| 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 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler 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) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Thomas Noble is fouled on the floor by David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is hacked by Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Thomas Noble, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Mark Swoope gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin clanks a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble makes the 3rd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Swoope | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | David Prouty tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Noble | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is called for 5 seconds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) SF - John Jenks (fresh) PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Swoope | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Beaudoin swats the short shot by Thomas Espinosa | 4-10 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Noble | 4-10 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters, John Jenks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Noble picks off the pass by William Oestreich in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #1 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-10 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich's fadeaway is rejected by Hiram Mraz | 4-10 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Espinosa - foul #1 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG) William Oestreich | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Swoope (PF) Steve Seitz | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Briscoe | 7-11 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Pedro Lopez is called for the reach on Kenneth Scaife - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), David Prouty (C) Pedro Lopez, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Thomas Noble can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke slams it home on a great pass from Mark Swoope | 7-13 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | William Briscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler connects on the turnaround in the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Thomas Noble drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hiram Mraz | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia is called for a backcourt violation | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Mark Swoope, Hiram Mraz | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Thomas Noble hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Scaife | 9-18 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Kenneth Scaife takes the ball from Thomas Espinosa | 9-18 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Scaife | 9-20 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | William Briscoe steals the ball from Thomas Noble | 9-20 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa blows the layup | 9-20 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters tips it back up and in | 11-20 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 11-22 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Donald McWatters - foul #1 on Donald McWatters, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, John Jenks, Joel Wilson, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Mark Swoope (PF) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Steve Seitz | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG) Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | William Oestreich is called for the reach on Richard Hearn - foul #1 on William Oestreich, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lawhorn steals it from Patrick Eyler | 12-24 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Hearn | 12-26 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Mark Swoope, team foul #3 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SG) William Oestreich, Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | James King pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the dunk attempt | 13-26 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it home | 13-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James King (fresh) SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | James King is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #2 on James King, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF) Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Hiram Mraz | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters buries a floater from the right wing set up by William Briscoe | 15-28 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Dikembe Ahluwalia steals the ball from Kenneth Lawhorn | 15-28 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the lay-in | 15-28 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife's pass is intercepted by William Briscoe in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Wilson | 15-28 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Mark Swoope is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #2 on Mark Swoope, team foul #5 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Swoope | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Noble is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #2 on Thomas Noble, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | The short jumper by William Briscoe is denied by Daniel Beaudoin | 15-28 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), John Jenks (SF) William Briscoe, Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Swoope (PF) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Joshua Clarke steals it from Patrick Eyler | 15-29 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Joshua Clarke | 15-31 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Oestreich and he's fouled by Thomas Noble - foul #3 on Thomas Noble, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Joel Wilson (PF) William Oestreich, Donald McWatters, John Jenks, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife | |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa misses the free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Thomas Espinosa swats the layup by Joshua Clarke | 17-31 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Osvaldo Alonzo | 20-31 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | James King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James King grabs the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Dikembe Ahluwalia is called for the reach on Joshua Clarke - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), David Prouty (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Mark Swoope | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is called for traveling | 20-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is fouled on the floor by Patrick Eyler - foul #1 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Briscoe | 22-35 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James King and the foul's on David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #11 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 24-38 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses long on a floater in the lane | 24-38 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | David Prouty gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Kenneth Scaife takes the ball from David Prouty | 24-38 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife lays it in | 24-40 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Donald McWatters (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Mark Swoope (PF) James King, Steve Seitz | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn and he's fouled by William Oestreich - foul #2 on William Oestreich, team foul #12 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | William Oestreich clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pedro Lopez | 26-42 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #2 on Donald McWatters, team foul #13 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) William Oestreich, Pedro Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Wilson and he's hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #1 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #8 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald McWatters takes the ball from Hiram Mraz | 29-44 |