| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 37-41 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 37-41 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Melvin Small tips it home | 37-43 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | James McCurren is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses badly on a runner in the lane | 37-43 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Melvin Small gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the dunk but he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | James Zipp evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James McCurren | 40-45 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 40-47 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Ordonez | 42-47 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Corbin | 42-50 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | James McCurren buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Ordonez | 44-50 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Small hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (C) Melvin Small | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bernard Esteban | 45-55 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez drills a jumper from the left block set up by Ivan Zausch | 47-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | James Zipp evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Howse | 50-55 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Joel Dietrich steps in front of the Allen Durfee pass | 50-58 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich banks in the layup | 50-60 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | James Zipp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Howse | 53-60 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 53-62 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Joel Dietrich steps in front of the Kenneth Howse pass | 53-62 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-62 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Howse | 55-62 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | John Fagundes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich is hacked by Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #3 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Melvin Small (C) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Aldo Rossi - foul #3 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 55-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Vernon Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | James Corbin steals the ball from Leif Taberski | 55-65 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG) Joel Dietrich | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 55-65 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | John Fagundes loses the ball out of bounds | 55-65 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | James McCurren's fadeaway is rejected by James Corbin | 55-65 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 55-65 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-65 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Melvin Small gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-67 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Melvin Small clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-67 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Small tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Vernon Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | John Fagundes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it but misses | 55-69 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Melvin Small pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | John Fagundes drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield and he's fouled by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | John Fagundes makes the free throw | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-72 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lewis Willis | 55-72 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | James Corbin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Fagundes | 55-75 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a jump hook from close range | 55-75 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #6 | 55-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG) John Fagundes, James Corbin | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the free throw | 55-77 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Zipp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-77 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Allen Durfee steps in front of the Joel Dietrich pass | 55-77 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jan Heppner | 55-79 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James McCurren | 58-79 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-79 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 58-79 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Esteban - foul #3 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #2 | 58-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Melvin Small (C) Nelson Wakefield, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Small blows the layup | 59-79 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it back up and in | 59-81 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-81 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 59-81 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich is hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #7 | 59-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Vernon Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leif Taberski | 62-83 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 62-85 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-85 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger tips it back up and in | 64-85 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Michael Clevenger is called for the reach on Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #8 | 64-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Markland (C) Melvin Small | |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 64-85 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 64-85 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-85 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 64-85 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. C - Matthew Markland (fresh) | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on John Fagundes - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #9 | 64-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Joel Dietrich, Richard Vallo, Matthew Markland | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | John Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 64-86 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | John Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-87 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the paint | 66-87 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Fagundes | 66-90 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Lewis Willis is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #2 on Lewis Willis, team foul #3 | 66-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) James Corbin | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi buries a shot from the left wing set up by James McCurren | 68-90 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the shot from the right side | 68-90 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 68-90 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James Zipp blows the layup | 68-90 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban gets the rebound | 68-90 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 68-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Markland (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 68-91 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-92 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Vernon Gray buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-92 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | John Fagundes can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 71-92 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 71-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 74-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield blows the layup but he's fouled by Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #11 | 74-92 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Matthew Markland | |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 74-93 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 74-93 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the board | 74-93 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | John Fagundes is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #1 on John Fagundes, team foul #4 | 74-93 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Bernard Esteban - foul #4 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #5 | 74-93 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-93 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Fagundes | 74-93 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis's layup is rejected by Claudio Rossi | 74-93 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 74-93 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-93 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 74-93 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Fagundes runs out the clock | 74-93 |