| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart's pass is intercepted by Paul Oliphant | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | David Schiavo is called for the reach on John Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Kevin Hellberg | |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Robert Hardy snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Davis and he's fouled by Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Garf Ziebart | |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Jesse Nguyen | |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled in the backcourt by John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Hough | 42-35 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | James Hough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | John James takes the ball from Scott Davis | 42-35 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Julio Martin lays it in on a nice dish by John James | 42-37 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a jumper near the basket | 42-37 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | James Hough tips it in | 44-37 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Scott Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | John James scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Nichol | 44-42 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol buries a jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | James Hough hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by John James and the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Tony Levine (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, John James, Garf Ziebart, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Paul Oliphant steals it from Daniel Nichol | 46-46 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Daniel Nichol | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Alfredo Gallo picks off the pass by James Hough | 46-48 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 46-50 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | David Rhodes drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Hart | 48-50 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stjepan Kedzierski | 48-53 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Stjepan Kedzierski steals it from Woodrow Shapiro in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | David Rhodes swats the layup by Stjepan Kedzierski | 48-53 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 48-53 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 48-53 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 48-55 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | John Hart steps in front of the Stjepan Kedzierski pass | 51-55 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | John Hart lays it in | 53-55 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG) Kun Ximines, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 10:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on an open runner in the lane | 53-55 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | David Rhodes is called for the reach on Julio Martin - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Julio Martin, Tony Levine | |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #3 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Woodrow Shapiro | 57-57 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Schiavo, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault's floater is knocked away by Jesse Nguyen | 57-57 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Schiavo (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | John Hart is called for the reach on Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, James Hough, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Julio Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julio Martin, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) Jesse Nguyen | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | David Rhodes blows the dunk | 59-59 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses short on a shot in the lane | 59-59 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #4 on David Rhodes, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Julio Martin | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes lays it up and in set up by Robert Hardy | 61-59 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 61-61 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #4 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), James Hough (SG) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Garf Ziebart (SF) Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfredo Gallo | 63-64 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 65-64 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo loses the dribble to Paul Oliphant | 65-64 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #5 on Tony Levine, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Carmelo Moreno, Tony Levine | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | John James misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-64 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | James Hough is called for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the lay-in | 66-64 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Schiavo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carmelo Moreno (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #3 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) Julio Martin, John James, David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't finish the layup | 68-64 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol clanks a floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Scott Davis is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 68-64 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the tip | 68-64 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the finger roll | 68-66 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Scott Davis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Alfredo Gallo | 71-68 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is hacked by Daniel Nichol in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg double dribbles | 73-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #4 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Robert Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Scott Davis loses the dribble to Kevin Hellberg | 75-68 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #5 on David Rhodes, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is hacked by Scott Davis - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 79-73 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | James Hough is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #15 | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 79-73 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Schiavo | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #16 | 79-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Louis Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Julio Martin, team foul #17 | 81-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a halfcourt shot | 83-76 |