| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Charland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lynn (fresh) SF - Keith Main (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Klatt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Schippers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Martin Morse inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Klatt - foul #3 on James Klatt, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG), Tim Seto (SF) Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Martin Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Jon Schippers scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Charland | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Marvin Charland | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Keith Main misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lloyd Murphy | 35-31 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Klatt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Kim - foul #2 on Martin Kim, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF) Martin Kim, Joseph Ryant, Tim Seto | |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Klatt makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Klatt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Charles Carter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Marvin Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | James Klatt misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-31 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Shane Bovee | 37-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | James Klatt misses long on a jump hook from close range | 37-33 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Jon Schippers tips it but misses | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Pray (PG), John Georges (SG), Michael Grigsby (SF), John Weaver (PF), Wilmer Fox (C) Marvin Charland, Robert Lynn, Keith Main, James Klatt, Jon Schippers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Tim Seto (SF) Charles Carter, Shane Bovee, Martin Morse | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Richard Pray grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Charland (PG), Keith Main (SF) John Georges, Michael Grigsby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Morse (SF) Tim Seto | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Charland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Main (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilmer Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Richard Pray double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lynn (SG), James Klatt (PF) Richard Pray, Wilmer Fox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), Tim Seto (SF), David Maillet (C) Joseph Ryant, Martin Morse, Andy Roberts | |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the shot from the right block | 40-35 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Keith Main is fouled on the floor by Tim Seto - foul #1 on Tim Seto, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jon Schippers (C) John Weaver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Andy Roberts (C) Efren Yanosky, Tim Seto, David Maillet | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | James Klatt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Martin Morse - foul #1 on Martin Morse, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG) Shane Bovee | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | James Klatt makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | James Klatt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Martin Kim | 42-37 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Klatt clanks a turnaround near the basket | 42-37 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Jon Schippers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | James Klatt drills a floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Martin Morse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | James Klatt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Keith Main drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Klatt | 47-37 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Martin Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Pray (PG), John Georges (SG), Michael Grigsby (SF), John Weaver (PF), Wilmer Fox (C) Marvin Charland, Robert Lynn, Keith Main, James Klatt, Jon Schippers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), David Maillet (C) Martin Kim, Joseph Ryant, Martin Morse, Andy Roberts | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Richard Pray misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Carter - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Efren Yanosky (SG), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, Shane Bovee, David Maillet | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Richard Pray makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Richard Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-37 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Tim Seto misses the tip | 49-37 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Pray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Georges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Grigsby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilmer Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Richard Pray buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilmer Fox | 52-39 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Martin Kim can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Pray grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | John Weaver is hacked by Efren Yanosky - foul #1 on Efren Yanosky, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Charland (PG), Robert Lynn (SG), Keith Main (SF), James Klatt (PF), Jon Schippers (C) Richard Pray, John Georges, Michael Grigsby, John Weaver, Wilmer Fox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Sam McKerley (C) Martin Kim, Efren Yanosky, Tim Seto, Andy Roberts | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Keith Main makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Klatt and he's hacked by Shane Bovee - foul #2 on Shane Bovee, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Keith Main makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Keith Main gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Marvin Charland is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Tim Seto (SF), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, Martin Morse, Sam McKerley | |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), Martin Morse (SF) Shane Bovee, Tim Seto | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Klatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), David Maillet (C) Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse, Andy Roberts | |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | David Maillet is fouled on the floor by Jon Schippers - foul #3 on Jon Schippers, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Andy Roberts (C) Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, David Maillet | |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Martin Kim can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | James Klatt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Martin Kim picks off the pass by James Klatt | 55-39 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Martin Morse scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Jon Schippers misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Morse - foul #2 on Martin Morse, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Grigsby (SF), John Weaver (PF) Keith Main, James Klatt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), David Maillet (C) Martin Kim, Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse, Andy Roberts | |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Jon Schippers misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Jon Schippers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Charles Carter knocks in the jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Jon Schippers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Lynn | 58-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Charland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lynn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Grigsby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Schippers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Maillet (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Grigsby | 58-44 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Marvin Charland can't connect on a shot from the left block | 58-44 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby grabs the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Jon Schippers clanks a floater from the left block | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Jon Schippers snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Jon Schippers's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Seto | 58-44 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | David Maillet pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-44 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Marvin Charland misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | John Weaver tips it home | 60-44 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Main (SF), James Klatt (PF) Michael Grigsby, Jon Schippers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, David Maillet | |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant gets the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Martin Morse misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Klatt pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Marvin Charland misses short on a shot from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Marvin Charland pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | James Klatt connects on the floater in the lane | 62-44 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Pray (PG), John Georges (SG) Marvin Charland, Robert Lynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG) Joseph Ryant | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | John Georges is fouled on the floor by Andy Roberts - foul #3 on Andy Roberts, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Grigsby (SF), Wilmer Fox (C) Keith Main, James Klatt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Sam McKerley (PF), David Maillet (C) Martin Kim, Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse, Lloyd Murphy, Andy Roberts | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | John Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | William Horton loses the ball out of bounds | 64-44 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Richard Pray double dribbles | 64-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG) Joseph Ryant | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Charles Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | John Weaver pulls down the rebound | 64-44 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | John Georges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Wilmer Fox hits the follow up shot | 66-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Pray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Georges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Grigsby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilmer Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Horton (fresh) SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Sam McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Maillet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | John Georges steps in front of the Sam McKerley pass | 66-44 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Richard Pray can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Sam McKerley - foul #2 on Sam McKerley, team foul #9 | 66-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Lasher (PF) John Weaver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG) Charles Carter | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Richard Pray misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Richard Pray misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | David Maillet can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-44 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | David Maillet hits the follow up shot | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Richard Pray is fouled on the floor by William Horton - foul #1 on William Horton, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG) Joseph Ryant | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Richard Pray makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Richard Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-46 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Maillet | 68-46 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Tim Seto is whistled for a carry | 68-46 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Richard Pray can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | David Maillet gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Michael Grigsby is called for the reach on Tim Seto - foul #1 on Michael Grigsby, team foul #3 | 68-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Weaver (PF) Richard Lasher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG) William Horton | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | David Maillet misses short on a floater from the right side | 68-46 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | John Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Maillet - foul #2 on David Maillet, team foul #11 | 68-46 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Michael Grigsby makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | David Maillet misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-46 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Richard Pray pulls down the rebound | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Georges misses long on a shot from the left side | 70-46 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Tim Seto grabs the board | 70-46 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Pray runs out the clock | 70-49 |