| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Ros (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mullet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Ernest Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Ernest Hume is fouled on the floor by Troy Kiss - foul #3 on Troy Kiss, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Dennis Trent, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brett Thompson (C) Troy Kiss | |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden is fouled on the floor by Brett Thompson - foul #1 on Brett Thompson, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SF) Shane Medford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses short on a shot from the right side | 28-23 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 28-23 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Timothy Ros pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Brett Thompson is denied by Timothy Daniel | 28-23 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham can't tip it in | 28-23 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Timothy Ros snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Cain | 28-26 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Timothy Ros gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham is hacked by Dennis Trent - foul #1 on Dennis Trent, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | David Cain misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | David Cain misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | David Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Cagle | 28-27 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Ros grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Hume swats the layup by Michael Mullet | 28-27 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Daniel | 28-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Nelson Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Ros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mullet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Cain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel slams it home on a nice dish by Nelson Garrett | 30-27 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Shane Medford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Ernest Hume comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-27 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Ros | 30-27 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet is hacked by Dustin Cagle - foul #2 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Nelson Garrett, Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Owen (PG), Steven Livingston (SG), Ricky Perkins (SF), Troy Kiss (C) Timothy Ros, Michael Mullet, Samuel Cunningham, Brett Thompson | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Steven Livingston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Victor Peek buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bowden and he's hacked by Michael Owen - foul #1 on Michael Owen, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Hume (C) Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | A charge is called on David Cain - foul #2 on David Cain, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edgar Mara (C) Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Shane Medford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Troy Kiss - foul #4 on Troy Kiss, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Daniel (PF) Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham (SF), Brett Thompson (C) David Cain, Troy Kiss | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Steven Livingston makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Perkins | 35-30 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden hits the finger roll | 37-30 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Brett Thompson is denied by Kenneth Bowden | 37-30 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham tips it in | 37-32 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Ricky Perkins snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Brett Thompson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Shane Medford - foul #4 on Shane Medford, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Ros (PG), Michael Mullet (SG) Michael Owen, Steven Livingston | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Brett Thompson makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Ros (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mullet (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ricky Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brett Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Victor Peek hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Dennis Trent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Daniel (PF) Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Cain (PF) Brett Thompson | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | David Cain clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #3 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG) Victor Peek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Owen (SF) Samuel Cunningham | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | David Cain misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | David Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Ernest Hume lays it in set up by Nelson Garrett | 39-36 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Timothy Ros drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ricky Perkins | 39-38 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Kenneth Bowden (PF) Nelson Garrett, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham (SF), Brett Thompson (C) Michael Owen, Ricky Perkins | |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Brett Thompson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Trent | 39-38 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | David Cain gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | David Cain's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Bowden | 39-38 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Dennis Trent can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | David Cain snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Ros | 39-41 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Ernest Hume is fouled on the floor by Brett Thompson - foul #2 on Brett Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ricky Perkins (PF), Troy Kiss (C) David Cain, Brett Thompson | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Mullet - foul #1 on Michael Mullet, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Owen (PG), Steven Livingston (SG) Timothy Ros, Michael Mullet | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Michael Owen loses the dribble to Victor Peek in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Shane Medford lays it in on a great pass from Victor Peek | 43-41 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Ricky Perkins misses short on a jumper in the paint | 43-41 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Edgar Mara grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edgar Mara (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Owen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Ricky Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Troy Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Victor Peek can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel tips it in | 45-41 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Steven Livingston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Victor Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Owen | 47-43 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Michael Owen steps in front of the Dustin Cagle pass | 47-43 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Ros (PG), Michael Mullet (SG), David Cain (PF) Michael Owen, Steven Livingston, Ricky Perkins | |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Troy Kiss is called for the reach on Shane Medford - foul #5 on Troy Kiss, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG) Nelson Garrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brett Thompson (C) Troy Kiss | |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Brett Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Timothy Daniel (PF) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Shane Medford is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF) Nelson Garrett, Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ernest Hume swats the layup by Brett Thompson | 49-43 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | David Cain tips it home | 49-45 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden misses the driving attempt near the basket | 49-45 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | David Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Brett Thompson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 49-47 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Dennis Trent connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Medford | 52-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Trent (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Ros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Mullet (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Cain (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brett Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Ernest Hume is called for the reach on Brett Thompson - foul #2 on Ernest Hume, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ricky Perkins (SF) Samuel Cunningham | |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | David Cain's layup is rejected by Timothy Daniel | 52-47 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Edgar Mara | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses long on a jumper from the right block | 52-47 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Edgar Mara misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | David Cain gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham (SF) Ricky Perkins | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Samuel Cunningham hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Ros | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel's floater is knocked away by David Cain | 52-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Peek | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Brett Thompson is called for the reach on Victor Peek - foul #3 on Brett Thompson, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Cain | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel grabs the board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Timothy Ros is called for the reach on Timothy Daniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Ros, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel is hacked by Timothy Ros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Ros, team foul #11 | 55-49 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Michael Mullet clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel runs out the clock | 57-49 |