| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Eichner - foul #2 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-37 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Daniel Eichner steals it from Troy Jarboe | 22-37 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Steve Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Steve Charles drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Troy Jarboe | 22-40 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Derrick Volpe takes the ball from Terry Moberly | 22-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Terry Moberly steals it from Bryan White | 22-40 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is fouled on the floor by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Bryan White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 24-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-43 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 24-43 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the jumper from the right side set up by Troy Jarboe | 24-45 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Thomas Dodge blocks the short jumper by Derrick Volpe | 24-45 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the follow up shot | 24-47 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Derrick Volpe denies the turnaround by Terry Moberly | 24-47 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ramiro Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe connects on the jumper from close range set up by Troy Jarboe | 24-49 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn's pass is intercepted by Troy Jarboe | 24-49 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe jams it on a nice dish by Steve Charles and the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #2 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Shen Xiong (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Chad Walker (SF), David Landis (C) Steve Charles, Raymond Loughran, Derrick Volpe | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the free throw | 24-52 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-52 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser tips it home | 26-52 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Swims and he's fouled by Gilberto Ricci - foul #2 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #3 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Daniel Eichner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the free throw | 26-55 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Chad Walker is called for the reach on John Dampier - foul #1 on Chad Walker, team foul #2 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Troy Jarboe | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | John Dampier drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Shen Xiong | 28-55 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-58 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Dampier | 30-58 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Swims buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-61 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-61 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Shen Xiong | 30-61 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Landis - foul #2 on David Landis, team foul #3 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Terry Moberly (PF) John Dampier, Ramiro Flores, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Jack Sams, David Landis | |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-61 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Bryan White gets the offensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Melvin Pangburn is called for the reach on James Swims - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #4 | 32-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SF) Chad Walker | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-61 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Shen Xiong | 32-61 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Melvin Pangburn is blocked by Derrick Volpe | 32-61 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly gets the offensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-61 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 32-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shen Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Bryan White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-61 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Bryan White buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Volpe | 32-63 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-63 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 32-63 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Shen Xiong - foul #3 on Shen Xiong, team foul #5 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF), Peter Kaiser (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Gilberto Ricci, Terry Moberly, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF) Steve Charles, Raymond Loughran | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 32-64 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-65 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-65 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Chad Walker snags the defensive board | 32-65 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Bryan White misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Kaiser - foul #2 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #6 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SG), Shen Xiong (PF), Lawrence Roberts (C) Melvin Pangburn, Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 1st free throw | 32-65 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 2nd free throw | 32-65 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong grabs the board | 32-65 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-65 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe's pass is intercepted by Shen Xiong | 32-65 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Kaiser | 34-65 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses short on a shot in the paint | 34-65 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-65 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | John Dampier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-65 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Bryan White grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | James Swims connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Walker | 34-67 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | John Dampier's pass is intercepted by James Swims in the backcourt | 34-67 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Bryan White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Raymond Loughran (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Chad Walker, David Landis | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 34-67 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong tips it but misses | 34-67 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the offensive board | 34-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is hacked by Troy Jarboe - foul #1 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #4 | 34-67 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-67 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 34-67 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Bryan White comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-67 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong gets the rebound | 34-67 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Derrick Volpe steals it from Peter Kaiser | 34-67 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 34-70 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG) Troy Jarboe | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Swims | 34-72 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts is denied on a layup by Derrick Volpe | 34-72 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the offensive rebound | 34-72 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts is denied on a layup by Derrick Volpe | 34-72 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Roberts | 34-72 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Dampier | 36-72 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Bryan White blows the layup | 36-72 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser gets the rebound | 36-72 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-72 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | James Swims buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 38-74 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong scores on a floater from close range | 40-74 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Steve Charles knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Swims | 40-76 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-76 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Ricci (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Roberts (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. 4 stl. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Swims misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #1 on John Dampier, team foul #7 | 43-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF), David Landis (C) Steve Charles, Raymond Loughran, Derrick Volpe | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on David Landis - foul #3 on David Landis, team foul #5 | 45-78 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the free throw | 46-78 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Bryan White hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Swims | 46-80 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by David Landis | 46-80 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | David Landis snags the defensive board | 46-80 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | David Landis is hacked by Lawrence Roberts - foul #1 on Lawrence Roberts, team foul #8 | 46-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Raymond Loughran (SF) James Swims, Chad Walker | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | David Landis makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | David Landis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-81 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts snags the defensive board | 46-81 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Raymond Loughran is called for the reach on Gilberto Ricci - foul #1 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #6 | 46-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) David Landis | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | John Dampier travels with the ball | 46-81 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Steve Charles comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-81 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts snags the defensive board | 46-81 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Derrick Volpe swats the short shot by Lawrence Roberts | 46-81 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 46-81 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #7 | 46-81 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-81 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 46-81 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe runs out the clock | 46-81 |