| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Safford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kerry Marques (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Miers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alberto Morales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Eastman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Joyner, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford double dribbles | 28-28 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 28-28 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | William Eastman tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie loses the dribble to Kerry Marques | 28-30 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Barry Langner steals it from Shawn Miers in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Barry Langner banks in the layup | 30-30 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Safford | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Langner | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Barry Langner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford misses the dunk attempt | 30-30 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | William Eastman pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques's pass is intercepted by Barry Langner in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Barry Langner hits the finger roll | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Schuller (PG), Reginald Morrow (SG), Gordon Brafford (PF), Joseph Rhodes (C) Kerry Marques, Shawn Miers, Robert Joyner, William Eastman | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Roland Schuller steals it from Patrick Sanderson | 32-30 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran is hacked by Gordon Brafford - foul #1 on Gordon Brafford, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Idi Victor (SF), Joseph Bryant (C) Hugo Davidson, Nathanial Corcoran, Andrew Walker, Patrick Sanderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Eastman (C) Alberto Morales | |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Barry Langner drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Nagle | 34-32 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Rhodes | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Idi Victor (fresh) PF - Jeff Sonntag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Schuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Brafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - William Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Reginald Morrow is called for the reach on Barry Langner - foul #1 on Reginald Morrow, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield (C) Jeff Sonntag | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kerry Marques (PG), Shawn Miers (SG), Alberto Morales (SF), Robert Joyner (PF) Roland Schuller, Reginald Morrow, Gordon Brafford, Joseph Rhodes | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Idi Victor can't connect on a runner in the lane | 34-34 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | William Eastman gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | William Eastman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 34-34 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Langner | 34-34 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Idi Victor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers is fouled on the floor by Idi Victor - foul #3 on Idi Victor, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Idi Victor, Joseph Bryant, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Henry Dycus (C) Kerry Marques, William Eastman | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales hits a floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Wilson | 34-36 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Jeff Sonntag is denied by Robert Joyner | 34-36 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson's floater is knocked away by Patrick Sanderson | 34-36 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Vernon Ollie | 34-36 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugo Davidson | 36-36 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Nathanial Corcoran is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathanial Corcoran, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SG), Kevin Safford (PF) Hugo Davidson, Patrick Sanderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Roland Schuller (SF), Gordon Brafford (PF), Joseph Rhodes (C) Shawn Miers, Alberto Morales, Robert Joyner, Henry Dycus | |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran is hacked by Joseph Rhodes - foul #1 on Joseph Rhodes, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Stephen Whitfield (C) Nathanial Corcoran, Vernon Ollie, Jeff Sonntag | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kerry Marques (PG), William Eastman (C) Reginald Morrow, Joseph Rhodes | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques's pass is intercepted by Joseph Nagle in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Barry Langner dunks the ball and the foul's on Gordon Brafford - foul #2 on Gordon Brafford, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson (PF), Joseph Bryant (C) Kevin Safford, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (SG), Joseph Rhodes (PF) Jeffrey Wilson, Gordon Brafford | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Barry Langner misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | William Eastman pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joseph Bryant | 41-39 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Andrew Walker can't throw it down | 41-39 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Langner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Andrew Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sanderson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kerry Marques (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Schuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Eastman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Walker - foul #2 on Andrew Walker, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Andrew Walker, Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shawn Miers (SG), Alberto Morales (SF), Robert Joyner (PF), Henry Dycus (C) Reginald Morrow, Roland Schuller, Joseph Rhodes, William Eastman | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Sanderson | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Henry Dycus tips it in | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alberto Morales - foul #2 on Alberto Morales, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Safford (PF) Patrick Sanderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG) Kerry Marques | |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Henry Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers is called for 10 seconds | 44-42 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Kevin Safford is called for the reach on Robert Joyner - foul #1 on Kevin Safford, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Idi Victor (SF), Joseph Bryant (C) Hugo Davidson, Nathanial Corcoran, Vernon Ollie, Jeff Sonntag | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford (PF), William Eastman (C) Robert Joyner, Henry Dycus | |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers clanks a shot in the paint | 47-42 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Joseph Bryant pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Idi Victor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield (C) Kevin Safford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Schuller (PG) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales is fouled on the floor by Idi Victor - foul #4 on Idi Victor, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vernon Ollie (SF) Idi Victor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (SG) Shawn Miers | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Stephen Whitfield snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Roland Schuller is called for the reach on Joseph Nagle - foul #2 on Roland Schuller, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF) Vernon Ollie, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kerry Marques (PG), Jeffrey Wilson (SG), Robert Joyner (PF) Reginald Morrow, Alberto Morales, Gordon Brafford | |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | William Eastman tips it in | 49-44 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | William Eastman swats the short shot by Jeff Sonntag | 49-44 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Langner | 51-44 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Barry Langner blows the dunk | 51-44 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner tips it home | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Nagle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Langner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeff Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kerry Marques (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roland Schuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eastman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Langner | 53-46 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeff Sonntag - foul #2 on Jeff Sonntag, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Kevin Safford (PF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Andrew Walker, Jeff Sonntag, Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Shawn Miers (SG), Alberto Morales (SF), Joseph Rhodes (C) Kerry Marques, Jeffrey Wilson, Roland Schuller, William Eastman | |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Robert Joyner makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 53-49 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson (C) Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford (PF) Robert Joyner | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran knocks in the runner from the left block | 55-49 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Rhodes - foul #2 on Joseph Rhodes, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Idi Victor (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF) Hugo Davidson, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Henry Dycus (C) Reginald Morrow, Joseph Rhodes | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Wilson | 57-51 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran is hacked by Henry Dycus - foul #1 on Henry Dycus, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SF), Stephen Whitfield (C) Idi Victor, Patrick Sanderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kerry Marques (PG) Shawn Miers | |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gordon Brafford | 57-51 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Andrew Walker steps in front of the Kerry Marques pass in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nathanial Corcoran and he's hacked by Kerry Marques - foul #3 on Kerry Marques, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Barry Langner (SG) Nathanial Corcoran | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Eastman (C) Gordon Brafford | |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Henry Dycus connects on the shot in the lane | 60-53 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Idi Victor (SF), Kevin Safford (PF) Andrew Walker, Jeff Sonntag | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (SG), Joseph Rhodes (PF) Jeffrey Wilson, Henry Dycus | |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-55 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Barry Langner buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Nagle | 62-55 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Joseph Nagle is called for the reach on Kerry Marques in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Nagle, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Vernon Ollie (SF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Idi Victor, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shawn Miers (SG), Roland Schuller (SF), Robert Joyner (PF) Reginald Morrow, Alberto Morales, Joseph Rhodes | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford makes the jumper in the paint | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Hugo Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Langner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Vernon Ollie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Safford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Sanderson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kerry Marques (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Miers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Schuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Joyner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eastman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Kerry Marques is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Walker (SG), Jeff Sonntag (PF) Barry Langner, Kevin Safford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Henry Dycus (C) Kerry Marques, William Eastman | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 64-55 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses the tip | 64-55 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Henry Dycus snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Shawn Miers buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Joyner | 64-57 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle (PG), Barry Langner (SG), Stephen Whitfield (C) Hugo Davidson, Andrew Walker, Patrick Sanderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kerry Marques (PG), Alberto Morales (SF), William Eastman (C) Jeffrey Wilson, Roland Schuller, Henry Dycus | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle is hacked by Alberto Morales - foul #3 on Alberto Morales, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kevin Safford (PF) Jeff Sonntag | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | William Eastman snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Vernon Ollie steps in front of the Kerry Marques pass in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Kevin Safford tips it in | 67-57 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Nagle - foul #2 on Joseph Nagle, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson (PG), Nathanial Corcoran (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Jeff Sonntag (PF), Patrick Sanderson (C) Joseph Nagle, Barry Langner, Vernon Ollie, Kevin Safford, Stephen Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Schuller (PG), Jeffrey Wilson (SG), Gordon Brafford (PF), Joseph Rhodes (C) Kerry Marques, Shawn Miers, Robert Joyner, William Eastman | |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Alberto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Nathanial Corcoran dunks the ball set up by Hugo Davidson | 69-57 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Sanderson - foul #3 on Patrick Sanderson, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG) Alberto Morales | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Hugo Davidson | 71-58 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Nathanial Corcoran steals it from Reginald Morrow in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Sanderson | 74-58 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow is hacked by Hugo Davidson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #10 | 74-58 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson is hacked by Joseph Rhodes - foul #3 on Joseph Rhodes, team foul #12 | 74-59 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow hits the follow up shot | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #13 | 76-61 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Jeff Sonntag misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller is fouled on the floor by Hugo Davidson - foul #2 on Hugo Davidson, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Roland Schuller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Hugo Davidson runs out the clock | 77-63 |