| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Bryan White inbounds the ball | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Bryan White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-36 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado grabs the defensive rebound | 17-36 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | John Davis is called for traveling | 17-36 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Brian Coronado takes the ball from James Troutman | 17-36 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is fouled on the floor by Greg Henry - foul #1 on Greg Henry, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-36 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | John Edison is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dodge - foul #2 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | John Edison drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Christopher Hack | 19-38 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Troutman - foul #4 on James Troutman, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (PF) James Troutman | |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | John Edison snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Bryan White banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Hack | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Pangburn | 22-40 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | John Edison jams it set up by David Landis | 25-42 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-42 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn can't tip it in | 25-42 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | John Edison grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | John Edison misses the runner near the basket | 25-42 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lawrence Roberts | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - John Edison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | David Landis picks off the pass by Earl Singletary | 25-42 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Bryan White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF), John Davis (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Raymond Loughran (SG), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, John Edison | |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Bryan White connects on the floater from the left block set up by Raymond Loughran | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | George Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-44 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Bryan White hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Landis | 25-47 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | George Simpson is called for traveling | 25-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Bryan White scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Loughran | 25-50 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-50 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bryan White | 25-50 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Bryan White clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-50 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | George Simpson grabs the board | 25-50 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-50 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | John Davis can't tip it in | 25-50 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Danforth | 25-50 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Bryan White misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by George Simpson - foul #1 on George Simpson, team foul #2 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Viktor Zirker, Richard Ewert, George Simpson, John Davis, Mitchell Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (PF), John Edison (C) Edmund Robbs, Raymond Loughran, David Landis, Joshua Danforth | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Melvin Pangburn takes the ball from Bryan White | 28-52 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 30-52 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | John Edison comes up short on the runner in the paint | 30-52 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Edison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Hack is called for the reach on Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Christopher Hack, team foul #3 | 30-52 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts comes up short on the runner in the paint | 30-52 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the offensive board | 30-52 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-52 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | James Troutman blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Dodge - foul #3 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | James Troutman steals the ball from John Davis | 32-54 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is hacked by Thomas Dodge - foul #4 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Lawrence Roberts (C) Melvin Pangburn, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF), David Landis (PF) Bryan White, James Troutman | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | John Edison is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Edison, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is hacked by Dan Whelchel - foul #1 on Dan Whelchel, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SG) Greg Henry | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF) Dan Whelchel | |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is hacked by Viktor Zirker - foul #1 on Viktor Zirker, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG) Brian Coronado | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | David Landis lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Loughran | 32-56 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is hacked by Christopher Hack - foul #3 on Christopher Hack, team foul #6 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF) Earl Singletary | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), James Troutman (PF) Christopher Hack, John Edison | |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts's floater is tipped away by Bryan White | 32-56 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | George Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-56 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | James Troutman scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Edmund Robbs | 34-58 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Viktor Zirker and he's hacked by Edmund Robbs - foul #1 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #7 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), John Davis (PF) Viktor Zirker, George Simpson, Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Greg Henry (SG), John Edison (C) Edmund Robbs, Raymond Loughran, David Landis | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | John Edison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Coronado - foul #3 on Brian Coronado, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (PF) James Troutman | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Landis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. C - John Edison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Coronado | 40-60 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is whistled for a carry | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG) Melvin Pangburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) Bryan White | |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Viktor Zirker | 43-60 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | David Landis makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Greg Henry | 43-62 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Christopher Hack grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | John Edison misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), James Troutman (PF) Dan Whelchel, David Landis | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | John Edison misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado connects on the shot from the right side set up by Viktor Zirker | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:18 | St. John's | John Edison drills a shot from the baseline set up by Bryan White | 45-65 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-65 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Christopher Hack grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | John Edison loses the dribble to Lawrence Roberts | 45-65 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Viktor Zirker | 47-65 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | John Edison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-65 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Troutman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Edison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is whistled for traveling | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Peter Veit (SG), George Simpson (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Michael Otey (C) Viktor Zirker, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Lawrence Roberts, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Raymond Loughran (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), David Landis (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, Bryan White, James Troutman, John Edison | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Landis - foul #1 on David Landis, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Simpson - foul #2 on George Simpson, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | George Simpson double dribbles | 49-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF) Dan Whelchel | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Bryan White's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Wright | 49-67 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | David Landis can't tip it in | 49-67 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Peter Veit clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | David Landis grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by George Simpson - foul #3 on George Simpson, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Peter Veit, Michael Otey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (PF), John Edison (C) Raymond Loughran, David Landis, Joshua Danforth | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | The jump hook by George Simpson is blocked by John Edison | 49-68 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Greg Henry snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Troutman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | James Troutman is called for the reach on Lawrence Roberts - foul #5 on James Troutman, team foul #9 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), David Landis (PF) Edmund Robbs, James Troutman | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Landis | 50-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Edison is hacked by Lawrence Roberts - foul #1 on Lawrence Roberts, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Edison misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-71 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Greg Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Christopher Hack runs out the clock | 50-71 |