| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Anthony Baden loses the dribble to David Woodard in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 19:54 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the dunk | 27-25 |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | David Woodard is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau banks in the layup | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Patrick Thibodeau takes the ball from Andrew Costello | 27-27 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Zlatko Huminski swats the dunk try by Patrick Thibodeau | 27-27 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lucien Costa | 27-27 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Michael White misses short on a floater in the paint | 30-27 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | David Woodard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Andrew Costello picks off the pass by Irvin Foster | 33-27 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 35-27 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa tips it in | 37-27 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Louis Jackson (PF), Javier Torres (C) David Woodard, Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Louis Jackson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski (C) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski hits the finger roll set up by William Corson and the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it in | 40-29 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the easy layup | 40-29 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau scores on a jumper from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski lays it up and in on a great pass from William Corson | 42-31 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Antonio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (SG), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Michael White, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Anthony Baden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Stephens | 42-34 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 44-34 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is called for a backcourt violation | 44-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Anthony Baden, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | William Corson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens tips it in | 44-36 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | David Woodard tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Paul Carr is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Huminski - foul #2 on Zlatko Huminski, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SG), Louis Jackson (PF), Javier Torres (C) David Woodard, Andrew Costello, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Michael White, Paul Carr | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Roland Nieman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | William Corson is called for traveling | 46-36 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-36 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | William Corson is hacked by Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) William Corson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Louis Jackson | 48-36 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Paul Carr buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 48-38 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses short on a floater from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 54-38 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-38 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Anthony Baden connects on the 3 from straight away | 54-41 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Zlatko Huminski (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Louis Jackson, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lucien Costa - foul #3 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-43 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Roland Nieman buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 54-45 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-45 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Raymond Stephens is called for the reach on William Corson - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Louis Jackson (PF) William Corson, David Woodard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses short on a turnaround from close range | 54-45 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Antonio Rodriguez steals it from Anthony Baden | 54-45 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez lays it in | 56-45 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Roland Nieman | |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski double dribbles | 56-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Antonio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF), Javier Torres (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits a jump hook from the baseline | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #4 on Lucien Costa, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (SG) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 3 reb. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | William Corson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson (PF) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Javier Torres - foul #2 on Javier Torres, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF), Zlatko Huminski (C) Louis Jackson, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau lays it in | 62-55 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Woodard | 65-55 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael White | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits a jumper from the left block set up by Andrew Costello | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-57 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zlatko Huminski | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Michael White buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is hacked by Michael White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #5 on Anthony Baden, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the dunk attempt | 70-60 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | David Woodard grabs the board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | William Corson's floater is tipped away by Irvin Foster | 70-60 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa is hacked by Raymond Stephens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 71-62 |