| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) C - Bradly Martens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Javier Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker is denied on a layup by Bradly Martens | 33-32 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Keith Tapia snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Tapia | 35-32 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Stephens steals the ball from Brandon Baker | 35-32 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Bradly Martens denies the turnaround by David Woodard | 35-32 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Bradly Martens snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Tapia | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Andrew Costello and he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson (PF) Javier Torres | |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Keith Tapia travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG) David Woodard | |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Bradly Martens knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Anthony Baden | 40-38 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses badly on a runner from the left block | 40-38 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Bradly Martens gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker drills a turnaround in the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Keith Tapia gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Zlatko Huminski blocks the jumper by Keith Tapia | 40-40 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Suggs (fairly fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Baden picks off the pass by Kenneth Nez | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Suggs | 40-40 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs is fouled on the floor by Brandon Baker - foul #1 on Brandon Baker, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Michael White (SF) Anthony Baden, Oscar Suggs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), David Woodard (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Kastner (C) Brandon Baker, Kenneth Nez, Louis Jackson, Zlatko Huminski | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Robert Kastner - foul #1 on Robert Kastner, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Robert Kastner denies the turnaround by Bradly Martens | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Bradly Martens hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | William Corson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #4 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's layup is rejected by Robert Kastner | 42-42 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | William Corson connects on the 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Kastner - foul #2 on Robert Kastner, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker (PG), Louis Jackson (PF) William Corson, Andrew Costello | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits the finger roll and the foul's on Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (C) Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Michael White misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-48 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Brandon Baker is denied by Patrick Thibodeau | 43-48 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Kastner - foul #3 on Robert Kastner, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Keith Tapia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG), Zlatko Huminski (C) David Woodard, Robert Kastner | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff's pass is intercepted by Anthony Baden | 44-48 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez takes the ball from Oscar Suggs | 46-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Anthony Baden drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Irvin Foster | 48-48 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 48-48 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Louis Jackson denies the turnaround by Oscar Suggs | 48-48 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Bradly Martens (C) Oscar Suggs, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (SG), Andrew Costello (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Kenneth Nez, Louis Jackson, Zlatko Huminski | |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens can't connect on a floater in the paint | 48-48 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it in | 50-48 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | David Woodard double dribbles | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rory Self (SF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Javier Torres (SF) Brandon Baker, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Keith Tapia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Javier Torres | 50-51 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Keith Tapia clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Bradly Martens tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | David Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF), Irvin Foster (PF) Rory Self, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker (PG), Zlatko Huminski (C) William Corson, Robert Kastner | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Baden | 54-51 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 54-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Javier Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Keith Tapia tips it home | 56-53 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the floater from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 56-55 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Irvin Foster steals the ball from David Woodard | 56-55 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Irvin Foster takes the ball from Brandon Baker | 56-55 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Keith Tapia comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Bradly Martens grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Michael White (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Oscar Suggs, Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) David Woodard, Javier Torres | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Keith Tapia loses the dribble to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Keith Tapia | 56-55 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Keith Tapia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael White | 58-55 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the floater from the left side set up by Brandon Baker | 58-57 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #4 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson (PF) Andrew Costello | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Keith Tapia clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Oscar Suggs | 58-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Nez | 58-60 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Bradly Martens (C) Keith Tapia, Patrick Thibodeau, Oscar Suggs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (SG), Andrew Costello (PF) Kenneth Nez, Louis Jackson | |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker clanks a floater from the right side | 60-60 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski tips it home | 60-62 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses the easy layup | 60-62 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 60-64 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zlatko Huminski | 60-64 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello tips it back up and in | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 63-66 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Woodard | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Raymond Stephens is called for the reach on David Woodard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-70 |