| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 44-30 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Melvin Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James McCurren | 44-33 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo's pass is intercepted by Donald Ordonez | 44-33 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James McCurren's pass is intercepted by James Corbin | 44-33 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (C) Melvin Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 45-33 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vernon Gray | 45-33 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Ordonez | 45-36 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 45-36 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by James Corbin - foul #1 on James Corbin, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Fagundes | 45-36 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Allen Durfee picks off the pass by Joel Dietrich | 45-38 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a jump hook in the lane | 45-40 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Esteban - foul #3 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Melvin Small (C) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Zipp splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Small comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-45 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | James McCurren comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Melvin Small gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 50-45 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Bernard Esteban - foul #4 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | James Corbin loses the dribble to Kenneth Howse | 50-46 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jan Heppner | 53-46 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Corbin and he's fouled by Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) James Corbin | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski | |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled on the floor by Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 12:25 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Melvin Small buries a turnaround in the paint set up by John Fagundes and he's hacked by Ivan Zausch - foul #3 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Richard Vallo picks off the pass by Vernon Gray | 59-48 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Dietrich and he's fouled by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Joel Dietrich | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp | |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 62-50 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | James Corbin's fadeaway is rejected by Leif Taberski | 62-50 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 63-50 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch's pass is intercepted by Nelson Wakefield | 63-50 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Allen Durfee picks off the pass by Nelson Wakefield | 63-50 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-50 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse's pass is intercepted by Joel Dietrich | 63-52 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the finger roll set up by Joel Dietrich | 65-52 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi banks in the layup on a great pass from Leif Taberski and he's fouled by Jan Heppner - foul #3 on Jan Heppner, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Richard Vallo (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on James Corbin - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | John Fagundes dunks the ball | 69-55 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Melvin Small (C) Joel Dietrich, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-55 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Melvin Small steps in front of the Donald Ordonez pass | 69-55 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo clanks a shot from close range | 69-55 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | John Fagundes tips it but misses | 69-55 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | James Corbin gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the paint | 69-55 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | John Fagundes gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo lays it up and in | 71-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi dunks the ball | 71-57 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Melvin Small misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | James McCurren snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | John Fagundes gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | James Corbin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-57 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Vallo - foul #2 on Richard Vallo, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joel Dietrich | 74-57 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 74-57 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Ivan Zausch swats the dunk try by Lewis Willis | 74-57 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is fouled on the floor by Joel Dietrich - foul #1 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #10 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SF) James Corbin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Joel Dietrich | 76-59 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #11 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Joel Dietrich steals it from Allen Durfee in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Dietrich | 78-60 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi is hacked by Jan Heppner - foul #4 on Jan Heppner, team foul #12 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Matthew Markland (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban loses the ball out of bounds | 78-61 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 78-61 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Vernon Gray gets the offensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from James McCurren | 78-63 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | James Zipp is called for the reach on John Fagundes - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Jan Heppner (PF) Joel Dietrich, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (PF) James McCurren, Aldo Rossi | |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | John Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | John Fagundes misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi lays it in set up by Allen Durfee | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on Bernard Esteban - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #9 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Matthew Markland | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-65 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | John Fagundes tips it back up and in | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | James Corbin denies the turnaround by Donald Ordonez | 81-65 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 81-65 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-65 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Bernard Esteban - foul #5 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #13 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Heppner | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Corbin scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Dietrich | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Zipp | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Fagundes runs out the clock | 83-68 |