| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Sammy Carrington steals it from Ariel Rizzo | 41-29 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Manly | 41-31 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is hacked by Albert Coughlin - foul #1 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 44-35 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Manly - foul #1 on Robert Manly, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Robert Manly steals the ball from Charles Wilson | 45-37 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roberto Yazzie | 48-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | George Smathers is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Sammy Carrington | 48-42 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is hacked by Francis Franson - foul #1 on Francis Franson, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Freddie Johnson steps in front of the James Rollo pass | 48-42 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is intercepted by Freddie Johnson | 48-42 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | James Savage loses the dribble to James Rollo | 48-42 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | James Savage gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | James Savage scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Francis Franson | 48-44 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Sammy Carrington is called for the reach on Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) James Savage, Francis Franson, Donald Duncan, Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 50-44 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 50-44 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Donald Depuy's floater is knocked away by Brandon Fairchild | 50-44 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Roberto Yazzie | 50-44 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | George Smathers can't finish the layup | 50-46 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild is hacked by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Stephen Kay takes the ball from Albert Coughlin | 50-48 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Roberto Yazzie is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG), James Savage (SF) Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Donald Depuy comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 50-48 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 50-48 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Yazzie | 50-51 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-51 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it home | 52-51 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled on the floor by James Savage - foul #1 on James Savage, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Francis Franson, Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-53 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | James Savage makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Fairchild | 52-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | James Savage takes the ball from Sean Bunting | 52-56 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | James Savage hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Darren Greene - foul #4 on Darren Greene, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Darren Greene, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) James Savage, Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Rollo | 57-60 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Robert Manly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Albert Coughlin - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG) Albert Coughlin | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3rd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is called for 3 seconds | 59-63 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the turnaround from the right block | 61-63 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Scott Wood - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SF) Robert Manly | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is denied on a layup by Ariel Rizzo | 61-63 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), James Rollo (PF) Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Brandon Fairchild (C) Donald Duncan, Sammy Carrington | |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Francis Franson tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses short on a floater from the left side | 61-65 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Francis Franson grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson scores on a turnaround from the left block | 64-67 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Charles Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Smathers | 67-67 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), Sammy Carrington (C) Francis Franson, Brandon Fairchild | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Robert Manly knocks in the runner from close range | 67-69 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Darren Greene is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Darren Greene, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Darren Greene | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF) Freddie Johnson | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roberto Yazzie | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Yazzie - foul #3 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF) Brandon Fairchild | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Donald Depuy loses the dribble to Robert Manly | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Scott Wood is called for the reach on Roberto Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Wood, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG) Albert Coughlin | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Wood | 72-76 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Francis Franson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the offensive board | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Scott Wood knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's 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 (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #12 | 75-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG) Francis Franson | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Scott Wood travels with the ball | 75-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SF) Robert Manly | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is hacked by Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #13 | 75-79 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Albert Coughlin takes the ball from George Smathers | 75-81 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin lays it up and in | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Smathers | 78-83 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Wood - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #14 | 78-83 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the halfcourt shot | 78-85 |