| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kelly Naquin - foul #1 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is called for 10 seconds | 34-35 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Neil Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Terry Sacks's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Morrison | 34-35 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Morrison | 37-37 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Seabolt - foul #3 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), James Woolley (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Alfredo Gomez | 42-39 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Timothy Hufnagel is denied by Dikembe Adi | 42-39 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | James Woolley pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds loses the dribble to Alfredo Gomez | 42-39 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Soucy steals the ball from Timothy Hufnagel | 42-41 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 42-43 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Loyd Young scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Ryan Grimshaw (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel, James Woolley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Naquin | 48-45 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Terry Sacks | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Terry Sacks connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Neil Anderson | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 48-51 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin is hacked by Neil Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti tips it home | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses long on a runner from the right block | 50-51 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Shaiming Chin | 50-53 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | James Woolley is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on James Woolley, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (C) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | James Woolley snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Aker | 53-53 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Frederick Aker picks off the pass by Ronald Soucy | 53-53 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 53-53 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Adi and the foul's on Brian Hinds - foul #1 on Brian Hinds, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the board | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Aker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | James Woolley pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Timothy Hufnagel takes the ball from Ronald Soucy after a doubleteam | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | James Woolley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin is hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG) Kelly Naquin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), James Woolley (PF) Joseph Colletti, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF) Andrew Hadley, Terry Sacks | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Lazaro Bruno takes the ball from Frederick Aker | 54-58 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, James Woolley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Francis Plemons takes the ball from Shaiming Chin after a doubleteam | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is fouled on the floor by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (SF) Ronald Soucy, Joseph Hart | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Terry Sacks clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Neil Anderson snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the floater from close range | 58-63 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF) Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Morrison (C) James Woolley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Terry Sacks | 58-66 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-66 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is hacked by Kelly Naquin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Hufnagel | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Neil Anderson takes the ball from Francis Plemons | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Naquin - foul #3 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chin - foul #1 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Neil Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Morrison | 65-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on Ronald Soucy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-75 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the follow up shot | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #12 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG) Kelly Naquin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #13 | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is hacked by Frederick Aker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Ronald Soucy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frederick Aker, team foul #15 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-77 |