| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 36-57 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #1 | 36-57 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Spiro | 37-60 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Dan Carter picks off the pass by Lloyd Malizia | 37-60 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the tip | 37-60 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it back up and in | 37-62 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Dan Carter steps in front of the Lloyd Malizia pass | 37-62 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-62 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it but misses | 37-62 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 37-62 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 39-62 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Calvin Malone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Carter and he's fouled by Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #1 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 39-65 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-65 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Craig Alden - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #2 | 39-65 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano travels with the ball | 39-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-66 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Hughes | 41-66 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Calvin Malone | 41-69 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-69 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses the tip | 41-69 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 41-69 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the shot from the right block set up by Calvin Malone and the foul's on Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #3 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Thad Price (C) Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the free throw | 41-71 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-71 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 41-71 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-71 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 41-71 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thad Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-71 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Thad Price grabs the offensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #3 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Jones misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #4 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-72 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel tips it but misses | 43-72 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 43-72 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | James Jones buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 43-74 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #4 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Thad Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) James Jones, Justin Niemi | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Terry Bennett is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-74 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 43-74 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Lloyd Malizia steals the ball from Samuel Peterman | 43-74 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | The jumper by Lloyd Malizia is denied by Tony Gillis | 43-74 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 43-74 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terry Bennett | 43-77 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by James Lammers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #6 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Kim Smith, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | William Pritchard loses the dribble to Mark Spiro | 43-77 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | James Jones blows the layup | 43-77 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 43-77 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | William Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-77 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | William Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound | 43-77 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits a jumper from the free throw line | 45-77 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-79 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | James Jones picks off the pass by Craig Alden in the backcourt | 45-79 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-79 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mason gets the rebound | 45-79 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #7 | 45-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Kim Smith (PF), Don Hughes (C) William Pritchard, Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Terry Bennett (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 46-79 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the lay-in | 46-79 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it in | 46-81 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Dan Carter steals it from Jimmy Riley in the backcourt | 46-81 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-81 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Dan Carter tips it but misses | 46-81 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Kim Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-81 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-81 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 46-81 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's pass is intercepted by Don Hughes | 46-81 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #8 | 46-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Kim Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 46-81 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Jimmy Riley takes the ball from Terry Bennett | 46-81 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-81 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 46-81 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-81 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Dan Carter tips it back up and in | 46-83 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Kimbrough is blocked by Mathew Weigel | 46-83 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 46-83 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | David Kimbrough steps in front of the Terry Bennett pass | 46-83 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on an open turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Lammers - foul #4 on James Lammers, team foul #9 | 46-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (PF), Thad Price (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-83 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-83 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 47-83 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Craig Alden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #5 | 47-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Robert Mason (C) Don Hughes, Thad Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | William Pritchard is called for the reach on Peter Aronson - foul #2 on William Pritchard, team foul #6 | 47-83 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Malone | 47-85 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Samuel Peterman is called for the reach on Kim Smith - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #10 | 47-85 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-85 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-85 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Calvin Malone | 49-88 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-88 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Spiro | 49-88 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Jones | 49-91 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-91 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Craig Alden gets the offensive rebound | 49-91 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Robert Mason clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-91 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-91 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-91 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | James Jones tips it home | 49-93 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | William Pritchard double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-93 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) William Pritchard, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Samuel Peterman | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Weigel | 49-96 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Rubin Wolfe is denied by Mark Spiro | 49-96 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 49-96 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (PF), Thad Price (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Terry Bennett (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 49-96 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Thad Price pulls down the rebound | 49-96 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 49-96 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it home | 51-96 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the finger roll | 51-98 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Kim Smith is whistled for a carry | 51-98 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig Alden - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #7 | 51-98 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mathew Weigel | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 51-99 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-100 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Craig Alden loses the dribble to Tony Gillis in the backcourt | 51-100 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Pritchard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kim Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 51-102 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Thad Price loses the dribble to Terry Bennett in the backcourt | 51-102 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Calvin Malone | 51-105 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Thad Price comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-105 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Don Hughes | 51-105 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kim Smith | 53-105 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-108 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on William Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #11 | 53-108 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Robert Mason (C) Kim Smith, Thad Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | William Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 54-108 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | William Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-108 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 54-108 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #3 on Robert Mason, team foul #8 | 54-108 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 1st free throw | 54-108 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-109 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Robert Mason buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Pritchard | 56-109 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-109 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the board | 56-109 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-109 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 56-109 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Jones | 56-112 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Mason | 59-112 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-112 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Robert Mason snags the defensive board | 59-112 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-112 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the tip | 59-112 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano gets the offensive rebound | 59-112 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | William Pritchard drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Alberto Romano | 61-112 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Peter Aronson can't throw it down | 61-112 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 61-112 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | William Pritchard is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Pritchard, team foul #9 | 61-112 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF), Thad Price (C) William Pritchard, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Craig Alden takes the ball from James Lammers | 61-112 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Don Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-112 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Don Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kim Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 28 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Thad Price - foul #1 on Thad Price, team foul #10 | 63-114 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) James Lammers | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 63-115 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #12 | 63-115 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the 1st free throw | 63-115 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-115 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Spiro and he's hacked by Thad Price - foul #2 on Thad Price, team foul #11 | 64-117 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the free throw | 64-117 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive board | 64-117 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is hacked by Thad Price - foul #3 on Thad Price, team foul #12 | 64-117 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mason (C) Thad Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 64-118 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-119 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Don Hughes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-119 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Alberto Romano is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #13 | 66-119 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 66-119 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-120 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes travels with the ball | 66-120 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Dan Carter | 66-123 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-123 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Justin Niemi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-123 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) William Pritchard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Terry Bennett, Samuel Peterman | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Dan Carter steps in front of the Kim Smith pass | 68-123 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the easy layup | 68-123 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the board | 68-123 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Don Hughes double dribbles | 68-123 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Niemi | 68-125 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-125 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel drills a runner from the baseline set up by Justin Niemi and he's fouled by Kim Smith - foul #2 on Kim Smith, team foul #14 | 68-127 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the free throw | 68-127 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 68-127 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Kim Smith travels with the ball | 68-127 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone runs out the clock | 68-127 |