| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | David Woodard dunks the ball | 29-40 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Ivan Zuehlsdorff steals it from John Johnson | 29-40 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the dunk attempt | 29-40 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Anthony Baden | 31-40 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ed Petersen (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) David Woodard, Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello | |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Javier Torres takes the ball from Paul Carr | 31-44 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji tips it back up and in | 31-46 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Anthony Baden buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 33-46 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Javier Torres | 33-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ed Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Javier Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa blows the layup | 33-49 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 37-49 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Javier Torres - foul #1 on Javier Torres, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Craig Bachand (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Roland Nieman, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Clarence Roberts steals it from David Woodard | 37-51 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 40-51 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 43-51 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | David Woodard scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 43-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gustavo Bruno | 45-53 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Zikomo Orji | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Ed Petersen - foul #1 on Ed Petersen, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Anthony Baden drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 48-53 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 48-56 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Ed Petersen swats the layup by Gustavo Bruno | 48-56 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Javier Torres (PF) David Woodard, Ed Petersen, Andrew Costello | |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Anthony Baden scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 52-59 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Craig Bachand is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Craig Bachand, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Lucien Costa | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the easy layup | 52-59 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 52-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #5 on Roland Nieman, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres lays it up and in set up by David Woodard | 52-61 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Zikomo Orji (C) David Woodard, Javier Torres | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 52-61 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SG), Lucien Costa (SF) Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's pass is intercepted by Antonio Rodriguez | 54-63 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello lays it in set up by Antonio Rodriguez | 54-65 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-65 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Javier Torres (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Zikomo Orji | |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Andrew Costello | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ed Petersen - foul #2 on Ed Petersen, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen is called for 3 seconds | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Andrew Costello (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Ed Petersen, Javier Torres, Lucien Costa | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 56-67 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 56-67 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 56-67 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #2 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (SF) Anthony Baden, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ed Petersen (SF), Javier Torres (PF), Lucien Costa (C) David Woodard, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Zikomo Orji | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Ed Petersen - foul #3 on Ed Petersen, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji (C) Craig Bachand | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it but misses | 57-67 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it back up and in | 59-67 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Craig Bachand (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand is hacked by Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a shot from the left wing set up by Irvin Foster | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 65-74 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji gets the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Woodard runs out the clock | 65-75 |