| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez jams it | 31-40 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Morris Montano - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James McCurren tips it home | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Vallo | 34-42 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the jumper in the lane | 34-42 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | James Corbin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Vallo | 37-42 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James McCurren | 37-44 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Darrick Gill steals it from Benny Blackburn | 37-44 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 37-44 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Morris Montano pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez double dribbles | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | James Zipp picks off the pass by Lewis Willis | 37-44 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse lays it in set up by James Zipp | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James McCurren | 37-48 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James McCurren | 37-50 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | John Fagundes is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield loses the ball out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez double dribbles | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) James Zipp | |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-50 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the follow up shot | 39-50 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Edward Kelty | 39-52 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Larry Robinson travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), James Zipp (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Nelson Wakefield steals the ball from Darrick Gill | 41-52 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Edward Kelty gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | James Zipp lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 41-54 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Zipp is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Willis - foul #2 on Lewis Willis, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Morris Montano scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Nelson Wakefield | 46-55 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 46-55 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | James Corbin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) James Zipp | |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Larry Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Morris Montano | 48-55 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 48-55 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | John Fagundes can't tip it in | 48-55 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Larry Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leif Taberski | 48-57 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 50-57 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for 10 seconds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), James Corbin (SF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 52-59 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch hits a shot in the lane and the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Clark | 55-62 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | The jumper by Donald Ordonez is denied by Jan Heppner | 55-62 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Claudio Rossi takes the ball from Thomas Clark | 55-64 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Corbin picks off the pass by Claudio Rossi | 55-64 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | James Corbin banks in the layup | 57-64 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it back up and in | 57-66 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Richard Vallo (PF) Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Vallo | 60-66 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 60-66 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Benny Blackburn steps in front of the Donald Ordonez pass | 60-66 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Darrick Gill steals the ball from James Corbin | 60-66 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Edward Kelty dunks the ball on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is called for traveling | 60-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (C) Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) James Zipp | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Edward Kelty scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Larry Robinson | 60-70 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-70 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Larry Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-70 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty tips it in | 60-72 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Morris Montano steps in front of the Ivan Zausch pass | 60-72 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Morris Montano blows the layup | 60-72 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis tips it in | 62-72 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Larry Robinson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Morris Montano grabs the offensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Vallo | 65-75 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | James Corbin scores on a 3 from the right wing | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Darrick Gill | 68-77 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 70-77 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a fadeaway from close range | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the offensive board | 70-79 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #5 on Edward Kelty, team foul #5 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-79 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Nelson Wakefield is called for the reach on Claudio Rossi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #6 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #10 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-82 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Wakefield - foul #5 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF) Claudio Rossi | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-84 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 76-84 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Leif Taberski | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren runs out the clock | 76-84 |