| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Zachary Melton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kinsey (fresh) C - Kenneth Haider (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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 (-2) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Chad Dudley steps in front of the Robert Sweet pass in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 19:55 | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley misses the easy layup | 29-27 |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Joseph David gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Joseph David shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 29-27 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kennedy | 29-27 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Allen Sharp | 29-30 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Haider | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | James Brown drills a floater in the lane set up by Robert Sweet | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Joseph David is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph David - foul #3 on Joseph David, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski (PG), Adam Rivero (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Adam Joseph (PF), David McKee (C) Joseph David, Chad Dudley, Zachary Melton, Albert Kinsey, Kenneth Haider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Terry Burman (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Martin Kaczorowski | 31-33 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Martin Kaczorowski steals the ball from Mark Harris in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Kaczorowski | 33-33 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Martin Kaczorowski steals the ball from Mark Harris in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero lays it in on a great pass from Martin Kaczorowski | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by David McKee | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rivero (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph misses the jumper from close range | 35-33 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Terry Burman | 35-35 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Kareem Brewer - foul #2 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Zachary Melton (SF), Albert Kinsey (PF) Martin Kaczorowski, Adam Rivero, David McKee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | James Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 37-38 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David McKee (C) Adam Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is intercepted by Zachary Melton | 37-38 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr throws it down set up by Zachary Melton | 39-38 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 39-41 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | David McKee buries a shot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Zachary Melton is called for the reach on Allen Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Melton, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero (SG), Kenneth Haider (C) Joseph David, David McKee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, James Gibson | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Robert Berlin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Burman | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Zachary Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rivero (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Carr (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Kinsey (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Zachary Melton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Carr | 44-44 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Rivero - foul #1 on Adam Rivero, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Martin Kaczorowski (SG), Adam Joseph (C) Adam Rivero, Thomas Carr, Kenneth Haider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), James Gibson (PF) Terry Burman, Kareem Brewer | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Joseph David comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Martin Kaczorowski picks off the pass by Mark Harris in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski hits the finger roll | 46-45 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Gibson is hacked by Albert Kinsey - foul #1 on Albert Kinsey, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley (SG), David McKee (C) Martin Kaczorowski, Albert Kinsey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Allen Sharp's pass is intercepted by Adam Joseph | 46-45 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Gibson - foul #4 on James Gibson, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Albert Kinsey (PF) Chad Dudley, Zachary Melton, David McKee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Adam Rivero is called for the reach on Terry Burman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Rivero, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider (C) Adam Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Robert Berlin | |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Haider blocks the short jumper by Robert Sweet | 47-45 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Mark Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Robert Sweet clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Adam Rivero | 47-45 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Albert Kinsey gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Rivero (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Carr (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Kinsey (tiring) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kareem Brewer - foul #3 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski (PG), Zachary Melton (SF), Adam Joseph (PF), David McKee (C) Joseph David, Thomas Carr, Albert Kinsey, Kenneth Haider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Adam Rivero makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Robert Sweet connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | David McKee is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Albert Kinsey (PF) Martin Kaczorowski, Adam Rivero, Adam Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Zachary Melton tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Kinsey - foul #2 on Albert Kinsey, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Martin Kaczorowski (SG), Adam Joseph (C) Chad Dudley, Thomas Carr, David McKee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Adam Joseph gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph David | 52-48 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Joseph David pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph David is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Burman - foul #1 on Terry Burman, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley (SG), Kenneth Haider (C) Martin Kaczorowski, Adam Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the floater from the left block | 54-50 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Terry Burman steals it from Zachary Melton | 54-50 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Zachary Melton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Kinsey (tired) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph David | 56-50 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Chad Dudley steals the ball from Robert Berlin in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Zachary Melton | 59-50 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Adam Joseph (PF), David McKee (C) Joseph David, Chad Dudley, Albert Kinsey, Kenneth Haider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Terry Burman, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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 (-2) | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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 (-3) | |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG) Zachary Melton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Mark Harris | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Allen Sharp's pass is intercepted by Adam Joseph in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chad Dudley (SG), Zachary Melton (SF), Albert Kinsey (PF), Kenneth Haider (C) Martin Kaczorowski, Thomas Carr, Adam Joseph, David McKee | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | James Gibson travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Joseph David in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Carr (SF) Zachary Melton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Kenneth Haider - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Haider misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Robert Berlin gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 60-50 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph David snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Joseph David in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Haider steals it from Jonathan Kennedy | 62-50 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Carr | 64-50 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Terry Burman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer hits the follow up shot | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph David runs out the clock | 64-52 |