| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Vaughn Wynn | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner can't tip it in | 36-27 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Lafrance | 36-29 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Raymond Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 36-29 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by John Rush - foul #1 on John Rush, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Hayes - foul #3 on Danny Hayes, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF) Danny Hayes | |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 3rd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Rush | 38-32 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | John Rush is called for the reach on Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rush, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Gino Romano loses the dribble to Melvin Mayfield | 38-32 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Carl Scott snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Carl Scott buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Rush and he's fouled by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (SG), James Grunewald (PF) John Rush, Matthew Lampe | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Sok | 38-34 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Michael Hail snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Daniel Felton steals the ball from James Grunewald | 38-34 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | James Holquin buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Sok and he's hacked by Wayne Thomas - foul #1 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, James Sok | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Matthew Wiesner (C) Wayne Thomas, Carl Scott | |
| 16:03 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Gino Romano, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF) Melvin Mayfield, Michael Hail, Matthew Wiesner | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grunewald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is hacked by James Grunewald - foul #2 on James Grunewald, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce loses the dribble to Matthew Lampe | 41-34 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | James Grunewald hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Timothy Lafrance and the foul's on Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | James Grunewald makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Scott (C) James Grunewald | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Carl Scott loses the dribble to Raymond Myers | 41-37 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Rush - foul #3 on John Rush, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), James Holquin (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Wayne Thomas (SG), James Grunewald (PF) John Rush, Timothy Lafrance, Matthew Lampe | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas hits a shot from the left wing set up by Melvin Mayfield | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | James Sok is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Thomas and he's fouled by Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Melvin Mayfield picks off the pass by James Holquin | 43-42 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield hits the finger roll | 43-44 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | James Holquin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Felton | 46-44 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Danny Hayes | 46-46 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is hacked by Wayne Thomas - foul #2 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, James Sok, Gino Romano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Michael Hail (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF) Melvin Mayfield, Wayne Thomas, Danny Hayes, Carl Scott | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Grunewald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | The jumper by Manuel Harrell is denied by James Grunewald | 48-46 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | James Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Manuel Harrell steps in front of the Michael Hail pass | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Manuel Harrell | 50-46 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner (C) James Grunewald | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Wiesner | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | John Rush knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Lafrance | 50-48 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Frederick Wagner denies the turnaround by Timothy Lafrance | 52-48 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe tips it in | 52-50 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vaughn Wynn | 55-50 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | John Rush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 55-50 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Myers | 58-50 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | John Rush can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Wayne Thomas (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Carl Scott (C) John Rush, Timothy Lafrance, Michael Hail, Matthew Lampe, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Raymond Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | James Holquin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | James Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield loses the ball out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | James Sok misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wayne Thomas | 58-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sok (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Carl Scott tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is called for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Matthew Lampe (PF) Wayne Thomas, James Grunewald | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 58-50 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Raymond Myers tips it in | 60-50 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | John Rush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe can't tip it in | 60-50 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Danny Hayes is called for the reach on Gino Romano - foul #4 on Danny Hayes, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG) Melvin Mayfield | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Carl Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Rush | 62-53 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-53 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Carl Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 65-55 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Carl Scott pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | John Rush is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), James Holquin (C) Gino Romano, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Michael Hail (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-55 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Timothy Lafrance takes the ball from Cecil Pierce | 65-55 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sok (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Grunewald | 65-57 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | James Holquin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | James Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, James Sok, James Holquin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Carl Scott (C) Melvin Mayfield, Michael Hail, James Grunewald, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | John Rush drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | John Rush's pass is intercepted by Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the finger roll | 70-60 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | John Rush misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | John Rush pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Manuel Harrell | 73-60 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Vaughn Wynn takes the ball from John Rush | 73-60 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce lays it in | 75-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Carl Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Wayne Thomas (SG), Michael Hail (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Timothy Lafrance, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Gino Romano scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 77-60 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Sok | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Daniel Felton runs out the clock | 77-60 |