| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright is denied on a layup by Joshua Danforth | 47-33 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Will Johnson grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs blows the layup but the foul's on Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley tips it in | 48-35 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Morley - foul #3 on Kenneth Morley, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG) Kenneth Morley | |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is hacked by James Troutman - foul #1 on James Troutman, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | John Davis makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Coronado | 49-37 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the floater from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | James Troutman is called for the reach on Earl Singletary - foul #2 on James Troutman, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) James Troutman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF) John Davis | |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Coronado - foul #3 on Brian Coronado, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG) Brian Coronado | |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-39 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the tip | 51-39 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary tips it but misses | 51-39 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | William Power's pass is intercepted by Peter Veit | 51-39 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Veit | 51-41 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Greg Henry drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Edmund Robbs | 53-41 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert is hacked by Will Johnson - foul #3 on Will Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), James Troutman (SF) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF), Charles Burford (C) Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Power (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Burford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | William Power can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | John Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | William Power grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | George Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-44 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Troutman is denied by George Simpson | 53-44 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Alfred Haile pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | William Power comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Burford - foul #1 on Charles Burford, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG), Will Johnson (PF) Christopher Hack, Alfred Haile, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Antonio Lantz (C) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, George Simpson, John Davis, Charles Burford | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | William Power makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | William Power makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edmund Robbs - foul #1 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (C) William Power | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Greg Henry | 57-46 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado buries a jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Will Johnson | 59-48 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright double dribbles | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) Mitchell Wright | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth is fouled on the floor by Antonio Lantz - foul #4 on Antonio Lantz, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Antonio Lantz | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 61-48 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Morley | 61-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs slams it home on a great pass from Will Johnson | 63-51 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | John Davis double dribbles | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF) Dan Whelchel, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), George Simpson (PF) Kenneth Morley, John Davis | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Greg Henry | 65-51 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | James Troutman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Greg Henry and he's fouled by Richard Ewert - foul #1 on Richard Ewert, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SG), Will Johnson (PF), William Power (C) Greg Henry, Johnnie Fleming, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Charles Burford (SF), Yo Hong (C) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Yo Hong gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | James Troutman denies the turnaround by Charles Burford | 67-51 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James Troutman snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Yo Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley drills a 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Yo Hong grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Yo Hong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't tip it in | 67-54 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Will Johnson | 67-54 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 67-54 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | George Simpson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Richard Ewert is called for the reach on Christopher Hack - foul #2 on Richard Ewert, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, James Troutman, Will Johnson, William Power | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), John Davis (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Richard Ewert, Charles Burford, George Simpson, Yo Hong | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-56 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth travels with the ball | 69-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-56 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Greg Henry is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Will Johnson (PF) Johnnie Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG) Peter Veit | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG) Christopher Hack | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG) Richard Ewert | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Will Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Greg Henry and he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses the free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Greg Henry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Greg Henry, team foul #5 | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF) Dan Whelchel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | William Power grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Troutman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Morley - foul #4 on Kenneth Morley, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Will Johnson, William Power | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF) John Davis | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 76-56 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth clanks a shot from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley is hacked by Edmund Robbs - foul #2 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #6 | 76-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Will Johnson (PF), William Power (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, James Troutman, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), Charles Burford (SF), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Antonio Lantz | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert buries a 3 from the right wing | 76-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Power (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Burford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | William Power connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Haile | 78-59 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Veit | 78-62 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Mitchell Wright steals the ball from Dan Whelchel | 78-62 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-62 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Alfred Haile grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Alfred Haile misses the jump hook from close range | 78-62 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel gets the offensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Christopher Hack buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfred Haile | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert lays it up and in and the foul's on Will Johnson - foul #4 on Will Johnson, team foul #7 | 80-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (SF), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Alfred Haile, Dan Whelchel, William Power | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Will Johnson gets the rebound | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Will Johnson is hacked by George Simpson - foul #2 on George Simpson, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Greg Henry is called for the reach on Richard Ewert - foul #2 on Greg Henry, team foul #8 | 82-64 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Will Johnson | 82-65 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs runs out the clock | 82-65 |