| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond McNett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Thomas Williams loses the dribble to Charles Collier | 36-38 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | David Yelton buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Williams steals it from Willy Costanzo | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Keith Gordon steps in front of the Kenneth Twyman pass | 38-38 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Gordon | 38-40 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | David Yelton hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Twyman | 40-40 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | David Yelton scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Hampton | 42-40 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Willy Costanzo | 42-42 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Scott Marcos steals the ball from David Yelton | 42-42 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond McNett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willy Costanzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Scott Marcos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Donn Cheatham is called for the reach on Keith Gordon - foul #3 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Andrew Wright (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, Eugene Hampton, Thomas Williams, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (PG), Daniel Shorter (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Scott McCann (C) Keith Gordon, Edmond McNett, Willy Costanzo, Charles Collier, Scott Marcos | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Joshua Bosse steps in front of the Richard Walker pass | 42-42 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer is fouled on the floor by Cody Gillman - foul #2 on Cody Gillman, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Williams (SF) David Yelton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Brian Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Scott McCann | 42-42 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Cody Gillman misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Brian Powell is hacked by Richard Walker - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Marcos (C) Scott McCann | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse slams it home on a great pass from Kelly Shafer | 44-42 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Yelton - foul #3 on David Yelton, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Kelly Shafer, David Yelton, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Charles Collier (PF) Cody Gillman, Richard Walker | |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Marcos - foul #1 on Scott Marcos, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Brian Powell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Twyman | 48-44 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 48-44 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 48-44 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham hits a 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Brian Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edmond McNett | 51-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Edmond McNett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Shorter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Scott Marcos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Hampton | 54-46 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 54-46 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Andrew Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Brian Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-46 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Brian Smith snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett's fadeaway is rejected by Donn Cheatham | 54-46 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses the tip | 54-46 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 56-46 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Twyman | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Kenneth Twyman is called for the reach on Scott Marcos - foul #2 on Kenneth Twyman, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), David Yelton (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, Eugene Hampton, Andrew Wright, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Charles Winkfield (SG), Willy Costanzo (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Scott McCann (C) Brian Smith, Edmond McNett, Daniel Shorter, Charles Collier, Scott Marcos | |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Scott McCann comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Winkfield - foul #1 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG) Brian Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Richard Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse loses the dribble to Keith Gordon | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Gordon | 58-51 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton blows the layup | 58-51 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | David Yelton's floater is tipped away by Richard Walker | 58-51 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Scott McCann snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelly Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Bosse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Winkfield (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott McCann (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Keith Gordon | 58-54 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Richard Walker is hacked by Joshua Bosse - foul #1 on Joshua Bosse, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Charles Collier (PF), Scott Marcos (C) Charles Winkfield, Willy Costanzo, Richard Walker, Scott McCann | |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Charles Collier snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett loses the ball out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (PG), Daniel Shorter (SF) Keith Gordon, Cody Gillman | |
| 05:22 | St. John's | David Yelton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Shorter - foul #2 on Daniel Shorter, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | David Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Charles Collier snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Brian Powell buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Twyman | 61-57 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Brian Powell - foul #2 on Brian Powell, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, Brian Powell, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Brian Smith, Charles Collier | |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Kelly Shafer, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (SG) Edmond McNett | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Richard Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter can't tip it in | 61-60 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Williams and he's fouled by Charles Winkfield - foul #2 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Brian Smith (SG), Charles Collier (PF) Daniel Shorter, Charles Winkfield, Richard Walker | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelly Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Yelton (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Bosse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Charles Collier is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Collier, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG) Eugene Hampton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Walker (C) Scott Marcos | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Thomas Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Kelly Shafer, Brian Powell, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Scott Marcos (C) Brian Smith, Richard Walker | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Donn Cheatham picks off the pass by Keith Gordon in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton hits the finger roll set up by Donn Cheatham | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett is hacked by Eugene Hampton - foul #2 on Eugene Hampton, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Joshua Bosse (C) Donn Cheatham, Eugene Hampton, Kenneth Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Charles Collier comes up short on the jumper from close range | 69-60 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | David Yelton buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kelly Shafer | 71-60 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edmond McNett | 71-62 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | David Yelton's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Marcos | 71-62 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Kenneth Twyman (C) Kelly Shafer, Brian Powell, Joshua Bosse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edmond McNett - foul #2 on Edmond McNett, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos grabs the board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon is whistled for a carry | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Gordon - foul #2 on Keith Gordon, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG) Eugene Hampton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Thomas Williams takes the ball from Keith Gordon | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Charles Collier is called for the reach on Donn Cheatham - foul #4 on Charles Collier, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG) Brian Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (PG), Daniel Shorter (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Scott McCann (C) Keith Gordon, Edmond McNett, Willy Costanzo, Charles Collier, Scott Marcos | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Scott McCann misses the lay-in | 74-62 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Gillman | 74-62 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Brian Smith slams it home | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham runs out the clock | 74-64 |