| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Floyd Burns, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the lay-in | 40-30 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-30 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Bartlett, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Arthur Jones - foul #1 on Arthur Jones, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Floyd Burns - foul #3 on Floyd Burns, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez (C) John Horst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (PG), John Scott (C) Floyd Burns, Dennis Marbury | |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-30 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sean Martinson - foul #2 on Sean Martinson, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard (PF) Charles Headrick | |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-30 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott is whistled for traveling | 44-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, David Brodbeck, Arnold Dominquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury (C) Arthur Jones | |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Jessie Dillard picks off the pass by Terry Normandin | 44-30 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard can't finish the layup | 44-30 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Terry Normandin - foul #2 on Terry Normandin, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett (SF) Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns (PG), William Esterly (SF), Charles Headrick (PF) Sean Martinson, Jessie Dillard, Dennis Marbury | |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | John Horst pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Stouffer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Guinn (fresh) SF - William Esterly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | John Horst takes the ball from Charles Headrick | 44-31 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Courtney Shadle | 47-31 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick hits a runner from the right block | 47-33 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Courtney Shadle | 50-33 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Charles Headrick blocks the jumper by Courtney Shadle | 50-33 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Chase | 50-33 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Stouffer | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd Burns | 52-35 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the easy layup | 52-35 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase tips it home | 54-35 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett gets the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Stouffer and he's fouled by Floyd Burns - foul #4 on Floyd Burns, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Colin Thornell (SG), David Brodbeck (PF), Arnold Dominquez (C) Courtney Shadle, David Stouffer, Leon Chase, John Horst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober (PG), Sean Martinson (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Jessie Dillard (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Floyd Burns, Henry Guinn, William Esterly, Charles Headrick, John Scott | |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Dillard | 56-38 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Dominquez | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Bober (fresh) SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the floater from the right wing set up by Arnold Dominquez | 58-38 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on David Brodbeck - foul #2 on David Brodbeck, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Sean Martinson is called for the reach on Colin Thornell - foul #3 on Sean Martinson, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses long on a shot in the paint | 58-41 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck gets the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Jones - foul #2 on Arthur Jones, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-41 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Arnold Dominquez - foul #1 on Arnold Dominquez, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Horst (C) Arnold Dominquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (PG), William Esterly (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Curtis Bober, Jessie Dillard, Dennis Marbury | |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | John Horst connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Randall Quiros and he's hacked by Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard (PF) Sean Martinson | |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Brodbeck - foul #3 on David Brodbeck, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer travels with the ball | 62-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick (PF) Arthur Jones | |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly is hacked by David Stouffer - foul #1 on David Stouffer, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG) David Stouffer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson (SG) Jessie Dillard | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Arnold Dominquez (C) Courtney Shadle, John Horst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns (PG), Dennis Marbury (C) Henry Guinn, Donald Robinson | |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF), Leon Chase (PF) Richard Bartlett, David Brodbeck | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Esterly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson lays it in set up by Floyd Burns | 62-46 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | William Esterly is called for the reach on Terry Normandin - foul #4 on William Esterly, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones (SF), Jessie Dillard (PF) William Esterly, Charles Headrick | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-46 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones misses the tip | 64-46 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jessie Dillard - foul #2 on Jessie Dillard, team foul #10 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF), John Horst (C) Colin Thornell, Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober (C) Dennis Marbury | |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones buries a floater from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jessie Dillard | 65-50 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 65-50 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG), David Brodbeck (PF), Arnold Dominquez (C) Courtney Shadle, Leon Chase, John Horst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly (SF), Charles Headrick (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Arthur Jones, Jessie Dillard, Curtis Bober | |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Brodbeck, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-53 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett clanks a shot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Quiros steals the ball from Floyd Burns | 65-53 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros lays it in | 67-53 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick tips it home | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Martinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Esterly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Colin Thornell and he's fouled by Charles Headrick - foul #1 on Charles Headrick, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG) Randall Quiros | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones (SG) Sean Martinson | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly is denied on a layup by Arnold Dominquez | 70-55 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones gets the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick tips it in | 70-57 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), John Horst (C) Courtney Shadle, Arnold Dominquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson (SG) Arthur Jones | |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Floyd Burns steals the ball from Richard Bartlett | 70-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Terry Normandin (SF), Leon Chase (PF), Arnold Dominquez (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Richard Bartlett, David Brodbeck, John Horst | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (PG), Arthur Jones (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Jessie Dillard (PF), John Scott (C) Floyd Burns, Sean Martinson, William Esterly, Charles Headrick, Dennis Marbury | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn snags the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #12 | 72-57 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Courtney Shadle | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Arnold Dominquez is called for the reach on Arthur Jones - foul #2 on Arnold Dominquez, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-59 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones misses the lay-in | 76-59 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle runs out the clock | 76-59 |