| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Brandon Chitty takes the ball from Paul Oliphant | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski's floater is tipped away by Steven Wiens | 31-25 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 31-25 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the floater from the left side | 31-25 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 31-25 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Brandon Chitty picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 31-27 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley jams it set up by Brandon Chitty | 31-29 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is hacked by Brandon Chitty - foul #2 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 34-29 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-29 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | William Cupples pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | William Cupples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), James Hough (SF) Robert Ribeiro, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Michael Jackson tips it in | 36-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen tips it in | 36-31 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 38-31 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Tony Levine double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 38-33 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Hough hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | David Gimenez double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Garf Ziebart (PF) John James, David Gimenez | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 40-33 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 43-33 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Steven Wiens tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the jumper from the left block | 47-36 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | David Gimenez blocks the jumper by Michael Jackson | 50-36 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | William Cupples snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | William Cupples comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) James Hough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) David Gimenez | |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | William Cupples makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 50-37 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cruz Whitley - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 56-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Wiens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Steven Wiens is called for the reach on William Cupples - foul #3 on Steven Wiens, team foul #2 | 56-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), James Hough (SF) Robert Ribeiro, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (SF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't tip it in | 56-37 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 56-40 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by William Cupples - foul #2 on William Cupples, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, William Cupples | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Stjepan Kedzierski steals the ball from Thomas Powell | 56-40 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | William Cupples clanks a floater from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), James Hough (SF) Michael Jackson, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) David Gimenez | |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it but misses | 56-42 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 56-42 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Robert Ribeiro is called for the reach on Brandon Chitty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Thomas Powell (C) Stephen Little, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-42 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | David Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 56-42 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen's pass is intercepted by James Hough | 56-42 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 59-42 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 59-42 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 59-42 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Thomas Powell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-42 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | David Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | David Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (C) James Hough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Steven Wiens tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-46 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #5 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 63-48 |