| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Richard Kelly steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-37 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy double dribbles | 34-37 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 34-37 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses badly on a shot from close range | 34-39 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 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 | Ebo Amoroso (PG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Louis Gooch comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy, William Singleton | |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kwacha Abdel | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Richard Allen steps in front of the Richard Lamere pass | 34-39 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a fadeaway from the right side | 36-39 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 36-39 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Louis Gooch, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Richard Lamere | |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 37-39 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Pagan | 37-39 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (PF) Ebo Amoroso, Carl McKinney | |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the shot from the left side | 37-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Jerry Merchant is called for the reach on Manuel Wheeler - foul #3 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG) Anthony King, Bill Quincy | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Aaron Butler | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Manuel Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kwacha Abdel | 38-44 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses short on a runner in the paint | 38-44 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Robert Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Michael Pagan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Jones | 41-44 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel travels in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan, Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Kwacha Abdel, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Jerry Merchant | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-44 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Ebo Amoroso is called for the reach on Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | James Blackmore is hacked by Anthony King - foul #2 on Anthony King, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Anthony King | |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 46-44 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 46-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bill Quincy - foul #3 on Bill Quincy, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Louis Gooch, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Richard Lamere | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Allen | 51-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), William Singleton (SF) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Robert Jones lays it up and in and he's fouled by Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Robert Cobb is called for the reach on Carl McKinney - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Jones, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (C) Aaron Butler | |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Robert Cobb steals the ball from Carl McKinney | 54-44 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Anthony King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Michael Pagan, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, William Singleton, Carl McKinney | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Louis Gooch, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Richard Lamere | |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Manuel Wheeler blocks the jumper by Bill Quincy | 56-44 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy tips it in | 56-46 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Richard Allen takes the ball from Ebo Amoroso in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming lays it in on a great pass from Richard Allen | 58-46 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Richard Allen steals the ball from Ebo Amoroso | 58-46 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Richard Allen lays it up and in | 60-46 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 60-48 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Louis Gooch connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Blackmore | 62-49 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 62-49 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Robert Fowler, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 3 reb. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Anthony King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (PG) Anthony King | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Robert Fowler is hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Kwacha Abdel | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton tips it in | 64-53 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Robert Fowler tips it but misses | 64-53 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Carl McKinney | 64-56 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Robert Fowler clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Michael Pagan snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Lamere | 66-58 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 66-58 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | William Singleton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Richard Allen (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Louis Gooch, Michael Pagan, Robert Jones, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Kwacha Abdel (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Richard Lamere | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Rudy Allen tips it but misses | 66-58 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the tip | 66-58 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel's pass is intercepted by Richard Kelly in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the easy layup | 66-58 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Richard Kelly steals the ball from Anthony King in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Rudy Allen | 68-58 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen is fouled on the floor by Anthony King - foul #3 on Anthony King, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Kwacha Abdel | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Timothy Fleming takes the ball from Bill Quincy | 69-58 |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Bill Quincy steals it from Richard Allen | 69-58 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the lay-in | 69-58 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF) Anthony King, William Singleton | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses short on an open floater from the right side | 69-58 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 69-58 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Richard Kelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 71-59 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 71-59 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Robert Jones comes up short on the jumper from close range | 71-59 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the wide open floater in the paint set up by Bill Quincy | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Carl McKinney picks off the pass by Robert Fowler | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Robert Cobb steps in front of the Craig Brooks pass in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Robert Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #4 on Aaron Butler, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (PF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Ebo Amoroso | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Robert Fowler picks off the pass by Aaron Butler | 72-61 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robert Jones connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Robert Fowler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Brooks, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Kelly, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Louis Gooch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is hacked by Bill Quincy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Quincy, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 76-66 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 76-69 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Louis Gooch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Brooks, team foul #15 | 76-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Fowler is hacked by Bill Quincy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Quincy, team foul #16 | 77-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Kwacha Abdel is called for the reach on Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kwacha Abdel, team foul #17 | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 78-69 |