| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Hurst | 22-29 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Alexander Mooney - foul #1 on Alexander Mooney, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McWatters | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | William Briscoe loses the dribble to Kenneth Scaife | 22-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Thomas Noble buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Scaife | 22-34 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-34 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Ryan Self's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Briscoe and he's fouled by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Noble | 24-36 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-36 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters lays it up and in | 26-36 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 26-36 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits the follow up shot | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | William Briscoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Thomas Noble clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Noble | 26-38 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Anthony | 26-38 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | John Jenks comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Self - foul #3 on Ryan Self, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Mark Swoope banks in the layup set up by Thomas Noble | 27-40 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Thomas Noble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Ben Hurst (PF) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony is hacked by Kenneth Scaife - foul #2 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Thomas Noble knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Scaife | 27-43 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Mark Swoope, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Ryan Self, Hiram Mraz | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Swoope | 29-45 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #3 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) Thomas Noble, Mark Swoope | |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Parks | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-47 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Parks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife hits a jumper in the lane set up by Earl Parks | 30-49 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Robert Crouch (PF) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Self (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn, Joshua Clarke | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses badly on a floater from the right block | 30-49 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the offensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Scaife | 30-51 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Ryan Self is called for the reach on Alexander Mooney - foul #4 on Ryan Self, team foul #6 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Scaife, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 33-51 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | David Prouty steals the ball from Mark Swoope | 33-51 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits a runner from close range | 35-51 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Ryan Self hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Noble | 35-54 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Noble steps in front of the David Prouty pass | 35-54 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Thomas Noble banks in the layup | 35-56 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Ryan Self steals it from Donald McWatters | 35-56 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Earl Parks lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Self | 35-58 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, Hiram Mraz | |
| 08:56 | St. John's | William Briscoe is called for the reach on Thomas Noble - foul #3 on William Briscoe, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is hacked by William Briscoe - foul #4 on William Briscoe, team foul #4 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG) William Briscoe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Ryan Self | |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Alexander Mooney takes the ball from Daniel Beaudoin | 35-58 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't finish the layup | 35-58 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 35-58 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Mark Swoope double dribbles | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF) Thomas Noble, Mark Swoope | |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the offensive board | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James King (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia travels with the ball | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Scaife, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-58 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | John Jenks snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #5 | 35-58 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Earl Parks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 35-60 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Earl Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | James King makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hearn | 35-63 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | David Prouty comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-63 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | John Jenks snags the offensive board | 35-63 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | David Prouty comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-63 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 35-63 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-63 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | John Jenks gets the rebound | 35-63 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Earl Parks steps in front of the John Jenks pass | 35-63 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Jenks - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #6 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-65 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa is hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #1 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #7 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Hiram Mraz | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-65 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia pulls down the rebound | 37-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 5 reb. SG - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler can't finish the layup | 37-65 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa tips it in | 39-65 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Earl Parks | 39-68 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler travels with the ball | 39-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (C) Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-68 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 39-68 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jenks | 41-68 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-68 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't finish the layup but the foul's on James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #8 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James King and he's fouled by John Jenks - foul #2 on John Jenks, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the free throw | 42-71 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Crouch | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-71 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earl Parks runs out the clock | 44-71 |