| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hickok (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | James Phung's layup is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 30-24 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | James Phung drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wood | 32-26 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | James Phung clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | John Lawrence scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Porterfield | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown double dribbles | 32-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Bernard Vale (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) James Phung, Jeffrey Wood, Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Jason Newman lays it in set up by Vincent Young | 32-30 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Arthur Porterfield denies the turnaround by Timothy Martowski | 32-30 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff tips it home | 34-30 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield's pass is intercepted by Bernard Vale | 34-30 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Calabrese (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bernard Vale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Graff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Jason Newman travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Matthew Calabrese, Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Ernest Graff, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) David Butner, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Jeffrey Wood is blocked by Benjamin Oden | 34-30 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Justin Britt gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Vincent Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Vincent Young | |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SF) Samuel Hickok | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the floater in the lane | 34-32 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | James Phung hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Matthew Calabrese | 37-32 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | John Lawrence clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Lawrence | 37-32 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | John Lawrence comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-32 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Corey Ulrich is called for the reach on Matthew Calabrese - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), Bernard Vale (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) James Phung, Jeffrey Wood, Matthew Calabrese, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Corey Ulrich, Benjamin Oden | |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | John Lawrence steals the ball from Samuel Hickok | 37-32 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Jason Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams is hacked by Justin Britt - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Jason Newman | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | James Phung hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Williams | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Graff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | John Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Stubbs in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SF) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Vincent Young, John Lawrence | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | David Butner is called for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) Matthew Calabrese, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | James Phung is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Bernard Vale (SG), Jeremy Barrett (C) James Phung, Jeffrey Wood, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Young - foul #3 on Vincent Young, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (PF) Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Matthew Calabrese picks off the pass by David Butner in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Calabrese | 46-32 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | David Butner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Ernest Graff (PF) Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-32 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Barrett and he's fouled by Vincent Young - foul #4 on Vincent Young, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Phillip Williams (SF) Matthew Calabrese, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) Vincent Young | |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the free throw | 48-32 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Jeffrey Wood steals the ball from David Butner | 48-32 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Phung, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jason Newman snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Jeremy Stubbs blocks the short jumper by Arthur Porterfield | 48-32 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Phillip Williams | 48-32 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Arthur Porterfield swats the short shot by Jeffrey Wood | 48-32 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the offensive board | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Calabrese (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (tiring) SG - David Butner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Arthur Porterfield is called for the reach on Ernest Graff - foul #4 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #8 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Samuel Hickok (SF) Matthew Calabrese, Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield, Jason Newman | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Ernest Graff swats the short shot by Benjamin Oden | 48-32 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Vincent Young tips it in | 48-34 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Oden blocks the short jumper by Ernest Graff | 48-34 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Ulrich | 48-34 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich can't connect on a floater from the left side | 48-34 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood's pass is intercepted by Justin Britt | 48-36 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Justin Britt drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Oden | 48-38 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 48-38 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Vincent Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Timothy Martowski (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) James Phung, Jeffrey Wood, Samuel Hickok, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich, Benjamin Oden | |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-38 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski tips it home | 50-38 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | John Lawrence can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vincent Young - foul #5 on Vincent Young, team foul #9 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (SG), Ernest Graff (PF) Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Demski (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Vincent Young, John Lawrence | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Calabrese (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Graff (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Leif Demski (fresh) SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield is hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #2 on Phillip Williams, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Calabrese - foul #2 on Matthew Calabrese, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-40 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | David Butner is hacked by Bernard Vale - foul #1 on Bernard Vale, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich lays it in | 51-42 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Matthew Calabrese, Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Ernest Graff, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Leif Demski, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | John Lawrence takes the ball from James Phung | 51-42 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | David Butner scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Britt | 51-45 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Justin Britt takes the ball from James Phung in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Jeremy Barrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #10 | 51-47 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown is hacked by David Butner in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Butner, team foul #11 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Samuel Hickok, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | David Butner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | John Lawrence snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | David Butner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Justin Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | David Butner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Jesse Brown - foul #3 on Jesse Brown, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok (SF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Phillip Williams, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | David Butner misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Jeremy Barrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Britt, team foul #12 | 54-50 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | David Butner loses the dribble to James Phung | 56-50 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | James Phung can't finish the layup | 56-50 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is fouled on the floor by Arthur Porterfield - foul #5 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #13 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Samuel Hickok, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | David Butner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Phung | 58-50 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Phung runs out the clock | 58-50 |