| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 6 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Helms (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Duggan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Barry Baugher connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Benjamin Oden | 35-19 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-19 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cuadra | 35-19 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Brock Perkins is called for the reach on Lawrence Cuadra - foul #3 on Brock Perkins, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Lankford (C) Brock Perkins | |
| 18:27 | St. John's | William Binder blows the layup | 35-19 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Barry Baugher tips it back up and in | 37-19 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Robert Helms's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Oden | 37-19 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 37-19 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | William Binder hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Cuadra | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Lawrence Cuadra steals it from John Duggan | 39-19 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Barry Baugher's floater is knocked away by Julian Baker | 39-19 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | David Lankford grabs the board | 39-19 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Robert Helms is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Helms, team foul #2 | 39-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (SG) Robert Helms | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | William Binder blows the layup but he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 39-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Malone (SG), Robert Galvin (C) Floyd Wilson, John Duggan | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-19 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #1 | 41-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-21 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Lankford | 41-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Toby Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Malone (fresh) SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Lankford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | John Lawrence steals it from Steven Malone | 41-21 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 43-21 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-24 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Barry Baugher buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Plummer | 45-24 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | David Lankford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-24 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Barry Baugher grabs the board | 45-24 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | James Plummer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it but misses | 45-24 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the offensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | James Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) James Plummer, Barry Baugher, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Robert Helms (SG), John Duggan (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Steven Malone, Julian Baker, David Lankford, Robert Galvin | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | William Binder hits a turnaround in the lane set up by John Lawrence | 47-27 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Robert Helms clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-27 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins tips it in | 47-29 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lawrence and he's hacked by John Duggan - foul #3 on John Duggan, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Barry Baugher (SG), Arthur Porterfield (C) John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julian Baker (SF) Toby Tribble | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the free throw | 50-29 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Julian Baker hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Barry Baugher - foul #1 on Barry Baugher, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Julian Baker makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Barry Baugher and he's hacked by John Duggan - foul #4 on John Duggan, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Lankford (PF) John Duggan | |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart makes the free throw | 53-32 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | William Binder is called for the reach on Brock Perkins - foul #1 on William Binder, team foul #4 | 53-32 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Julian Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-32 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Barry Baugher | 53-32 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart buries a shot in the lane | 55-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Helms (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Lankford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Barry Baugher, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the lay-in | 55-32 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julian Baker | 55-32 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | David Lankford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Floyd Wilson | 55-35 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart is fouled on the floor by Julian Baker - foul #1 on Julian Baker, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Arthur Porterfield (SG) William Binder, Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (PG), Steven Malone (SG), Lester Hoagland (SF), Robert Galvin (C) Floyd Wilson, Robert Helms, Julian Baker, Brock Perkins | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Steven Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-35 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Steven Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble knocks in the jumper from the left side | 55-37 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-37 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it in | 57-37 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland clanks a jumper near the basket | 57-37 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | John Lawrence travels with the ball | 57-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Jason Barnhart (SF) James Plummer, Arthur Porterfield, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Robert Helms (SG), Julian Baker (SF), Brock Perkins (C) Toby Tribble, Steven Malone, David Lankford, Robert Galvin | |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland lays it in and he's hacked by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #2 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | William Binder drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Baugher | 60-40 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 60-40 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Helms (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lester Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Robert Helms steals the ball from Benjamin Oden | 60-40 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Robert Helms can't finish the layup | 60-40 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-40 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart can't tip it in | 60-40 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins knocks in the floater near the basket | 60-42 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | William Binder is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Duggan (PF), David Lankford (C) Lester Hoagland, Brock Perkins | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Jason Barnhart is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Jason Barnhart, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (SG) Robert Helms | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Barry Baugher is called for the reach on Toby Tribble - foul #2 on Barry Baugher, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart's pass is intercepted by David Lankford | 62-44 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Barry Baugher - foul #3 on Barry Baugher, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, Jason Barnhart, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Malone (SG), Brock Perkins (C) Floyd Wilson, David Lankford | |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | James Plummer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Steven Malone gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Duggan is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on John Duggan, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland (SF), David Lankford (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Julian Baker, John Duggan, Brock Perkins | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 62-45 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | John Lawrence tips it in | 64-45 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin blows the layup | 64-45 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | David Lankford pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-45 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | David Lankford grabs the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Malone | 64-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Toby Tribble (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Lankford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra drills a jump hook from the left block | 66-47 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Steven Malone - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Steven Malone makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Steven Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | James Plummer connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Lawrence | 68-49 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Steven Malone misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | John Lawrence clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | John Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra (PF) Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Steven Malone | 68-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Plummer makes the jumper in the lane | 70-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | David Lankford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James Plummer gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Plummer runs out the clock | 70-51 |