| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Carl McKinney | 24-33 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Robert Fowler swats the short shot by Bill Quincy | 24-33 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the dunk attempt | 24-33 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Fleming - foul #3 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Rudy Allen (C) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Anthony King snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Quincy | 24-38 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ebo Amoroso | 24-40 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan travels with the ball | 24-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Anthony King | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 5 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Richard Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Kwacha Abdel, Carl McKinney, Richard Lamere | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't finish the layup | 24-42 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Louis Gooch snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Robert Jones connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 26-42 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Louis Gooch, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Ebo Amoroso | |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is fouled on the floor by Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy's layup is rejected by Robert Fowler | 26-42 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the follow up shot | 26-44 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Robert Cobb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-44 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 28-46 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Robert Fowler is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #4 on Aaron Butler, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Anthony King, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Ebo Amoroso in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Rudy Allen - foul #2 on Rudy Allen, team foul #6 | 30-46 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a shot from the left block | 30-47 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Brooks | 30-47 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Richard Allen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #7 | 30-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF) Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso | |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Louis Gooch is called for the reach on Craig Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Gooch, team foul #8 | 30-47 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Louis Gooch, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (PG), Jerry Merchant (C) Craig Brooks, Richard Lamere | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl McKinney | 31-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | James Blackmore grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ebo Amoroso | 33-49 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, Robert Jones, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Richard Lamere (PF) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses long on a jumper from the right block | 33-49 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Richard Allen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Kelly - foul #3 on Richard Kelly, team foul #9 | 33-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant | |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is hacked by Kwacha Abdel - foul #3 on Kwacha Abdel, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) William Singleton | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Louis Gooch can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the jumper from the left side | 33-54 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 33-54 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a floater from the right side set up by Robert Cobb | 35-54 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 35-57 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kwacha Abdel (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McKinney (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Timothy Fleming - foul #4 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #10 | 37-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Louis Gooch, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Kwacha Abdel, Richard Lamere | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 3rd free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-60 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler tips it in | 39-60 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl McKinney | 39-63 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Aaron Butler takes the ball from Rudy Allen | 39-63 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Anthony King is hacked by Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Pagan, team foul #11 | 39-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF) Carl McKinney | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Anthony King makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Anthony King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen's pass is intercepted by Jerry Merchant | 39-65 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | William Singleton double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-65 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-65 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-65 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ebo Amoroso | 39-65 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-65 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Michael Pagan gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 42-65 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Anthony King steals it from Richard Kelly in the backcourt | 42-65 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | William Singleton can't throw it down | 42-65 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 42-65 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Pagan | 45-65 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton banks in the layup | 45-67 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Kwacha Abdel (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Anthony King, Ebo Amoroso, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Timothy Fleming steals it from Kwacha Abdel in the backcourt | 45-67 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-67 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it but misses | 45-67 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the board | 45-67 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Butler | 45-70 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Robert Cobb comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 45-70 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Robert Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | James Blackmore scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Gooch | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-70 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Blackmore grabs the board | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Louis Gooch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #6 | 47-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (PF) James Blackmore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Kwacha Abdel, Richard Lamere | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks runs out the clock | 48-70 |