| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Robin Williams drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 33-41 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it in | 33-43 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Duncan | 35-43 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Christian | 35-46 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Collin Leavens | 37-46 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Smathers | 37-49 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | James Rollo steals the ball from David Greene | 37-49 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled on the floor by David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Gary Heppner's floater is tipped away by Ivan Kosloski | 37-49 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski grabs the board | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ariel Rizzo - foul #3 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Cecil Reed (C) Robert Christian, George Smathers | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Ivan Kosloski blocks the short jumper by Ariel Rizzo | 38-49 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Cecil Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Jared Yap snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Ariel Rizzo swats the short shot by Ivan Kosloski | 41-49 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 41-51 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Kay steps in front of the Michael Hallenbeck pass | 41-51 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Yap - foul #1 on Jared Yap, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), David Greene (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Jared Yap, Michael Hallenbeck, William Okoniewski, Ivan Kosloski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 41-51 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses long on a floater near the basket | 41-51 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Rollo | 41-54 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Robin Williams connects on the runner in the lane set up by George Smathers | 41-56 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | George Smathers steps in front of the Dikembe Abdulla pass | 41-56 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by David Greene - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Collin Leavens is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-56 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it back up and in | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla tips it in | 43-58 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Duncan | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-58 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 43-58 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | George Smathers steps in front of the Donald Duncan pass | 43-58 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-58 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the tip | 43-58 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from George Smathers and the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 09:36 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Robert Christian steals it from William Okoniewski | 43-60 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian banks in the layup | 43-62 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the jump hook from the baseline | 43-62 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Robert Christian snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the floater from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is whistled for a carry | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), William Williams (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Jared Yap, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-64 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) C - Robin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #4 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Brian Gust (SF) Michael Hallenbeck, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Gary Heppner scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 45-66 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | David Greene is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Robin Williams swats the shot by Brian Gust | 45-66 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Kay | 45-69 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-69 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Christian | 45-72 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdulla denies the turnaround by Robert Christian | 45-72 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ariel Rizzo - foul #5 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Ivan Kosloski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Cecil Reed (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski hits the follow up shot | 47-74 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Brian Gust scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hallenbeck | 50-74 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF) Brian Gust | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Reed (fresh) C - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-75 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it back up and in | 52-75 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Cecil Reed connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-78 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Cecil Reed - foul #1 on Cecil Reed, team foul #6 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Cecil Reed gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Cecil Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Jared Yap gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-78 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles buries a floater in the paint | 55-78 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski is hacked by William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #8 | 55-78 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cecil Reed - foul #2 on Cecil Reed, team foul #7 | 55-78 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Jared Yap - foul #2 on Jared Yap, team foul #9 | 56-78 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 58-80 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Cecil Reed misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-80 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ivan Kosloski | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hallenbeck and he's hacked by Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #8 | 60-80 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski misses the free throw | 60-80 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vasily Losiewski | 60-82 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Jared Yap comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-82 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette runs out the clock | 60-82 |