| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-28 |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano snags the offensive board | 47-28 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it but misses | 47-28 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel tips it home | 47-30 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 49-30 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Al Burris swats the layup by Rubin Wolfe | 49-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Matney | 51-30 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry double dribbles | 51-30 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Al Burris | 53-30 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) James Calvert, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Samuel Peterman (PF) Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-30 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-30 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Kim Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Al Burris denies the turnaround by Harry Murphy | 53-30 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Al Burris misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Harry Murphy - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Robert Matney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Harry Murphy | |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Rubin Wolfe is blocked by Al Burris | 55-30 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | James Lammers gets the rebound | 55-30 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 55-30 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Capel | 55-30 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | James Lammers takes the ball from Orville Hedge in the backcourt | 55-30 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the lay-in | 55-30 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 55-30 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-30 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 55-30 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | James Lammers clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 55-30 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-30 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Kim Smith double dribbles | 55-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (C) Orville Hedge, Alberto Romano, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-30 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-30 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley loses the ball out of bounds | 58-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Alberto Romano (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Don Hughes | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is open and buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Matney | 60-30 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-30 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 60-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lammers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alberto Romano (tiring) C - Mathew Perry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #1 | 60-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Mark Spiro (SF) Robert Matney, James Jones, James Lammers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SF), Kim Smith (PF) James Calvert, Lloyd Malizia, Alberto Romano | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-30 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 60-30 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter is hacked by Harry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 60-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Harry Murphy, Mathew Perry | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-30 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 60-30 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-30 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Carter | 60-30 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 60-30 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-30 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the runner from the right block | 60-30 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it home | 62-30 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-30 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 62-30 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Tony Gillis | 65-30 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #2 | 65-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 65-30 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 65-30 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Al Burris buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Matney | 67-30 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 67-32 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is hacked by Harry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Murphy, team foul #4 | 67-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Gregory Capel (SG) James Calvert, Harry Murphy | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-32 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-32 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | James Jones's floater is knocked away by Lloyd Malizia | 67-32 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry pulls down the rebound | 67-32 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 67-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-32 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Don Hughes can't tip it in | 67-32 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 67-32 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Robert Matney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Lammers | 70-32 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits a floater in the paint set up by Gregory Capel | 70-34 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Mathew Perry swats the layup by Samuel Peterman | 70-34 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it but misses | 70-34 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | James Lammers grabs the offensive rebound | 70-34 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | James Lammers lays it up and in | 72-34 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Terry Bennett steps in front of the Orville Hedge pass | 72-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lammers (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Hughes (tiring) C - Mathew Perry (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Gregory Capel is called for the reach on James Lammers - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #5 | 72-34 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, James Lammers, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Orville Hedge, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Carter | 74-34 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-34 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 74-36 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Al Burris hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Dan Carter and he's hacked by Kim Smith - foul #1 on Kim Smith, team foul #6 | 76-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) James Calvert | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-36 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the free throw | 76-36 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Spiro | 76-36 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Peter Aronson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 76-36 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the offensive board | 76-36 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Al Burris is open but can't throw it down | 76-36 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 76-36 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Carter and he's fouled by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #7 | 78-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the free throw | 78-36 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 78-36 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 78-36 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel grabs the offensive rebound | 78-36 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is denied on a dunk by Tony Gillis | 78-36 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't tip it in | 78-36 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 78-36 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Gregory Capel steps in front of the James Jones pass in the backcourt | 78-36 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 78-36 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 78-36 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | James Jones misses short on an open shot near the basket | 78-36 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 78-36 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 81-36 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 81-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Alberto Romano (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Craig Alden, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-36 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 81-36 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia travels with the ball | 81-36 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Jimmy Riley is called for the reach on Samuel Peterman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #8 | 81-36 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 82-36 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-36 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 83-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 83-37 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 83-38 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Jimmy Riley is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #9 | 83-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 84-38 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 85-38 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe's pass is intercepted by James Lammers | 85-38 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #10 | 85-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF) Orville Hedge, Alberto Romano | |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 85-38 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 85-38 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 85-38 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-38 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 85-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lammers (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Gillis (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kim Smith (very tired) 4 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (tired) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Lammers | 87-38 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Samuel Peterman steals it from Lloyd Malizia | 87-38 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the jumpshot from the right side | 87-38 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't tip it in | 87-38 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 87-38 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is denied on a layup by Tony Gillis | 87-38 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 87-38 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for a carry | 87-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Orville Hedge | 87-40 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-40 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge pulls down the rebound | 87-40 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry's pass is intercepted by James Jones in the backcourt | 87-40 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #5 | 87-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SF) Orville Hedge, Alberto Romano | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy double dribbles in the backcourt | 87-40 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Mathew Perry is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on Mathew Perry, team foul #11 | 87-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 88-40 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 88-40 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 88-40 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry double dribbles in the backcourt | 88-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (PF) Mathew Perry | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #12 | 88-40 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 89-40 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 89-40 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the board | 89-40 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Craig Alden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #6 | 89-40 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #7 | 89-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Harry Murphy, Don Hughes | |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 89-41 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 89-42 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-42 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry gets the rebound | 89-42 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 89-42 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the rebound | 89-42 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Craig Alden picks off the pass by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 89-42 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 89-42 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 89-42 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-42 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the board | 89-42 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 89-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Mathew Perry | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Orville Hedge takes the ball from James Jones in the backcourt | 89-42 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | James Jones is called for the reach on Orville Hedge - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 89-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (C) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 89-43 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 2nd free throw | 89-43 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 89-43 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #3 on Don Hughes, team foul #13 | 89-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Harry Murphy | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 89-43 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 90-43 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 90-43 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 90-44 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 90-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't finish the layup | 90-45 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge pulls down the rebound | 90-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Jones (very tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (very tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Peterman (very tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Gillis (very tired) 5 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kim Smith (very tired) 4 reb. C - Don Hughes (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 90-45 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 90-45 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #14 | 90-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Harry Murphy (SG), Craig Alden (SF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Orville Hedge, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 91-45 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 92-45 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the jump hook in the lane | 92-45 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 92-45 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #10 | 92-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 92-45 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 92-46 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James Lammers scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #5 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #15 | 94-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Harry Murphy, Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the free throw | 95-46 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Calvert | 95-49 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Peter Aronson clanks a floater from the left wing | 95-49 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 95-49 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 95-49 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 95-49 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | James Calvert blows the layup | 95-49 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 95-49 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #4 on Mark Spiro, team foul #11 | 95-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG), Rubin Wolfe (C) Gregory Capel, Mathew Perry | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 95-50 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 95-51 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Calvert picks off the pass by James Lammers in the backcourt | 95-51 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 95-51 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 95-51 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Lammers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 95-51 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 95-51 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | James Calvert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 95-51 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Calvert is called for the reach on James Lammers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #16 | 95-51 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 96-51 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 96-51 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Craig Alden grabs the defensive rebound | 96-51 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | James Calvert is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #12 | 96-51 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 96-51 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 96-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Calvert steps in front of the Mark Spiro pass in the backcourt | 96-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 96-52 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the rebound | 96-52 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #5 on Craig Alden, team foul #17 | 96-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Craig Alden | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 97-52 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 98-52 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 98-52 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 98-52 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 98-52 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits the follow up shot | 98-54 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Lammers runs out the clock | 98-54 |