| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Charles Mason swats the shot by George Hui | 27-36 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Cotter | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday loses the dribble to George Hui | 27-36 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Joseph Morgan is called for the reach on Randall Tallent - foul #3 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SG) Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Randall Tallent knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | George Hui jams it on a great pass from Angel Arredondo | 27-41 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Witz | 29-43 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the floater near the basket | 31-43 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the jump hook from close range set up by Randall Tallent | 31-45 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #2 on Randall Tallent, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SG), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) William Cotter, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Chen Wang hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 33-47 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | William Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG) Matthew Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | William Owens is called for the reach on Chen Wang - foul #1 on William Owens, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Joseph Morgan (SG), Charles Mason (C) Vladislav Kosinski, Gerald Varnum, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF) Matthew Stoneking | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Owens (fresh) PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Morgan - foul #4 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Estevez (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF) Joseph Morgan, Arthur Glantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Peter Terrazas | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | William Owens makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Estevez | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Gregory Estevez - foul #1 on Gregory Estevez, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF) William Owens, Gregory Estevez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses long on a shot from the right block | 36-51 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | William Cotter hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Eugene Witz can't finish the layup | 38-51 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Charles Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 38-51 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Holliday - foul #2 on Thomas Holliday, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SG), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) William Cotter, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-52 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Randall Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Chen Wang is denied on a layup by David Espitia | 38-52 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Chen Wang | 38-54 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses the easy layup | 38-54 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Witz | 38-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Eugene Witz buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Chen Wang | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerald Varnum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Matthew Christiansen is denied by Peter Terrazas | 41-58 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 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) | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Chen Wang drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 41-60 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | William Owens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz tips it but misses | 41-60 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | William Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Eugene Witz takes the ball from William Owens | 41-60 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Randall Tallent drills a floater from the left side set up by Eugene Witz | 41-62 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen tips it back up and in | 43-62 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is hacked by Arthur Glantz - foul #2 on Arthur Glantz, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Vladislav Kosinski (SG), Gregory Estevez (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Gerald Varnum, William Owens, Matthew Christiansen, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg travels with the ball | 43-62 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | William Cotter is hacked by Matthew Stoneking - foul #1 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #3 | 43-62 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-62 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Matthew Stoneking | 43-62 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Gregory Estevez steals the ball from Angel Arredondo | 43-62 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Todd Griffin steps in front of the Vladislav Kosinski pass | 43-62 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Todd Griffin banks in the layup | 43-64 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Lanny Mumford steals it from Gregory Estevez | 43-64 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the shot in the lane | 43-64 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Charles Mason gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Cotter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vladislav Kosinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Estevez (fresh) PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Stoneking - foul #2 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF) Vladislav Kosinski, Gregory Estevez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Cotter | 46-64 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (PG), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) William Cotter, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo | |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 46-64 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is hacked by Arthur Glantz - foul #3 on Arthur Glantz, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG) Gerald Varnum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF) Peter Terrazas | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | David Espitia pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-65 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz gets the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Arthur Glantz is denied by George Hui | 46-65 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Angel Arredondo | 46-65 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Randall Tallent comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo gets the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Randall Tallent drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Hui | 46-68 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Espitia is denied by Eugene Witz | 46-68 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | George Hui misses badly on a runner from the right block | 46-68 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | William Cotter snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Chen Wang is called for the reach on Joseph Morgan - foul #1 on Chen Wang, team foul #6 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), William Owens (SF), Mark Werner (PF) William Cotter, Joseph Morgan, Matthew Christiansen, David Espitia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Henry Hill (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vladislav Kosinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Werner (fresh) C - Arthur Glantz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Hill (fresh) SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Peter Terrazas swats the layup by Arthur Glantz | 46-68 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Mark Werner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-68 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum hits the follow up shot | 48-68 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-68 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-68 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Henry Hill hits a shot from the left side set up by Lanny Mumford | 48-70 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Vladislav Kosinski and he's fouled by Matthew Stoneking - foul #3 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Espitia (C) Mark Werner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Henry Hill | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz makes the free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Chen Wang connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 51-72 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | David Espitia is whistled for traveling | 51-72 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg blows the layup | 51-72 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the tip | 51-72 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Espitia | 51-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Lanny Mumford takes the ball from Vladislav Kosinski | 51-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-72 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski is fouled on the floor by Peter Terrazas - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #8 | 51-72 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford runs out the clock | 53-72 |