| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | James Cronk is fouled on the floor by John Horst - foul #1 on John Horst, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Preston Roberson (C) Anderson Bartley, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-20 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-20 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Preston Roberson - foul #1 on Preston Roberson, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF) James Cronk, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | William Mayberry scores on a turnaround near the basket | 31-22 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-22 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Harold Patton snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Erik Studer buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Patton and the foul's on Colin Thornell - foul #1 on Colin Thornell, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Erik Studer misses the free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Horst | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | John Horst can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits the follow up shot | 33-24 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | William Mayberry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Erik Studer | 35-24 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Brodbeck | 35-26 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | John Horst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Terry Normandin (SF), Arnold Dominquez (PF), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Richard Bartlett, David Brodbeck, John Horst | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Stouffer (fresh) SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) C - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Courtney Shadle | 35-28 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett can't finish the layup | 35-28 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | David Archuleta tips it in | 37-28 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Harold Patton is called for the reach on David Stouffer - foul #2 on Harold Patton, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Terry Fleming (PF) Harold Patton, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Colin Thornell (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF), David Brodbeck (PF) Courtney Shadle, David Stouffer, Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez | |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF) William Mayberry, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Leon Chase steals it from Randall Garrett | 37-28 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Colin Thornell | 37-30 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Brodbeck - foul #3 on David Brodbeck, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Joshua Kirchner, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Horst (C) Leon Chase | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Mayberry - foul #3 on William Mayberry, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), David Archuleta (C) Randall Garrett, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | David Archuleta lays it in and he's hacked by Richard Bartlett - foul #2 on Richard Bartlett, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck drills a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on William Mayberry - foul #4 on William Mayberry, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) PF - David Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Randall Garrett | 44-38 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros lays it in set up by Terry Normandin | 44-40 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Terry Normandin is called for the reach on Harold Patton - foul #1 on Terry Normandin, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF), Arnold Dominquez (PF), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Terry Normandin, David Brodbeck, John Horst | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | David Stouffer picks off the pass by James Cronk | 44-40 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for the reach on Richard Bartlett - foul #2 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), David Archuleta (C) Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), John Horst (C) David Stouffer, Leon Chase | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Randall Garrett | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SG), Preston Roberson (C) Anderson Bartley, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG) Courtney Shadle | |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-40 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Randall Garrett | 44-40 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Kirchner | 47-40 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Garrett | 50-42 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits a floater from close range | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Horst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Cronk | 52-44 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett clanks a runner from the right block | 52-44 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Randall Garrett | 52-44 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett's floater is tipped away by John Horst | 52-44 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson tips it home | 54-44 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner tips it in | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Joshua Kirchner, Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Terry Normandin (SF), David Brodbeck (PF), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Richard Bartlett, Arnold Dominquez, John Horst | |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Harold Patton misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | David Archuleta snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-47 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | David Brodbeck steals the ball from William Mayberry | 58-47 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Brodbeck | 58-50 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck grabs the board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Harold Patton - foul #3 on Harold Patton, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Randall Garrett (PF) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG) David Stouffer | |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Leon Chase denies the turnaround by Randall Garrett | 58-53 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leon Chase | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle makes the floater from the left wing set up by Terry Normandin | 58-55 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Randall Garrett takes the ball from Courtney Shadle | 58-55 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | David Brodbeck steals it from David Archuleta | 58-55 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Richard Bartlett (SF), John Horst (C) Courtney Shadle, Terry Normandin, Leon Chase | |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | David Archuleta gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley is hacked by Randall Quiros - foul #1 on Randall Quiros, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Randall Garrett (PF) Harold Patton, Joshua Kirchner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett can't connect on a shot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell tips it home | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Bartlett - foul #3 on Richard Bartlett, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Brodbeck | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett connects on the jump hook from the left block | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | William Mayberry loses the dribble to Randall Quiros | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros throws it down | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Quiros - foul #2 on Randall Quiros, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Brodbeck | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-61 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros is fouled on the floor by James Cronk - foul #2 on James Cronk, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the fullcourt shot | 62-63 |