| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland loses the ball out of bounds | 20-35 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Joseph Fish makes the shot in the paint set up by Jose Sosa | 20-37 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-37 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is hacked by Henry Simpson - foul #3 on Henry Simpson, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Robert Ward drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-40 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Albert Stair is called for the reach on Thomas Lester - foul #2 on Albert Stair, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits a 3 from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Joseph Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | George Simmons grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 23-40 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Albert Stair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Jesse Stone - foul #2 on Jesse Stone, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Sykes (C) George Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Jesse Stone makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Paul Musto | 26-42 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Lester and he's hacked by Wendell Morrison - foul #1 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SF), Lloyd Watson (C) Robert Mendosa, Francis McClelland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stidham (SF), Albert Stair (PF) Jesse Stone, Robert Ward | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Stacy Hockman, Donald Sykes, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG) Joe Horace | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Musto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Wendell Morrison is called for the reach on George Simmons - foul #2 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mendosa (SF) Thomas Lester, Robert Mayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Fish (C) Wendell Morrison | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Paul Musto snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Henry Simpson takes the ball from Albert Stair | 29-44 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Simpson | 31-44 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Paul Musto, Albert Stair | |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Henry Simpson steals the ball from Jesse Stone | 31-44 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the finger roll set up by Henry Simpson | 33-44 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Joseph Fish is hacked by Henry Simpson - foul #4 on Henry Simpson, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Francis McClelland (C) Henry Simpson, George Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Robert Ward's 3 pointer is rejected by Stacy Hockman | 33-44 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Jose Sosa's pass is intercepted by Stacy Hockman | 33-44 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Jose Sosa is blocked by Philip Jensen | 33-44 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Philip Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 35-44 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Stacy Hockman steals it from Robert Ward | 35-44 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman slams it home | 37-44 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | The jump hook by Joseph Fish is blocked by Francis McClelland | 37-44 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Robert Ward steals it from Philip Jensen | 37-46 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Robert Ward slams it home | 37-48 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 40-48 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Joseph Fish misses the tip | 40-48 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Joseph Fish swats the short shot by Francis McClelland | 40-48 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham misses short on a jump hook from close range | 40-48 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester scores on a jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Joseph Fish hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Mendosa - foul #1 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mayes (SF), Donald Sykes (PF), George Simmons (C) Thomas Lester, Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, Francis McClelland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Albert Stair (PF) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Anthony Stidham | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Joseph Fish makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Joseph Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simmons | 42-49 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Albert Stair grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | George Simmons gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Albert Stair picks off the pass by Donald Sykes | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) SG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Fish (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Joe Horace hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Joseph Fish misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Albert Stair tips it home | 42-51 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Joseph Fish - foul #2 on Joseph Fish, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG) Leon Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Morrison (C) Joseph Fish | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | George Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SF), Francis McClelland (PF) Robert Mayes, Donald Sykes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto | |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Jesse Stone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Stone gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | George Simmons pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison is fouled on the floor by George Simmons - foul #2 on George Simmons, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF) Thomas Lester, George Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Paul Musto (PF) Joe Horace, Albert Stair | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-51 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Paul Musto tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Henry Simpson is called for the reach on Paul Musto - foul #5 on Henry Simpson, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Douglas Allen (SG) Henry Simpson, Stacy Hockman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (C) Jesse Stone, Wendell Morrison | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Musto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Paul Musto is hacked by Robert Mendosa - foul #2 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simmons (C) Francis McClelland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Stair (PF) Robert Ward | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simmons | 42-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | George Simmons connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Allen | 44-54 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Wendell Morrison (C) Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Robert Ward clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | The short jumper by George Simmons is denied by Wendell Morrison | 44-54 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Albert Stair is hacked by George Simmons - foul #3 on George Simmons, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mayes (SF), Francis McClelland (PF), Donald Sykes (C) Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Paul Musto (SG), Anthony Stidham (SF) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Albert Stair makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lester | 46-56 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Paul Musto comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Paul Musto steals it from Donald Sykes | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Joe Horace is hacked by Thomas Lester in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Lester, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG) Albert Stair | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Joe Horace makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Joe Horace knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Diggs and he's fouled by Douglas Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Joe Horace makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes's floater is tipped away by Wendell Morrison | 46-60 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Sykes | 46-60 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Mayes | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joe Horace runs out the clock | 48-60 |