| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Castor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Leroy Ward inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | William Grossman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Pabon | 32-32 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Leroy Ward denies the turnaround by Michael Callahan | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Leroy Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Castor | 32-35 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner's floater is knocked away by Alan Castor | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Ned Bond tips it in | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Alan Castor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Leroy Ward is called for the reach on Richard Glover - foul #1 on Leroy Ward, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas's fadeaway is rejected by Reuben Wallace | 34-35 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Ned Bond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | William Grossman pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Ned Bond steals the ball from Timothy Pabon | 34-35 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Richard Glover clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Ned Bond gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Grossman | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alan Castor | 34-38 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-38 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Alan Castor scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by William Grossman | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Cesar Salinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Pabon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Castor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Reuben Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Ward - foul #2 on Leroy Ward, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Arthur Wilmes (SF), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover, Ned Bond, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Joshua Murphy (SF), John Smith (PF), John Edwards (C) William Grossman, Leroy Ward, Alan Castor, Reuben Wallace | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | John Smith gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | John Johnston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | William Philips misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | John Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | William Philips clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | John Edwards gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | John Johnston drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Murphy | 37-43 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Joshua Murphy - foul #1 on Joshua Murphy, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Ned Bond (PF) Michael Callahan, William Philips, Olin Zonker | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Leroy Ward (SF), Reuben Wallace (C) John Johnston, Timothy Pabon, John Edwards | |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Joshua Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Ned Bond snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Leroy Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Joshua Murphy makes the floater from the right side set up by William Grossman | 38-45 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Smith | 38-45 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Murphy | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner loses the dribble to Joshua Murphy | 38-47 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Richard Glover is called for the reach on Leroy Ward - foul #3 on Richard Glover, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), William Philips (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Ned Bond, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Timothy Pabon (SG), Alan Castor (PF) Joshua Murphy, Leroy Ward, John Smith | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | John Johnston buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Reuben Wallace | 38-50 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | William Grossman is called for the reach on Richard Glover - foul #2 on William Grossman, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Ward (SF), John Edwards (C) William Grossman, Reuben Wallace | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas drills a jumper from close range set up by Michael Callahan | 40-50 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | John Johnston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG) Nathan Bonner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Murphy (SG), John Smith (C) Timothy Pabon, John Edwards | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Alan Castor comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Philips - foul #2 on William Philips, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) William Philips | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Alan Castor makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Alan Castor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Ned Bond is called for traveling | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Coleman (SG) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Reuben Wallace (C) John Johnston, Alan Castor | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace buries a jumper in the lane set up by Joshua Murphy | 40-54 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman double dribbles | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SG), Arthur Wilmes (PF), William Philips (C) Allen Coleman, Ned Bond, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (SG) Leroy Ward | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | William Grossman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | John Johnston drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Murphy | 40-57 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Richard Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF), Alan Castor (PF) John Johnston, Joshua Murphy, John Smith | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reuben Wallace | 40-59 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Richard Glover makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 43-59 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Alan Castor hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Grossman | 43-61 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-61 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pabon - foul #1 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas's layup is rejected by Alan Castor | 43-61 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Reuben Wallace denies the turnaround by Cesar Salinas | 43-61 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a runner in the paint | 43-61 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Alan Castor connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Grossman and he's fouled by Ned Bond - foul #1 on Ned Bond, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Allen Coleman (SG), Arthur Wilmes (SF), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Michael Callahan, Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover, Ned Bond, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Smith (C) Reuben Wallace | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Alan Castor misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | William Philips grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Alan Castor blocks the jumper by Allen Coleman | 43-63 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | William Grossman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Alan Castor tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | John Smith tips it home | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Coleman (fresh) SF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Philips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Olin Zonker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Castor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Olin Zonker misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-65 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 43-65 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Olin Zonker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Olin Zonker, team foul #4 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Reuben Wallace (C) William Grossman, Alan Castor | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Michael Thomas steals it from John Johnston in the backcourt | 43-65 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman can't finish the layup | 43-65 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 43-68 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Leroy Ward is hacked by Allen Coleman - foul #1 on Allen Coleman, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Alan Castor (PF) John Johnston, John Smith | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Wilmes | 45-69 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | William Grossman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace misses the runner from the left block | 45-69 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Philips | 45-69 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is fouled on the floor by Leroy Ward - foul #3 on Leroy Ward, team foul #6 | 45-69 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman travels with the ball | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Grossman runs out the clock | 45-69 |