| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) SG - James Hough (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Hough | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | David Schiavo hits a floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Hough | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | James Hough can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg can't throw it down | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Stjepan Kedzierski steps in front of the James Mitchell pass | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | David Schiavo comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it home | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | James Hough hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Davis | 4-10 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Irving Snowden | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 8-12 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a runner from the right block | 8-12 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Kun Ximines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF) Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Kevin Hellberg denies the turnaround by Woodrow Shapiro | 8-14 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe tips it home | 8-16 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe, Louis Taylor | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Hough | 8-19 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is hacked by Jacob Beasley - foul #1 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Billy Charland | |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kun Ximines | 10-19 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-19 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Irving Snowden, Kun Ximines, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Louis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) C - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Carmelo Moreno is called for the reach on Louis Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough, Roscoe Salzer | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Charland | 10-21 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | David Schiavo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-21 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Billy Charland | 10-23 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Julio Martin, David Schiavo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 10-26 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-26 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roscoe Salzer | 10-26 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 10-26 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 10-26 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden loses the dribble to Scott Davis | 10-26 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer lays it in set up by Scott Davis | 10-28 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno knocks in the runner from the right block | 12-28 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 12-30 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-30 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it in | 14-30 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it but misses | 14-30 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Daniel Nichol steps in front of the James Mitchell pass in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Nichol | 19-30 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg loses the ball out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Louis Taylor banks in the layup | 19-32 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Woodrow Shapiro is called for the reach on Julio Martin - foul #2 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #4 | 19-32 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-32 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Louis Taylor comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #6 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Billy Charland steals the ball from Kun Ximines | 19-34 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the finger roll set up by Billy Charland | 19-36 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-36 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Julio Martin | 19-36 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a floater from the left block | 19-36 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't tip it in | 19-36 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Garf Ziebart steps in front of the Louis Taylor pass | 19-36 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Julio Martin is blocked by Louis Taylor | 19-36 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | David Schiavo tips it home | 21-36 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Kevin Hellberg is called for the reach on Woodrow Shapiro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #7 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Kun Ximines, Garf Ziebart, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | David Schiavo knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stjepan Kedzierski | 23-38 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled in the backcourt by David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #8 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Donaldson (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Edward Donaldson - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #5 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (PF) Jacob Beasley | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stjepan Kedzierski | 25-38 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Scott Davis travels in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | James Mitchell swats the shot by Carmelo Moreno | 25-38 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | James Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the floater from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it but misses | 25-38 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Edward Donaldson | 27-38 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hellberg in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | James Hough is called for the reach on Daniel Nichol - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #6 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) Irving Snowden, Daniel Nichol, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | David Schiavo can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 27-38 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-40 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, Jesse Nguyen, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is hacked by Irving Snowden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #10 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Robert Hardy is called for the reach on Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #8 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |