel Mulligan (SG), Ray Lerman (PF), Gregory Casey (C) Michael Harding, Alfred Pattison, Blake Bumgarner, Rodrigo Reyes | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rucker - foul #1 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG) Joseph Rucker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | James Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 47-30 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Casey - foul #1 on Gregory Casey, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fresh) SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Johnnie McClanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Larry Washington hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Green | 50-30 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Edward Bartow steps in front of the Johnnie McClanahan pass in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Gregory Casey is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #2 on Gregory Casey, team foul #6 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG) Joseph Shanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG) James Kelly | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Johnnie McClanahan steals the ball from Larry Washington | 50-30 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Larry Washington - foul #2 on Larry Washington, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Larry Washington, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Harding (PG), Blake Bumgarner (PF), Rodrigo Reyes (C) Alfred Pattison, Daniel Mulligan, Gregory Casey | |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman misses the free throw | 50-32 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roy Ventura | 50-32 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ray Lerman - foul #1 on Ray Lerman, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG), James Kelly (SF) Johnnie McClanahan, Ray Lerman | |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Blake Bumgarner grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | James Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Chung (SF) Edward Bartow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Don Dileo is hacked by Alfred Pattison - foul #3 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #8 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley (PG), Vyacheslav Karnofski (C) Joseph Rucker, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Don Dileo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Rodrigo Reyes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Harding and he's fouled by Vyacheslav Karnofski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Karnofski, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Green (C) Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (SF) James Kelly | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Rodrigo Reyes makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Zachary Fernandes buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Green | 57-35 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Larry Washington (SG), Edward Bartow (SF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF) Don Dileo, Gerald Chung, Zachary Fernandes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan (SF), Gregory Casey (C) Alfred Pattison, Rodrigo Reyes | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 57-35 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Larry Washington tips it in | 59-35 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-35 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Shanley | 59-35 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses long on a jumper from the right block | 59-35 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Vyacheslav Karnofski can't tip it in | 59-35 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Daniel Green gets the offensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Shanley's pass is intercepted by Gregory Casey | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Shanley (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Edward Bartow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie McClanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blake Bumgarner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow misses the shot from the left side | 59-38 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Green | 59-38 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Bartow | 59-38 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Larry Washington loses the dribble to Daniel Mulligan | 59-38 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG), Don Dileo (SG), Gerald Chung (SF), Zachary Fernandes (PF), Roy Ventura (C) Joseph Shanley, Larry Washington, Edward Bartow, Vyacheslav Karnofski, Daniel Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG), James Kelly (SF), Ray Lerman (PF), Rodrigo Reyes (C) Johnnie McClanahan, Daniel Mulligan, Blake Bumgarner, Gregory Casey | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | James Kelly picks off the pass by Joseph Rucker | 59-38 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Michael Harding hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Kelly | 59-40 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Dileo | 62-40 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Roy Ventura - foul #1 on Roy Ventura, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Bartow (SF) Gerald Chung | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (PG), Daniel Mulligan (SG), Federico Yazzie (C) Michael Harding, Alfred Pattison, Rodrigo Reyes | |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | James Kelly misses the easy layup | 62-43 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zachary Fernandes | 62-43 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Edward Bartow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker grabs the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Don Dileo clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 62-43 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | James Kelly gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Mulligan and the foul's on Joseph Rucker - foul #2 on Joseph Rucker, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hughes (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Gerald Chung (SF), Vyacheslav Karnofski (PF), Daniel Green (C) Joseph Rucker, Don Dileo, Edward Bartow, Zachary Fernandes, Roy Ventura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG) James Kelly | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Chung (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Karnofski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Green (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Johnnie McClanahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Pattison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Mulligan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Lerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Federico Yazzie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes is fouled on the floor by Johnnie McClanahan - foul #2 on Johnnie McClanahan, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Casey (C) Federico Yazzie | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Vyacheslav Karnofski picks off the pass by Daniel Mulligan | 64-46 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung misses short on a floater from the left side | 64-46 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Robert Hughes snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 64-46 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hughes | 64-46 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Alfred Pattison is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #4 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #10 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Don Dileo (SG), Zachary Fernandes (PF) Robert Hughes, Vyacheslav Karnofski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kelly (SF) Alfred Pattison | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Larry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Larry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan is hacked by Don Dileo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Dileo, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker (PG) Larry Washington | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-48 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Gerald Chung drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Don Dileo | 67-48 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman is denied on a layup by Zachary Fernandes | 67-48 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey tips it in | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Don Dileo knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Joseph Rucker | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-50 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Don Dileo | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Rucker runs out the clock | 69-50 |