| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Eyler - foul #1 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) James King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is fouled on the floor by George Frost - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Hiram Mraz denies the turnaround by Patrick Eyler | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz slams it home on a great pass from George Frost | 42-32 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from George Frost | 44-32 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | David Prouty swats the short shot by Hiram Mraz | 44-35 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Wilson | 44-35 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Briscoe | 44-38 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Richard Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), Andrew Frazee (C) Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | James King is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (SF) Pedro Lopez | |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | James King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), John Jenks (PF) William Briscoe, Michael Ringo, Andrew Frazee | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | John Jenks double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF) Osvaldo Alonzo, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Pedro Lopez steps in front of the Steve Seitz pass | 44-41 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez lays it in | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James King misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Joel Wilson takes the ball from Joshua Clarke | 44-46 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Steve Seitz, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), David Prouty (C) William Oestreich, Joel Wilson | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | James King makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Pedro Lopez | 47-48 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Steve Seitz (PF) Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG), Michael Ringo (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF) Pedro Lopez, John Jenks, Patrick Eyler | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Beaudoin steps in front of the David Prouty pass | 49-48 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | The jump hook by Daniel Beaudoin is blocked by Thomas Espinosa | 49-48 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | William Oestreich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SF), Andrew Frazee (C) Michael Ringo, David Prouty | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Thomas Espinosa is called for the reach on Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG) William Oestreich | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-48 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke tips it home | 51-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by William Briscoe is blocked by Hiram Mraz | 51-48 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is hacked by Andrew Frazee - foul #2 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF), John Jenks (C) Thomas Espinosa, Andrew Frazee | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Richard Hearn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Frost | 53-48 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Joel Wilson | 53-50 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the jumper in the lane set up by George Frost | 55-50 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | James King steals it from William Briscoe | 55-50 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 55-50 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Joel Wilson | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke lays it in set up by James King | 57-50 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Steve Seitz, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (SF) John Jenks | |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Patrick Eyler blocks the short jumper by Steve Seitz | 57-52 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | David Prouty gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) SF - Michael Ringo (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Prouty (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James King | 59-52 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Oestreich, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Hiram Mraz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Steve Seitz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), John Jenks (PF) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo, Patrick Eyler | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz drills a turnaround near the basket set up by James King | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | James King buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Hirschman | 64-55 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Steve Seitz (PF) George Frost, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) David Prouty | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | James King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the easy layup | 64-57 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Pedro Lopez | 64-57 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Lopez and he's hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Joshua Clarke, Steve Seitz, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits the finger roll | 66-60 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on George Frost - foul #2 on George Frost, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) John Jenks | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Clarke - foul #3 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), David Prouty (C) Joel Wilson, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the shot from the right side | 66-63 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-63 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | David Prouty hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Frost (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-65 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 66-65 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the jump hook from the right block | 66-65 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Daniel Beaudoin is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) George Frost, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SF), John Jenks (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Pedro Lopez, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | James King is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James King, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) William Briscoe | |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, John Jenks, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the floater from the left side | 66-68 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Richard Hearn banks in the layup set up by James King | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Wilson | 68-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the turnaround in the lane | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | David Prouty's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Seitz | 70-70 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Prouty connects on the floater from the left block | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-72 |