| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Glover inbounds the ball | 55-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Richard Glover can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-27 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits the follow up shot | 55-29 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Cesar Salinas is called for the reach on Donald Pleasants - foul #2 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #1 | 55-29 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Arthur Wilmes | 55-29 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes hits the finger roll set up by Michael Callahan | 55-31 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-31 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | John Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 55-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (C) Cesar Salinas | |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 55-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 55-31 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Pleasants | 57-31 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Richard Glover is fouled on the floor by John Johnston - foul #1 on John Johnston, team foul #2 | 57-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SG), Billy Charland (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) John Johnston, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Callahan, Richard Glover | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG) Donald Pleasants | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer travels with the ball | 57-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Cesar Salinas (C) Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Thomas | 57-33 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Cesar Salinas takes the ball from Billy Charland | 57-33 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Hill steps in front of the Mark Hattaway pass | 57-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Parson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Mitchell | 60-33 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is whistled for traveling | 60-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), John Johnston (SG), Timothy Pabon (SF) Corey Parson, Billy Charland, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Michael Thomas, Ned Bond | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants is fouled on the floor by Cesar Salinas - foul #3 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #2 | 60-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edwards (PF), John Smith (C) Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) Irving Snowden | |
| 15:07 | St. John's | John Edwards is fouled on the floor by Arthur Wilmes - foul #1 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #3 | 60-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Cesar Salinas | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Johnston | 63-33 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-33 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 63-33 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Pleasants | 66-33 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-33 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 66-33 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-33 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-33 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan banks in the layup | 66-35 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-35 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | John Johnston grabs the offensive board | 66-35 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-35 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 66-35 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-35 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-35 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes tips it home | 69-37 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Arthur Wilmes steals the ball from Donald Pleasants | 69-37 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-37 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Wilmes | 69-37 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Pabon - foul #2 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #3 | 69-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SG), Billy Charland (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, John Johnston, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), Ned Bond (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Callahan, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-38 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-39 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Gregory Hill grabs the offensive board | 69-39 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-39 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill tips it back up and in | 71-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Parson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas's floater is tipped away by Gregory Hill | 71-39 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Ned Bond tips it home | 71-41 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Mark Hattaway steps in front of the James Mitchell pass | 71-41 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Ned Bond loses the ball out of bounds | 71-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-41 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 71-41 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Gregory Hill buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Pleasants | 73-41 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Hattaway | 73-43 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-43 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 73-43 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-43 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 73-43 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Mark Hattaway is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #1 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #4 | 73-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG), Timothy Pabon (SF), John Edwards (PF) Roscoe Salzer, Billy Charland, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Richard Glover (SF), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Irving Snowden, Nathan Bonner, Ned Bond, Cesar Salinas | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 73-43 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway grabs the board | 73-43 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Callahan | 73-45 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon is hacked by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #5 | 73-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), John Smith (C) Donald Pleasants, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Mark Hattaway, Olin Zonker | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Michael Callahan steals the ball from John Edwards | 73-45 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | John Smith is called for the reach on Irving Snowden - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 73-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (SF), Cesar Salinas (C) Richard Glover, William Philips | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is hacked by John Johnston - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #5 | 73-45 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Ned Bond lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 73-47 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Johnston and he's hacked by Irving Snowden - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #6 | 75-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Corey Parson, Timothy Pabon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 76-47 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-47 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 76-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 27 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ned Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Gregory Hill comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #7 | 76-47 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes snags the defensive board | 77-47 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-47 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | John Johnston gets the rebound | 77-47 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-47 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Gregory Hill tips it home | 79-47 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 79-47 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Pleasants | 79-47 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-47 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 82-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SF), John Edwards (PF), James Mitchell (C) John Johnston, Gregory Hill, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), William Philips (PF) Michael Callahan, Ned Bond, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas makes the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas misses the 2nd free throw | 82-48 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 82-48 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 82-48 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 82-48 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden's pass is intercepted by Timothy Pabon | 82-48 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the jump hook in the lane | 82-48 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | William Philips pulls down the rebound | 82-48 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Pabon - foul #3 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #7 | 82-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), Billy Charland (SG) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Olin Zonker (C) Cesar Salinas | |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 82-49 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the dunk | 82-49 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | John Edwards tips it back up and in | 84-49 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Corey Parson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-49 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 84-49 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | John Johnston gets the rebound | 84-49 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Olin Zonker steals it from John Edwards | 84-49 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Olin Zonker is whistled for a carry | 84-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Corey Parson, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (SF), Reinaldo Gallo (PF) Irving Snowden, William Philips | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-49 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits a turnaround from close range set up by Nathan Bonner | 84-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 27 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ned Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) C - Olin Zonker (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Hill | 87-51 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Ned Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SF), John Edwards (PF) John Johnston, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), William Philips (C) Nathan Bonner, Olin Zonker | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-51 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | John Edwards can't tip it in | 87-51 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Gregory Hill tips it but misses | 87-51 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 87-51 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a runner from the right block set up by Donald Pleasants and he's fouled by Michael Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #8 | 89-51 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the free throw | 90-51 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Pabon - foul #4 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #8 | 90-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG), James Mitchell (C) Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the 1st free throw | 90-51 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ned Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 90-52 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Johnston | 93-52 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 93-52 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner pulls down the offensive rebound | 93-52 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 93-52 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Ned Bond can't tip it in | 93-52 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants gets the rebound | 93-52 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | John Johnston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-52 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses the tip | 93-52 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon snags the offensive board | 93-52 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Johnston | 95-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Donald Pleasants takes the ball from Nathan Bonner | 95-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants runs out the clock | 95-52 |