| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tom Roberts | 33-30 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Michael Mathews blocks the short jumper by Irvin Foster | 33-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Rankin | 36-32 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Paul Rankin - foul #2 on Paul Rankin, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | George Powell loses the dribble to Roland Nieman | 36-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Stephens | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the runner near the basket | 36-38 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, George Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Foster - foul #3 on Carl Foster, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Timothy Rosol (SG) Christopher Williamson, Carl Foster | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua grabs the board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Baden | 39-41 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Anthony Baden steals it from Timothy Rosol | 39-41 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden banks in the layup | 39-43 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Baden and he's hacked by Jeffrey Oakley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oakley, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Mathews (PF), George Powell (C) Paul Rankin, Timothy Rosol, Michael Fuqua, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Laramie | 41-46 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Stephens | 41-49 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses badly on a runner from the left block | 41-49 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | George Powell tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 43-51 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | George Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Carl Foster (SG) Tom Roberts, Matthew Laramie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | George Powell connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Carl Foster and he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | George Powell makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Roland Nieman lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 49-53 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Carl Foster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 49-53 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Paul Rankin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Rankin, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Fuqua (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Carl Foster, Michael Mathews, George Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it in | 49-55 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses badly on a jumper from close range | 49-55 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua tips it home | 51-55 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Baden and he's fouled by Michael Fuqua - foul #2 on Michael Fuqua, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Christopher Williamson, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin hits a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-57 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is whistled for a carry | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Matthew Laramie (SF), George Powell (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Matthew Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley (C) Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Matthew Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (C) Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Matthew Jones | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #4 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Timothy Rosol (SG), Michael Mathews (PF) Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Matthew Jones's pass is intercepted by Michael Mathews | 56-57 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | George Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG) Timothy Rosol | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, George Powell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Anthony Baden loses the dribble to Matthew Laramie | 56-57 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie lays it in | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jones - foul #2 on Matthew Jones, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG) Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Matthew Jones | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 60-63 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Mathews (PF), George Powell (C) Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Roland Nieman swats the layup by Tom Roberts | 60-63 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | George Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Roland Nieman | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses long on a floater from close range | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Tom Roberts is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Roberts, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Tom Roberts is called for the reach on Irvin Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Roberts, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 62-64 |