Frank Schwindel and Danny Bethea had RBI doubles in the Red Storm's three-run first inning.
The New York native led the Red Storm in scoring the last three seasons.
Greene said the Red Storm settled for jump shots too often in the second half.
No comments about the teams the Red Storm beat during their current five-game winning streak.
The Red Storm held Rutgers to 36.5 percent shooting (23 for 63) and caused 17 turnovers.
Sampson scored 13 second-half points as the Red Storm expanded on a one-point halftime lead.
The Red Storm also limited Knights' leading scorer Eli Carter to two points on 1-for-14 shooting.
The Red Storm maintained a comfortable edge and opened its largest lead at 72-57.
The Red Storm had the comfort of their own locker room, but were wearing road black uniforms.
While the Red Storm season ended, Dayton's will continue with a game against Kentucky on Tuesday night.
It was the sixth Big East victory for the Red Storm (14-7, 6-3), matching last season's total.
Sampson then scored five points in the Red Storm's 8-0 closing run of the half, and St.
Blankmeyer, in his 18th season with the Red Storm, surpassed Joe Russo's school mark against his alma mater.
The future looks bright for the Red Storm with freshmen Aliyyah Handford and Ashley Perez leading the way.
That capped a rally by the Red Storm (18-13), who trailed by 13 with 5:30 left in regulation.
She scored 12 straight points as the Red Storm went on a 22-6 run to close the half.
Following Smith's spurt, the Red Storm trailed by as many as 17 and never got closer than 10.
After trailing the entire first half, twice by 15 points, the Red Storm rallied early in the second.
Sampson missed a jumper for the Red Storm and Young missed a 3-point attempt with 15 seconds left.
Sampson's rebound basket with 1:49 left in overtime gave the Red Storm the lead for good at 75-74.
Sampson had 12 points and Phil Greene added 10 for the Red Storm, who finished with 10 blocked shots.
Red Storm will allow Cray to be more competitive in the corporate market.
Neither team scored for the game's first 3 minutes, when Marc-Antoine Bourgualt hit a 3 for the Red Storm.
"I enjoy these players, " Keady said of the 12-7 Red Storm, which has won three games in a row.
Then came wins over DePaul, Rutgers and Seton Hall before DePaul lost to the Red Storm for a second time.
The Red Storm, which had won seven of its last eight coming into the game, are hosting the first two rounds.
Notre Dame's Cameron Biedscheid and Sir'Dominic Pointer of the Red Storm got in a fight with 1:46 left in the game.
John's was coming off a 77-58 loss at Syracuse, but the Red Storm had built momentum over their previous eight games.
It avenged a two-point home loss the Red Storm (12-7, 4-3 Big East) suffered to Rutgers (12-6, 3-4) on Jan. 9.
John's to a 71-65 victory over Connecticut on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm's sixth win in seven games.
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