| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | James King drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 37-30 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Sullivan | 37-32 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the dunk attempt | 37-32 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | George Frost is fouled on the floor by Ernest Sullivan - foul #1 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (C) Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), George Chambers (C) Ernest Sullivan, Patrick Eyler, Richard Dykes | |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Pedro Lopez is called for the reach on James King - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SF) Pedro Lopez | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | George Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Oestreich (fresh) SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Steve Seitz knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Allan Philson and the foul's on George Chambers - foul #3 on George Chambers, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Jan Franks (PF) Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, George Chambers | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) George Frost, Jan Franks, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) Andrew Frazee | |
| 15:11 | St. John's | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | James King snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is hacked by Richard Dykes - foul #1 on Richard Dykes, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Jan Franks (PF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) William Briscoe | |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is fouled on the floor by Ernest Sullivan - foul #2 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Eyler | 42-35 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Richard Hearn grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lawhorn steps in front of the Richard Dykes pass | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Richard Hearn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 46-35 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez's floater is tipped away by Steve Seitz | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez tips it in | 46-37 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | George Frost clanks a shot near the basket | 46-37 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | William Oestreich knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Ernest Sullivan swats the short shot by Richard Hearn | 46-40 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Richard Hearn knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 48-40 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Richard Hearn, Jan Franks, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), George Chambers (C) Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan, Patrick Eyler, Richard Dykes | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | William Oestreich snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | George Chambers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | William Oestreich's floater is tipped away by Eric Lavigne | 48-40 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | James King is called for the reach on William Briscoe - foul #2 on James King, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG) William Oestreich | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | William Briscoe drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Pedro Lopez | 48-42 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James King travels in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Steve Seitz can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Steve Seitz can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | George Chambers snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | The jump hook by William Briscoe is blocked by Robert Hirschman | 48-42 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 48-42 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Richard Hearn lays it in set up by James King and the foul's on Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #3 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Jan Franks (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) Osvaldo Alonzo, George Chambers | |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee's layup is rejected by Jan Franks | 51-42 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Andrew Frazee denies the turnaround by Richard Hearn | 51-42 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lawhorn steals the ball from William Oestreich | 51-42 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Richard Hearn lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 53-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Franks (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James King grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Frazee - foul #1 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF), George Chambers (PF), Richard Dykes (C) William Oestreich, Patrick Eyler, Andrew Frazee | |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-42 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Pedro Lopez | 55-44 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Frost | 57-44 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | William Briscoe banks in the layup and he's hacked by James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Jan Franks (PF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Robert Hirschman, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF) Pedro Lopez, George Chambers | |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Allan Philson | 59-47 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is hacked by James King in the backcourt - foul #4 on James King, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) William Briscoe | |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler buries a floater from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | James King makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hirschman | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Sullivan - foul #3 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee (C) Richard Dykes | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Allan Philson | 63-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Frost (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jan Franks (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Allan Philson is called for the reach on Andrew Frazee - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) George Frost, Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), George Chambers (C) Ernest Sullivan, Patrick Eyler | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | George Chambers knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is fouled on the floor by George Chambers - foul #4 on George Chambers, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | William Briscoe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | William Oestreich tips it home | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the shot in the paint | 67-55 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | The jumper by Pedro Lopez is denied by Steve Seitz | 67-55 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Steve Seitz lays it in on a great pass from James King | 69-55 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James King - foul #5 on James King, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) James King, Richard Hearn, Jan Franks, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SF) Pedro Lopez | |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | George Frost is fouled on the floor by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #12 | 69-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (SF) William Briscoe | |
| 01:11 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Robert Hirschman is called for the reach on William Oestreich - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo buries a jump hook in the lane | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne clanks a floater from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Allan Philson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | George Frost runs out the clock | 71-59 |