| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Morrison - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Shaiming Chin blocks the short jumper by Frank Morrison | 24-23 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Shaiming Chin | 24-23 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Stephen Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Noel Shake | 27-23 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso buries a fadeaway from the left side | 27-25 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons | |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Stephen Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Smith | 30-28 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | The jumper by Frank Morrison is denied by Noel Shake | 30-28 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Noel Shake grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Noel Shake pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Frank Morrison swats the short shot by Woodrow Grant | 30-28 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Noel Shake gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Shake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Stephen Smith, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (SG) Aaron Rook | |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Wendell Teems - foul #1 on Wendell Teems, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG) Randy Crenshaw | |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Stephen Smith can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it home | 30-32 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Wendell Teems's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Daugherty | 30-32 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-35 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Archie McWalters | 30-35 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Francis Plemons | 30-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Woodrow Grant and he's fouled by Willie Reinoso - foul #3 on Willie Reinoso, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF) Wendell Teems, Stephen Smith, Woodrow Grant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Jesse Schwieson (C) Archie McWalters, Francis Plemons, Frank Morrison | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Paul Seabolt swats the shot by Jesse Schwieson | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Noel Shake is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Daugherty - foul #2 on Jeremy Daugherty, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Grant (PF) Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG) Randy Crenshaw | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jesse Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Raymond Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Woodrow Grant | 36-37 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Woodrow Grant steals the ball from Willie Reinoso | 36-37 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Noel Shake drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Smith | 38-37 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie McWalters | 38-40 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Noel Shake dunks the ball set up by Ronald Soucy | 40-40 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Noel Shake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Frank Morrison (C) Archie McWalters, Jeremy Daugherty | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso's pass is intercepted by Shaiming Chin | 40-40 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Randy Crenshaw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Randy Crenshaw (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Schwieson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Shaiming Chin and the foul's on Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Noel Shake (C) Raymond Smith, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF) Randy Crenshaw, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jesse Schwieson | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Archie McWalters | 45-45 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Woodrow Grant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso (SF) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Noel Shake snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Frank Morrison is called for the reach on Wendell Teems - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG) Wendell Teems | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Rook (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF) Francis Plemons, Willie Reinoso | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Archie McWalters steals it from Noel Shake | 45-45 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters jams it | 45-47 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Smith and the foul's on Frank Morrison - foul #4 on Frank Morrison, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso (SF), Jesse Schwieson (C) Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Archie McWalters - foul #1 on Archie McWalters, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF) Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Noel Shake hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 51-50 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Noel Shake takes the ball from Jesse Schwieson | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Raymond Smith double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Woodrow Grant (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Raymond Smith, Ronald Soucy, Noel Shake, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Rook (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel, Jesse Schwieson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (tiring) 4 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Noel Shake (C) Wendell Teems, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Aaron Rook picks off the pass by Raymond Smith | 51-51 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison double dribbles | 51-51 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is fouled on the floor by Archie McWalters - foul #2 on Archie McWalters, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Noel Shake is called for the reach on Aaron Rook - foul #2 on Noel Shake, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Stephen Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Grant and the foul's on Aaron Rook - foul #1 on Aaron Rook, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SF) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 56-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Archie McWalters is called for the reach on Raymond Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Archie McWalters, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Noel Shake is called for the reach on Archie McWalters - foul #3 on Noel Shake, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF) Ronald Soucy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Archie McWalters - foul #4 on Archie McWalters, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SF) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters loses the dribble to Raymond Smith | 59-54 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Smith runs out the clock | 59-54 |