Belt game 1,983 · February 25, 2012
St. John's take the belt
St. John's beat Notre Dame 61–58 at home to start reign 573 of the College Basketball belt, the 7th for the program.
Notre Dame had held it since February 4, 2012, with 5 defenses over 21 days.
St. John's held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh on February 29, 2012.
573Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Martin | 29 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Jack Cooley | 33 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Pat Connaughton | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-9 | 0-0 |
| Alex Dragicevich | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Eric Atkins | 40 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| Tom Knight | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerian Grant | 39 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Joey Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
St. John's
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Harkless | 40 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 5-7 |
| D'Angelo Harrison | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Amir Garrett | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| God'sgift Achiuwa | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sir'Dominic Pointer | 33 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Phil Greene IV | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.