| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - John Minter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Mosteller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Dusek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Zerck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller is hacked by Albert Schneider - foul #3 on Albert Schneider, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra (SF) Albert Schneider | |
| 19:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul O'Harra is called for the reach on John Minter - foul #1 on Paul O'Harra, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller tips it home | 34-38 |
| 18:36 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Minter - foul #1 on John Minter, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:36 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:36 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Minter | 37-40 |
| 17:53 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra misses the dunk attempt | 37-40 |
| 17:51 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Chris Lang is called for the reach on Philip Gayton - foul #1 on Chris Lang, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls (PF) Fredrick Salcedo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 17:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | St. John's (MN) | Chris Lang pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:50 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Brown (SF), Victor McKenzie (PF) Dennis Mosteller, Joseph Dusek | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Thorson (PG), Joseph Gay (SF), Frank Kitts (PF), Jimmy Weberg (C) Scott Lewis, Brian Brown, Steve Zerck, Chris Lang | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Minter | 40-40 |
| 16:13 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts loses the dribble to John Minter | 40-40 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 15:56 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:55 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - John Minter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Gayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) PF - Victor McKenzie (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Thomas Thorson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul O'Harra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gay (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Kitts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Weberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Gayton and he's hacked by Paul O'Harra - foul #2 on Paul O'Harra, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter (PG), Dennis Mosteller (SF), Fredrick Salcedo (PF) John Minter, Philip Gayton, Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown (SG), Albert Schneider (SF) Paul O'Harra, Joseph Gay | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:27 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts blows the layup but the foul's on Fredrick Salcedo - foul #2 on Fredrick Salcedo, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek (C) John Smalls | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 15:27 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:27 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 15:03 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Thorson | 45-46 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Thorson is called for the reach on Dennis Mosteller - foul #3 on Thomas Thorson, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter (PG) Victor McKenzie | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis (PG), Steve Zerck (PF), Chris Lang (C) Thomas Thorson, Frank Kitts, Jimmy Weberg | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Minter | 47-46 |
| 14:04 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter is denied on a layup by Steve Zerck | 47-46 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Lassiter and he's hacked by Albert Schneider - foul #4 on Albert Schneider, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton (SG), John Smalls (C) Gregory Lassiter, Joseph Dusek | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra (SG), Frank Kitts (SF) Brian Brown, Albert Schneider | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:41 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:25 | St. John's (MN) | Chris Lang drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Kitts | 49-48 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Minter | 52-48 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:49 | St. John's (MN) | Chris Lang pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:36 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on John Smalls - foul #1 on John Smalls, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie (SF), Lyle Bryant (C) Dennis Mosteller, Fredrick Salcedo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown (SG) Frank Kitts | |
| 12:36 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul O'Harra steals the ball from John Smalls | 52-51 |
| 12:03 | St. John's (MN) | John Smalls takes the ball from Paul O'Harra | 52-51 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Brown - foul #1 on Brian Brown, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter (PG), Joseph Dusek (C) John Minter, Lyle Bryant | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Thorson (PG), Frank Kitts (PF), Jimmy Weberg (C) Scott Lewis, Steve Zerck, Chris Lang | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Gregory Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor McKenzie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dusek (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Thomas Thorson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Kitts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jimmy Weberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Weberg | 53-51 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Kitts | 53-51 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 10:58 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Dusek - foul #2 on Joseph Dusek, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter (PG), Lyle Bryant (PF) Gregory Lassiter, John Smalls | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay (SF) Paul O'Harra | |
| 10:58 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:58 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 10:41 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Kitts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:21 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Thorson | 55-53 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joseph Gay - foul #2 on Joseph Gay, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller (SF), Fredrick Salcedo (PF) Philip Gayton, Lyle Bryant | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis (PG), Steve Zerck (PF), Chris Lang (C) Thomas Thorson, Brian Brown, Jimmy Weberg | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:42 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 09:41 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter (SG), John Smalls (C) Victor McKenzie, Joseph Dusek | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra (SG) Joseph Gay | |
| 09:10 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis is fouled on the floor by John Minter - foul #2 on John Minter, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay (SF) Frank Kitts | |
| 08:50 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 56-57 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:43 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Chris Lang | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 56-59 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter is fouled on the floor by Steve Zerck - foul #2 on Steve Zerck, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton (SG), Victor McKenzie (PF), Joseph Dusek (C) John Minter, Fredrick Salcedo, John Smalls | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown (SG), Frank Kitts (PF) Joseph Gay, Steve Zerck | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:49 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Philip Gayton - foul #2 on Philip Gayton, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant (PF) Dennis Mosteller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider (SF), Jimmy Weberg (C) Scott Lewis, Chris Lang | |
| 07:49 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:49 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Victor McKenzie is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Victor McKenzie, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Gregory Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor McKenzie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Bryant (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Dusek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Paul O'Harra (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Kitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Weberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 07:07 | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:51 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brian Brown | 58-63 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant makes the turnaround from the right block | 60-63 |
| 06:08 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Philip Gayton - foul #3 on Philip Gayton, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter (PG), Dennis Mosteller (SF), Fredrick Salcedo (PF), John Smalls (C) Gregory Lassiter, Victor McKenzie, Lyle Bryant, Joseph Dusek | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis (PG), Steve Zerck (PF), Chris Lang (C) Paul O'Harra, Frank Kitts, Jimmy Weberg | |
| 06:08 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:08 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 05:46 | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:42 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Zerck - foul #3 on Steve Zerck, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay (SG) Brian Brown | |
| 05:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:53 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 04:51 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Zerck | 61-65 |
| 04:36 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck double dribbles | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter (SG), Joseph Dusek (C) Philip Gayton, John Smalls | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra (SG) Joseph Gay | |
| 04:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-65 |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Albert Schneider | 61-65 |
| 04:17 | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown (SG) Paul O'Harra | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo is hacked by Chris Lang - foul #2 on Chris Lang, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra (SF) Albert Schneider | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Fredrick Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:39 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Mosteller clanks a turnaround in the paint | 62-65 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek tips it home | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - John Minter (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Mosteller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Salcedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Dusek (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul O'Harra (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Zerck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Lang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | St. John's (MN) | Chris Lang hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Zerck swats the short shot by John Minter | 64-67 |
| 02:42 | St. John's (MN) | Paul O'Harra snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 02:27 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 64-70 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers at Newark | John Minter lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Lassiter | 66-70 |
| 01:55 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Dusek steals it from Scott Lewis | 66-70 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Lassiter | 69-70 |
| 01:13 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 69-72 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Minter and the foul's on Brian Brown - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton (SG) John Minter | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider (SF) Paul O'Harra | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Lassiter makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:36 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fredrick Salcedo | 74-72 |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Albert Schneider misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Joseph Dusek | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Dusek runs out the clock | 74-72 |