| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | George Smathers blows the layup but he's fouled by Albert Coughlin - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdulla is denied by Donald Depuy | 40-28 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 40-28 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdulla | 40-28 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the lay-in | 40-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't tip it in | 40-28 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits a jumper from the right block | 40-30 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is hacked by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Francis Franson (PF), James Savage (C) Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla, David Greene | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | George Smathers steals it from Robert Manly | 40-30 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the finger roll | 42-30 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | James Savage drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Franson | 42-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Smathers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Francis Franson pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Savage | 42-36 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | George Smathers lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Depuy | 44-36 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-36 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Francis Franson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | James Savage drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Robert Manly steps in front of the James Rollo pass | 44-38 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robert Christian (SF), Robin Williams (C) George Smathers, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF), David Greene (C) Pauly Chambers, Donald Duncan, Robert Manly, James Savage | |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla loses the dribble to Stephen Kay | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Francis Franson | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), James Savage (SF) Collin Leavens, Robert Manly | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the runner from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 46-40 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Pauly Chambers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SF) James Savage | |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is hacked by David Greene - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (C) David Greene | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Coughlin - foul #3 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) James Savage | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Francis Franson tips it in | 47-43 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams drills a jumper from the left block | 49-43 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Robert Manly | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian loses the dribble to Robert Manly | 49-45 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Stephen Kay steps in front of the Pauly Chambers pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Stephen Kay blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Francis Franson snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Robert Manly steps in front of the Stephen Kay pass | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Francis Franson clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), David Greene (C) Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is called for 3 seconds | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PF) Francis Franson | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it home | 49-48 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a jump hook from close range | 49-48 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Robert Manly is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Francis Franson (PF) Pauly Chambers, James Savage | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it in | 53-50 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Franson | 53-52 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Greene - foul #4 on David Greene, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF), James Savage (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Robert Manly, David Greene | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3rd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Francis Franson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-52 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 55-52 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Francis Franson - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Pauly Chambers | 57-55 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Pauly Chambers picks off the pass by Stephen Kay in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Pauly Chambers | 57-57 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Christian and he's fouled by James Savage - foul #1 on James Savage, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) James Savage | |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Albert Coughlin | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | George Smathers takes the ball from Pauly Chambers | 60-59 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Rollo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG) Francis Franson | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 62-61 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Greene is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a floater from the right block | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it in | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla is fouled on the floor by Robin Williams - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Manly picks off the pass by Robin Williams | 64-62 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | David Greene's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Williams | 64-62 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it in | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | George Smathers blows the layup | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-64 |