| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | William Briscoe lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | William Briscoe connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | William Briscoe takes the ball from Joshua Clarke | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke loses the dribble to William Briscoe | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | William Briscoe can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Beaudoin denies the turnaround by Patrick Eyler | 7-4 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Eyler - foul #1 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Joshua Clarke, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James King | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Mark Swoope | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) SF - John Jenks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) SG - James King (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Thomas Espinosa swats the layup by Hiram Mraz | 9-5 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Espinosa | 9-5 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife lays it in on a great pass from James King | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | John Jenks's floater is tipped away by Hiram Mraz | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is fouled on the floor by William Oestreich - foul #1 on William Oestreich, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), David Prouty (C) William Oestreich, Donald McWatters, John Jenks, Patrick Eyler, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Scaife, James King, Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Thomas Noble buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Clarke | 9-10 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Lawhorn is blocked by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 9-10 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | William Briscoe buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits a runner from close range set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 11-12 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | David Prouty tips it home | 13-12 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Joel Wilson takes the ball from Daniel Beaudoin | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Kenneth Scaife steps in front of the Pedro Lopez pass | 13-12 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #1 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG) Thomas Noble | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | James King's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Espinosa | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it home | 13-14 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler clanks a floater near the basket | 13-14 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | John Jenks hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | John Jenks steals the ball from Kenneth Scaife | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks banks in the layup | 17-14 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife clanks a shot from the right side | 17-14 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | John Jenks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters, John Jenks, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses badly on a floater in the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Thomas Noble loses the dribble to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a shot from the left block | 20-16 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on William Oestreich - foul #2 on William Oestreich, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Joel Wilson (PF) William Oestreich, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Thomas Noble, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | James King makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Clarke | 21-20 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | James King swats the shot by Pedro Lopez | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Thomas Noble is fouled on the floor by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Scaife and he's fouled by William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Kenneth Scaife | 24-24 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James King | 24-26 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters double dribbles | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), John Jenks (C) Donald McWatters, Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Thomas Noble scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Clarke | 24-30 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Mark Swoope gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Thomas Noble clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-30 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | John Jenks can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fairly fresh) SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Jenks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Clarke | 24-33 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Beaudoin | 24-35 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa, John Jenks | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | David Prouty dunks the ball | 29-37 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 29-37 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | David Prouty is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | James King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 29-40 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | James King steals it from William Briscoe in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James King misses the easy layup | 29-40 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | James King misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Donald McWatters, Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Steve Seitz | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | David Prouty steals it from Mark Swoope | 31-40 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |