| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Steven Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edek Murawski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bret Mabry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Heromin Lenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Fred Nader inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Terry Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-37 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Terry Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Jernigan - foul #1 on Martin Jernigan, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Fred Nader buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terry Moore and he's hacked by Edek Murawski - foul #1 on Edek Murawski, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Oswalt and he's hacked by John Overby - foul #2 on John Overby, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Fred Nader drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Overby and the foul's on Heromin Lenski - foul #3 on Heromin Lenski, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (SF), Ray Johnson (C) Edek Murawski, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Fred Nader makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Larry Espada | 38-42 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Fred Nader scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Moore | 38-45 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Moore | 38-45 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Terry Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Steven Oswalt, Martin Jernigan, Bret Mabry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks tips it in | 40-45 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | John Jackson is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Ricardo Lopez (C) Willie Isaac, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | James Lawrence is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur Wymer | 43-47 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Willis Gross gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Edek Murawski steals the ball from Wilbur Wymer in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nicholas Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shaun Bequette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edek Murawski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Nicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Wymer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willis Gross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | James Austin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Lawrence - foul #2 on James Lawrence, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Martin Jernigan (SG), Bret Mabry (PF), Heromin Lenski (C) Nicholas Nunn, Shaun Bequette, Wilbert Nicks, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) James Lawrence, James Austin, Wilbur Wymer, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | John Overby is hacked by Heromin Lenski - foul #4 on Heromin Lenski, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (SF), Ray Johnson (C) Edek Murawski, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | John Overby is hacked by Martin Jernigan - foul #2 on Martin Jernigan, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Bret Mabry is called for the reach on Michael Thrall - foul #1 on Bret Mabry, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thrall | 44-50 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Henry Hart (SF) Steven Oswalt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Austin (PG), Conrad Gerlach (SG) Terry Moore, John Overby | |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Henry Hart scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Johnson | 47-50 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry scores on a jumper in the paint | 49-50 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach is fouled on the floor by Martin Jernigan - foul #3 on Martin Jernigan, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Shaun Bequette (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Wilbert Nicks (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Willie Isaac, Martin Jernigan, Henry Hart, Bret Mabry, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Overby (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) James Austin, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-52 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Shaun Bequette, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG) Conrad Gerlach | |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses long on a floater near the basket | 49-52 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | John Overby grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Terry Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | John Overby snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Steven Oswalt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Bequette (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edek Murawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Nicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Overby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilbur Wymer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willis Gross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | John Overby misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | John Jackson gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | John Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edek Murawski | 49-52 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette is hacked by Willis Gross - foul #2 on Willis Gross, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Nunn (PG), Martin Jernigan (SG), Willie Isaac (SF), Bret Mabry (PF), Ray Johnson (C) Steven Oswalt, Shaun Bequette, Edek Murawski, Wilbert Nicks, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) John Overby, Wilbur Wymer, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses the dunk attempt | 49-52 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Fred Nader | 49-52 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Ray Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Espada in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Austin (SG) Terry Moore | |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Austin - foul #1 on James Austin, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Larry Espada can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Johnson - foul #3 on Ray Johnson, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Fred Nader is called for the reach on Willie Isaac - foul #3 on Fred Nader, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Ray Johnson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-54 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | James Lawrence grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Ray Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Espada - foul #4 on Ray Johnson, team foul #11 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (PG), Henry Hart (SF), Wilbert Nicks (C) Nicholas Nunn, Willie Isaac, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), Conrad Gerlach (SG) James Lawrence, Fred Nader | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Larry Espada knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Conrad Gerlach | 53-58 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | James Austin lays it in set up by Terry Moore | 56-60 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-60 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Larry Espada pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shaun Bequette - foul #4 on Shaun Bequette, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Nicholas Nunn (SG), Willie Isaac (SF), Ricardo Lopez (PF), Heromin Lenski (C) Shaun Bequette, Martin Jernigan, Henry Hart, Bret Mabry, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), John Jackson (C) Terry Moore, Conrad Gerlach, James Austin, Larry Espada | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Heromin Lenski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willis Gross (C) Michael Thrall | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Steven Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Isaac (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) C - Heromin Lenski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Willis Gross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | John Overby is hacked by Nicholas Nunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Nunn, team foul #13 | 56-60 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | John Overby misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | John Overby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | John Jackson steals the ball from Ricardo Lopez | 56-61 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Willis Gross can't finish the layup | 56-61 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Willis Gross grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | John Overby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Nader | 56-64 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | James Lawrence is called for the reach on Steven Oswalt - foul #3 on James Lawrence, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shaun Bequette (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Ray Johnson (PF) Nicholas Nunn, Willie Isaac, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), Conrad Gerlach (SG), James Austin (SF), Wilbur Wymer (PF) James Lawrence, John Overby, Fred Nader, Willis Gross | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski's pass is intercepted by Terry Moore | 56-64 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | James Austin is fouled on the floor by Edek Murawski - foul #2 on Edek Murawski, team foul #14 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Wilbert Nicks (C) Steven Oswalt, Heromin Lenski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Espada (C) John Jackson | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-66 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Larry Espada banks in the layup on a nice dish by Conrad Gerlach | 56-68 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-68 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks snags the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski is hacked by James Austin - foul #2 on James Austin, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Ricardo Lopez (C) Shaun Bequette, Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, Conrad Gerlach, James Austin, Wilbur Wymer, Larry Espada | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | James Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Isaac (PG), Henry Hart (SF), Bret Mabry (PF) Steven Oswalt, Edek Murawski, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Fred Nader steals the ball from Willie Isaac | 58-68 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | John Overby's pass is intercepted by Willie Isaac | 58-68 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac lays it in | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Martin Jernigan steals it from Fred Nader | 60-68 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Willie Isaac blows the dunk | 60-68 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Lawrence | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Isaac (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Jernigan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Mabry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Overby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Thrall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Gross (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | John Overby is hacked by Martin Jernigan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Jernigan, team foul #15 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt (PG), Shaun Bequette (SG), Edek Murawski (SF), Wilbert Nicks (PF), Heromin Lenski (C) Willie Isaac, Martin Jernigan, Henry Hart, Bret Mabry, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jackson (PF) Michael Thrall | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | John Overby misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | John Overby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | James Lawrence takes the ball from Heromin Lenski | 60-69 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Fred Nader can't finish the layup | 60-69 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Wilbert Nicks gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Heromin Lenski | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan (SG), Ray Johnson (PF) Shaun Bequette, Wilbert Nicks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG) James Lawrence | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Fred Nader is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Overby | 62-72 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bret Mabry (PF) Ray Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Fred Nader is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Oswalt - foul #1 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #16 | 62-72 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Fred Nader makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Willis Gross - foul #3 on Willis Gross, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry makes the free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Espada (C) Willis Gross | |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Terry Moore scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Fred Nader | 65-75 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edek Murawski | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | John Jackson is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 68-77 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Jernigan | 70-77 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Larry Espada buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Overby | 70-79 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Steven Oswalt gets the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Bret Mabry grabs the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Terry Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Oswalt - foul #2 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #17 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (SG), James Austin (SF) John Overby, Fred Nader | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Terry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 73-80 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Steven Oswalt is called for the reach on Terry Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #18 | 73-80 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Terry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Terry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Martin Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 73-82 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Heromin Lenski | 73-82 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | James Lawrence steals the ball from Martin Jernigan | 73-82 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Austin is hacked by Steven Oswalt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Oswalt, team foul #19 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thrall (PF) Larry Espada | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Edek Murawski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-84 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moore grabs the board | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Terry Moore runs out the clock | 73-84 |