| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Matthew Christiansen steals it from Lanny Mumford | 31-39 |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | William Cotter lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Christiansen | 33-39 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Morgan - foul #2 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Lanny Mumford takes the ball from Matthew Christiansen | 33-41 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Cotter - foul #2 on William Cotter, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Charles Mason clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Todd Griffin - foul #2 on Todd Griffin, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-43 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Charles Mason pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | William Cotter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Witz | 34-46 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 34-46 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-46 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Charles Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | William Cotter can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Lanny Mumford - foul #1 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | William Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | William Cotter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 35-48 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Morgan | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Espitia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | David Espitia grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | David Espitia gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Cotter | 40-48 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Peter Terrazas | 40-50 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas lays it in | 40-52 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Cotter | 43-52 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by William Cotter - foul #3 on William Cotter, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) William Cotter, Joseph Morgan, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Ernest Thomas, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eugene Witz | 43-55 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | William Owens hits a shot near the basket | 45-55 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | George Hui hits the follow up shot | 45-57 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Randall Tallent steps in front of the Gerald Varnum pass | 45-57 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Gerald Varnum - foul #3 on Gerald Varnum, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG) Gerald Varnum | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | William Owens steals it from George Hui | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vladislav Kosinski (fresh) SG - William Owens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Todd Griffin | 45-60 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Randall Tallent buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Griffin | 45-62 |
| 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) | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Charles Mason lays it in | 47-62 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Todd Griffin hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Randall Tallent | 47-64 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Joseph Morgan (SG), Arthur Glantz (PF) Vladislav Kosinski, William Owens, Thomas Holliday | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| 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) | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Morgan - foul #3 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Espitia (C) Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (C) Angel Arredondo, Eugene Witz | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Terrazas - foul #2 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #3 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SF) Matthew Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG) George Hui | |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 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) | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Glantz - foul #1 on Arthur Glantz, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 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) | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Lanny Mumford | 51-69 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 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) | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Joseph Morgan picks off the pass by Lanny Mumford in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| 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) | |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Gerald Varnum, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 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) | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | William Cotter misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #4 on Randall Tallent, team foul #4 | 54-69 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | William Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | William Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Cotter - foul #4 on William Cotter, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (PG) William Cotter | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 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) | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Holliday - foul #3 on Thomas Holliday, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SG) Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 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) | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Randall Tallent steals the ball from Charles Mason | 56-72 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 56-74 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen's pass is intercepted by Randall Tallent | 56-74 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Owens - foul #1 on William Owens, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Joseph Morgan (SG) Gerald Varnum, William Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Todd Griffin steals the ball from William Cotter in the backcourt | 56-76 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-76 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Morgan | 56-76 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan drills a 3 from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is whistled for a carry | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Chen Wang takes the ball from Arthur Glantz | 59-76 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Chen Wang travels with the ball | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent | |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | David Espitia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz grabs the offensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | David Espitia makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cotter | 62-76 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Bert Lagerberg | 62-78 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Espitia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 9 pts. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-78 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | William Cotter steals the ball from Matthew Stoneking | 65-78 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Gerald Varnum, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Eugene Witz swats the layup by Thomas Holliday | 65-78 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mason | 65-78 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-78 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Charles Mason hits the follow up shot | 67-78 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-78 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Mason | 67-78 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-78 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Charles Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses long on a floater from the right side | 67-78 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-78 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Charles Mason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-78 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Randall Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo drills a floater in the paint set up by Randall Tallent | 67-80 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Charles Mason scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Cotter | 70-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-82 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-82 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday snags the offensive board | 70-82 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Charles Mason comes up short on the floater from the left block | 70-82 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 70-82 |