| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Baranowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Swiney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Claud Zahran - foul #1 on Claud Zahran, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), Brandon McGowan (PF) Gregory Green, Fernando Gomez | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brandon McGowan | 39-37 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Armando Cuevas takes the ball from Claud Zahran | 39-37 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Claud Zahran is called for the reach on John Reeder - foul #2 on Claud Zahran, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga (SF) John Reeder | |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 39-39 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (SG), Ray Custard (SF) Cesar Rizzo, Claud Zahran | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Custard | 41-39 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Swiney | 41-39 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Sligh (SG), Joshua Johnson (PF), Henry Abel (C) Emilio Sanchez, Michael Baranowski, Lance Swiney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Joshua Johnson swats the layup by Augustus Kolkowski | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joshua Johnson | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Ray Custard loses the dribble to Augustus Kolkowski | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Sligh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Custard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Abel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon McGowan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Cesar Rizzo (SG), Claud Zahran (SF), Michael Baranowski (PF), Lance Swiney (C) Chris Kim, Larry Sligh, Ray Custard, Joshua Johnson, Henry Abel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), John Reeder (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF) Armando Cuevas, Dikembe Alvarenga, Brandon McGowan | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | John Reeder is called for the reach on Emilio Sanchez - foul #2 on John Reeder, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF) William Neace, John Reeder | |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Gregory Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chang Yin | 41-41 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney's floater is tipped away by Augustus Kolkowski | 41-41 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Chang Yin loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), William Neace (SG), Brandon McGowan (PF) Gregory Green, Chang Yin, Fernando Gomez | |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Armando Cuevas | 43-44 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Emilio Sanchez | 46-44 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Armando Cuevas, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG), Larry Sligh (SG), Ray Custard (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Henry Abel (C) Emilio Sanchez, Cesar Rizzo, Claud Zahran, Michael Baranowski, Lance Swiney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Chang Yin (SG), John Reeder (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Armando Cuevas, William Neace, Dikembe Alvarenga, Brandon McGowan, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Joshua Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Kim | 48-44 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Chang Yin can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Sligh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Custard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Abel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Reeder (fresh) PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Ray Custard steals it from John Reeder | 48-44 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Larry Sligh clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Chang Yin snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Chang Yin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Gregory Green gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | John Reeder clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Joshua Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Larry Sligh can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou dunks the ball on a nice dish by Fernando Gomez | 48-46 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Chen Chiou blocks the jumper by Chris Kim | 48-46 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Henry Abel tips it in | 50-46 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the jump hook near the basket | 50-48 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Ray Custard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Johnson | 52-48 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Henry Abel denies the turnaround by Fernando Gomez | 52-48 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | John Reeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Abel - foul #1 on Henry Abel, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Cesar Rizzo (SG), Claud Zahran (SF), Michael Baranowski (PF), Lance Swiney (C) Chris Kim, Larry Sligh, Ray Custard, Joshua Johnson, Henry Abel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), William Neace (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF), Augustus Kolkowski (C) Gregory Green, Chang Yin, John Reeder, Fernando Gomez | |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Cesar Rizzo steps in front of the Dikembe Alvarenga pass | 52-49 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Cesar Rizzo misses the lay-in | 52-49 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Armando Cuevas - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan (PF) Chen Chiou | |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan drills a shot in the paint | 54-51 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-51 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baranowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Swiney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon McGowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Armando Cuevas | 54-53 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Armando Cuevas steals it from Cesar Rizzo | 54-53 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas banks in the layup | 54-55 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez is fouled on the floor by William Neace - foul #2 on William Neace, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (SG), Ray Custard (SF) Cesar Rizzo, Claud Zahran | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF) Armando Cuevas, William Neace, Brandon McGowan | |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Kim | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Sligh (SG), Joshua Johnson (PF), Henry Abel (C) Emilio Sanchez, Michael Baranowski, Lance Swiney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG) Chang Yin | |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Ray Custard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Joshua Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Larry Sligh is blocked by Augustus Kolkowski | 57-57 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Larry Sligh can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Ray Custard - foul #1 on Ray Custard, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Cesar Rizzo (SG), Claud Zahran (SF), Michael Baranowski (PF), Lance Swiney (C) Chris Kim, Larry Sligh, Ray Custard, Joshua Johnson, Henry Abel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Brandon McGowan (PF) Gregory Green, William Neace, Fernando Gomez | |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski grabs the board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baranowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Lance Swiney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon McGowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Augustus Kolkowski (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Chang Yin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Baranowski misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Chang Yin gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Swiney - foul #1 on Lance Swiney, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), William Neace (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF) Armando Cuevas, Chang Yin, Brandon McGowan | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Cesar Rizzo can't throw it down | 57-58 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Baranowski | 57-58 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Claud Zahran | 60-58 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Gregory Green is hacked by Emilio Sanchez - foul #2 on Emilio Sanchez, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG), Brandon McGowan (PF), Chen Chiou (C) William Neace, Fernando Gomez, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Gregory Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Gregory Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cesar Rizzo and he's fouled by Chang Yin - foul #3 on Chang Yin, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF), Augustus Kolkowski (C) Chang Yin, Brandon McGowan, Chen Chiou | |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Gregory Green misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Emilio Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney tips it in | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Baranowski | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Neace | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Gregory Green is called for the reach on Lance Swiney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Green, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Swiney runs out the clock | 67-65 |