| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Laphonso Akawanzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Craig Parker comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Laphonso Akawanzie - foul #2 on Laphonso Akawanzie, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Craig Parker makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Craig Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Keck - foul #1 on James Keck, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Laphonso Akawanzie - foul #3 on Laphonso Akawanzie, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG) Laphonso Akawanzie | |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | James Kirby misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Charles Smith steals the ball from Joseph Garland | 32-34 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Charles Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | James Keck pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | James Kirby blocks the short jumper by Albert Abril | 32-34 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antonio Sweat | 32-34 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat is hacked by Craig Parker - foul #1 on Craig Parker, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 32-34 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | James Kirby tips it home | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Craig Parker loses the dribble to James Kirby | 32-36 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Albert Abril pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keck (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Garland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Abril (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Fernando Castillo (fresh) SG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Sweat (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kirby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Fernando Castillo | 32-38 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Craig Parker - foul #2 on Craig Parker, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG), Thomas Gandara (SG), Lane Drouin (SF), David Letchworth (PF), John Getty (C) Vaughn Hundt, James Keck, Joseph Garland, Craig Parker, Albert Abril | |
| Subs | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie (PG), David Cedillo (SG), Abraham Allen (SF), Jeffrey Carter (PF), Anthony Anstett (C) Fernando Castillo, Christopher Stewart, Charles Smith, Antonio Sweat, James Kirby | |
| 14:51 | St. John's | David Cedillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Anstett | 32-40 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-40 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Abraham Allen snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Rutledge - foul #1 on Arthur Rutledge, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Arthur Rutledge | 35-41 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | David Cedillo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Abraham Allen | 35-41 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Abraham Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Keck (SG), Albert Abril (PF) Thomas Gandara, David Letchworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Stewart (SG), James Kirby (C) Abraham Allen, Anthony Anstett | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Keck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Cedillo - foul #1 on David Cedillo, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG) Lane Drouin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Keck misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter lays it up and in and the foul's on Albert Abril - foul #1 on Albert Abril, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Parker (PF) Albert Abril | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Smith (SF) David Cedillo | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Keck knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vaughn Hundt | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | James Kirby connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carter and he's fouled by John Getty - foul #4 on John Getty, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Garland (SF), Albert Abril (C) Arthur Rutledge, John Getty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sweat (PF) Jeffrey Carter | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | James Kirby makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Laphonso Akawanzie (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | James Kirby steals it from James Keck | 38-47 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Charles Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Laphonso Akawanzie | 38-50 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Craig Parker misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Charles Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 38-53 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Antonio Sweat - foul #1 on Antonio Sweat, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (SG), David Letchworth (C) James Keck, Craig Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG), David Cedillo (SG), Jeffrey Carter (PF), Anthony Anstett (C) Laphonso Akawanzie, Christopher Stewart, Charles Smith, James Kirby | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo misses the lay-in | 40-53 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Abril | 40-53 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara (SG) Vaughn Hundt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:59 | St. John's | David Cedillo scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-55 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | David Cedillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-55 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat hits the follow up shot | 40-57 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | David Letchworth can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-57 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | David Letchworth grabs the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Gandara | 42-57 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | David Letchworth is called for the reach on Anthony Anstett - foul #1 on David Letchworth, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), James Keck (SG), Craig Parker (PF) Thomas Gandara, Joseph Garland, David Letchworth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie (PG), Christopher Stewart (SG), Charles Smith (SF), James Kirby (C) Fernando Castillo, David Cedillo, Antonio Sweat, Jeffrey Carter | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge travels with the ball | 42-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Getty (C) Albert Abril | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Laphonso Akawanzie and he's hacked by James Keck - foul #2 on James Keck, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Getty (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Laphonso Akawanzie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Anstett (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | John Getty buries a shot from the left side set up by Vaughn Hundt and he's hacked by James Kirby - foul #2 on James Kirby, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Lewis (PF) Anthony Anstett | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | John Getty misses the free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Bradley Lewis gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Charles Smith makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart and the foul's on Arthur Rutledge - foul #2 on Arthur Rutledge, team foul #9 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter (PF) Bradley Lewis | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt is fouled in the backcourt by Laphonso Akawanzie - foul #4 on Laphonso Akawanzie, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Craig Parker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Craig Parker gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Craig Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-65 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Kirby | 44-65 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 44-67 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Keck | 46-67 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Craig Parker pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Keck | 48-67 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Parker - foul #3 on Craig Parker, team foul #10 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marcus Winter (PG), Thomas Gandara (SG), Lane Drouin (SF), Albert Abril (PF), David Letchworth (C) Vaughn Hundt, James Keck, Arthur Rutledge, Craig Parker, John Getty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG), David Cedillo (SG), Antonio Sweat (SF), Anthony Anstett (C) Laphonso Akawanzie, Christopher Stewart, Charles Smith, James Kirby | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Marcus Winter clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Anstett | 48-69 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Cedillo and he's fouled by Lane Drouin - foul #2 on Lane Drouin, team foul #11 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Benoit (C) Jeffrey Carter | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett misses the free throw | 48-71 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lane Drouin | 48-71 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin is called for traveling | 48-71 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Albert Abril grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Marcus Winter (fresh) SG - Thomas Gandara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lane Drouin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Letchworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Fernando Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Anstett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Benoit (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | David Letchworth dunks the ball | 50-71 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat grabs the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat hits a fadeaway from the right block | 50-73 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara is fouled on the floor by Fernando Castillo - foul #2 on Fernando Castillo, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG) Marcus Winter | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | David Letchworth snags the offensive board | 50-76 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge misses the dunk attempt | 50-76 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Albert Abril snags the offensive board | 50-76 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-76 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat gets the rebound | 50-76 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | David Cedillo buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fernando Castillo | 50-78 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Albert Abril is called for traveling | 50-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo runs out the clock | 50-78 |