| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy lays it in | 29-41 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Antwan Harris | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 29-44 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Orville Hedge | 31-44 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | James Calvert steals the ball from Marvin Hughes | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski's floater is knocked away by Antwan Harris | 33-44 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 33-44 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Grier | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antwan Harris | 33-50 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Berdy Winkowski picks off the pass by Orville Hedge | 33-50 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes jams it set up by Berdy Winkowski | 33-52 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Russell Byrd picks off the pass by James Calvert | 33-52 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Jay Grier lays it in on a great pass from Russell Byrd | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Grier - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Jay Grier buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Tarango | 35-56 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Grier (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Tarango | 35-58 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #1 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Jay Grier | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 35-58 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 35-58 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #2 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Antwan Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 35-60 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 35-60 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 35-60 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is called for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #2 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF) Don Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien is hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #3 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (PF) Al Burris | |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is hacked by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 38-60 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Russell Byrd, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-60 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-60 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-60 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-60 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jay Grier | 38-63 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Harry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien buries a fadeaway from the left block | 40-63 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Reid Simpson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Antwan Harris | 40-65 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Calvert double dribbles | 40-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Mike Pals (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Calvin Malone, Berdy Winkowski | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Al Burris connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Tarango and the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #3 on Walter Hanson, team foul #4 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (PF) Mike Pals, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF) Don Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ronald Foor picks off the pass by Jeremy Tarango | 40-68 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Orville Hedge | 40-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jay Grier (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Nelson Strum steals the ball from Marvin Hughes | 40-68 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum lays it in | 42-68 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove lays it in on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 42-70 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Mike Pals (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the board | 43-70 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Jay Grier can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-70 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Mike Pals's pass is intercepted by Jay Grier in the backcourt | 43-70 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 43-73 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is open and buries a jumper in the paint | 45-73 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-73 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge tips it in | 45-75 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Don Hughes | 47-75 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | The jumper by Marvin Hughes is denied by Don Hughes | 47-75 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-75 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #5 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Harry Murphy, Mike Pals, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Reid Simpson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-75 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski tips it back up and in | 47-77 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Al Burris denies the turnaround by Ronald Foor | 47-77 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the easy layup | 47-77 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive board | 47-77 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Berdy Winkowski steals it from Nelson Strum | 47-77 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Reid Simpson's pass is intercepted by Nelson Strum | 47-77 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Berdy Winkowski is called for the reach on Ronald Foor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Reid Simpson, Berdy Winkowski | |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 47-77 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Byrd and the foul's on Craig O'Brien - foul #4 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #6 | 47-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the free throw | 47-80 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Jeremy Tarango picks off the pass by Harry Murphy in the backcourt | 47-80 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Al Burris can't finish the layup | 47-80 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson pulls down the rebound | 47-80 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Dima Pelkowski pass | 47-80 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Russell Byrd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Tarango | 47-82 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-82 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 47-82 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Walter Hanson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Foor (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 47-84 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Capel | 50-84 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Al Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the dunk | 50-84 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 50-84 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a shot from the right block | 50-84 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 50-84 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-84 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | James Calvert snags the offensive board | 50-84 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-84 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski pulls down the rebound | 50-84 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a shot from close range set up by Terry Bennett | 50-86 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Berdy Winkowski is called for the reach on Orville Hedge - foul #3 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #8 | 50-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Al Burris (PF) Calvin Malone, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-86 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-86 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Berdy Winkowski | 52-86 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-86 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 52-86 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the wide open shot from the right block | 52-86 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 52-86 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango is hacked by James Calvert in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #7 | 52-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 52-87 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 52-88 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Mike Pals is whistled for traveling | 52-88 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the shot from the right wing | 52-88 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Mike Pals grabs the board | 52-88 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | James Calvert is hacked by Jeremy Tarango in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #9 | 52-88 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG) Mike Pals | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 52-88 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the board | 52-88 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-91 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Berdy Winkowski steps in front of the Don Hughes pass | 52-91 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski lays it up and in | 52-93 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-93 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive rebound | 52-93 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Don Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-93 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Pals (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Winkowski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-93 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-93 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove blows the layup but the foul's on Craig O'Brien - foul #5 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #8 | 52-93 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Dima Pelkowski (C) Mike Pals, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 52-94 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the 2nd free throw | 52-94 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Don Hughes | 52-94 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes scores on a driving attempt from close range | 54-94 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Al Burris | 54-97 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | James Calvert is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #10 | 54-97 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 55-97 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-97 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-97 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-97 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Berdy Winkowski and he's hacked by Mike Pals - foul #1 on Mike Pals, team foul #9 | 56-99 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG) Mike Pals | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the free throw | 56-100 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski is hacked by Berdy Winkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #11 | 56-100 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-100 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-100 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-100 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 58-100 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 58-100 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 58-100 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is fouled on the floor by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #10 | 58-100 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-101 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-102 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-102 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-102 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum snags the defensive board | 58-102 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses long on a shot from close range | 58-102 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the offensive rebound | 58-102 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Calvert | 61-102 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Tarango | 61-104 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | James Calvert knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Nelson Strum and the foul's on Jeremy Tarango - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #12 | 63-104 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the free throw | 64-104 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango runs out the clock | 64-104 |