| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss dunks the ball | 25-37 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 3 from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Rocky Costa takes the ball from Robert Christian | 28-37 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | The jump hook by Brian Wickline is blocked by Christopher Pickles | 28-37 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Christopher Pickles is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rocky Costa | 28-37 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Brian Wickline picks off the pass by Rocky Costa | 28-37 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss's pass is intercepted by Rocky Costa | 28-37 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits a 3 from straight away | 31-37 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Jared Yap scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Melvin Poling | 34-37 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3 from straight away set up by Pat Boyer | 37-37 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is hacked by Melvin Poling - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 37-40 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Poling | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Brian Gust pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 37-40 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Brian Gust buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Melvin Poling takes the ball from Robert Christian | 40-40 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-40 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Pat Boyer - foul #2 on Pat Boyer, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), William Williams (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Robert Christian, Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it home | 42-42 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Spangler steals the ball from Brian Abshire | 42-42 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Wickline | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Issa Abdullah is called for the reach on Brian Abshire - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Jared Yap | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | William Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa scores on a jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Issa Abdullah, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | William Williams misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | William Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the jumper from the left block | 46-51 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | William Williams misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brian Wickline - foul #2 on Brian Wickline, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Allan Ledbetter (SG) Robert Christian, Steven Beaudette | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Allan Ledbetter | 47-53 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Jared Yap comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Brian Wickline connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | William Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Spangler | 47-55 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Brian Wickline | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Brian Gust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Rose - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Abshire | 49-58 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-58 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for traveling | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it in | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Michael Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Gust | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Michael Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Benjamin Strauss in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG) Michael Hallenbeck | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Brian Gust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Jared Yap in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jared Yap, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |