| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #1 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | John James is whistled for traveling | 22-39 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | John James is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Little - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | John James makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | John James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #3 | 24-40 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits a floater from the free throw line set up by John James | 27-40 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Rhodes | 27-43 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Tony Levine double dribbles | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Cruz Whitley is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | John Hart gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - John James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Hart and he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) John Hart | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Paul Oliphant takes the ball from Julio Martin | 27-46 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #2 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Tony Levine snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Rhodes | 28-50 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 28-50 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Paul Oliphant swats the short shot by Tony Levine | 28-50 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a shot near the basket | 28-52 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Stephen Little | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Stjepan Kedzierski steps in front of the Paul Oliphant pass | 28-52 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski lays it in | 30-52 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the floater from close range on a great pass from James Hough | 30-54 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-54 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't tip it in | 30-54 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the board | 30-54 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | John Hart takes the ball from Stjepan Kedzierski | 30-54 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | John Hart blows the layup | 30-54 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 30-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - John James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Rhodes (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Hart | 32-57 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 32-60 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from John James | 34-60 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Tony Levine is called for the reach on David Rhodes - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #6 | 34-60 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | James Hough lays it in on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 34-62 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Tony Levine drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 37-62 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-62 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | John James makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-62 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-62 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it home | 39-64 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 3 from straight away | 42-64 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-64 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Rhodes (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't throw it down | 42-64 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-64 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Cruz Whitley steals it from Stephen Little | 42-64 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Little | 42-66 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Thomas Powell steps in front of the Garf Ziebart pass | 42-66 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | John Hart banks in the layup set up by Thomas Powell | 42-68 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 42-68 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's floater is tipped away by Thomas Powell | 42-68 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-68 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Tony Levine buries a jumper from close range | 44-68 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 44-71 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | John Hart takes the ball from Alfredo Gallo | 44-71 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Thomas Powell throws it down set up by John Hart | 44-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno jams it | 46-73 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-76 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-76 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the offensive rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-76 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the board | 46-76 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-76 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-76 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart tips it back up and in | 48-76 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-76 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 48-78 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Julio Martin's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Powell | 48-78 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 48-78 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-78 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 48-78 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | The jump hook by Paul Oliphant is blocked by Garf Ziebart | 48-78 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 49-78 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Hart | 49-80 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #8 | 49-80 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little runs out the clock | 51-80 |