| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Zane misses the lay-in but the foul's on Spencer Holloman - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Ernest Spaulding steps in front of the John Tutt pass | 30-39 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Maloney - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ernest Spaulding | 30-43 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | The jumper by Albert Maloney is denied by Jonathan Thorson | 30-43 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | James Zane gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | John Tutt steals it from James Zane | 30-43 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Robert Castille is denied by James Fodor | 30-43 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Robert Castille grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Robert Castille pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Robert Castille blows the layup | 30-43 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) John Tutt, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Stephan Carr steals it from William Coleman | 30-43 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | William Coleman snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Benton Wright banks in the layup set up by William Coleman | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Spencer Holloman steps in front of the Thomas Witt pass | 32-43 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman banks in the layup | 34-43 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) William Coleman, Spencer Holloman, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Robert Castille grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Robert Castille throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Robert Castille banks in the layup | 36-48 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | James Zane drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Fodor | 36-50 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Travis Abbott picks off the pass by Robert Castille | 36-50 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Albert Maloney - foul #3 on Albert Maloney, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF), Benton Wright (C) Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Benton Wright is whistled for a carry | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Hatten - foul #4 on Fred Hatten, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Tutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Thomas Witt knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Spaulding | 36-52 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Benton Wright banks in the layup set up by Charles Devers | 38-52 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Charles Devers hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Coleman | 40-52 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-52 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | William Coleman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | William Coleman is called for the reach on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) William Coleman, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Kelvin Carder, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Baer - foul #1 on Charles Baer, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) John Tutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Fodor | 40-53 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | William Coleman steps in front of the James Fodor pass | 40-53 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | William Coleman dunks the ball | 42-53 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the finger roll | 44-54 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson's pass is intercepted by Charles Baer | 44-54 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Charles Baer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Spencer Holloman (SF) William Coleman, Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Travis Abbott | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is fouled on the floor by James Fodor - foul #3 on James Fodor, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG) John Tutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Robert Castille scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Baer | 46-56 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Fred Hatten steps in front of the Kelvin Carder pass in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Spencer Holloman | 49-56 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is called for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF) Travis Abbott, James Zane | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Spaulding steals the ball from Charles Devers | 49-59 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Benton Wright blocks the short jumper by Thomas Witt | 49-59 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Spencer Holloman, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Kelvin Carder, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the easy layup | 49-59 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Charles Baer takes the ball from Ernest Spaulding | 49-59 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney's layup is rejected by James Fodor | 49-59 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Travis Abbott | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense 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) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-59 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Robert Castille snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Baer, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Spencer Holloman (SF) Fred Hatten, Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | John Tutt picks off the pass by Kelvin Carder in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benton Wright (C) Charles Baer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) James Zane | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | James Fodor lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Thomas Witt | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Thorson blocks the jumper by Fred Hatten | 51-61 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Charles Baer scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Albert Maloney and the foul's on Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Charles Baer makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 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) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Charles Baer snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 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) | |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is called for traveling | 54-61 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | James Zane misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 54-61 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on James Zane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Hatten, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Tutt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Castille | 60-62 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is fouled in the backcourt by John Tutt - foul #1 on John Tutt, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Kelvin Carder | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |