| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas tips it back up and in | 31-19 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Aaron Krause, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Jay Thomas is denied by Garrett Gould | 34-19 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Riley Lino | 34-19 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-19 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 37-19 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Joseph Jones, Richard Johnson, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow gets the rebound | 37-20 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow scores on a floater from the right block set up by Richard Rogers and the foul's on Robert Hahn - foul #1 on Robert Hahn, team foul #2 | 39-20 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow makes the free throw | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-20 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Anthony Goodrow | 40-20 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-20 |
| 16:34 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the driving attempt near the basket | 42-22 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #3 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #3 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Joseph Jones (SF), Clayton Harnois (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), George Higgins (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Aaron Krause, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-22 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jay Thomas | 43-22 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner hits the finger roll set up by Tommy Bowes | 45-22 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) C - Robert Witt (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on George Higgins - foul #1 on George Higgins, team foul #4 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Tommy Bowes, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson travels with the ball | 45-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause (SF) Raymond Reulet | |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | James Murphy is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-22 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 45-22 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Thomas | 48-22 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-22 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-22 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas's pass is intercepted by Richard Polite | 48-22 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-22 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause grabs the offensive rebound | 48-22 |
| 13:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Richard Rogers, Joseph Jones, Richard Johnson, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, George Higgins, Robert Witt | |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-22 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Krause | 48-22 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #3 | 48-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (PG), Clayton Harnois (C) Jay Thomas, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 1st free throw | 48-23 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes is fouled on the floor by Casey Gaiser - foul #4 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #5 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), George Higgins (SF) Casey Gaiser, Aaron Krause | |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers loses the dribble to Riley Lino | 48-24 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino lays it up and in | 48-26 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-26 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Tommy Bowes (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Joseph Jones, Richard Rogers, Alexander Slinkard, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause (SF) George Higgins | |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Krause | 48-28 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner is hacked by Riley Lino - foul #2 on Riley Lino, team foul #6 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (SF), Clayton Harnois (C) Raymond Davis, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Harnois | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Harnois (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause hits the finger roll | 51-30 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Heavner | 53-30 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-30 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois grabs the board | 53-30 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-30 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 10:27 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-30 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn can't tip it in | 53-30 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | James Murphy tips it back up and in | 53-32 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Thomas | 56-32 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause loses the dribble to Tommy Bowes | 56-32 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-32 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas tips it back up and in | 58-32 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Garrett Gould | 58-34 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-34 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois grabs the offensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes is fouled on the floor by James Murphy - foul #3 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Joseph Jones, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Richard Polite (SG), George Higgins (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) James Murphy, Riley Lino, Aaron Krause, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Reulet | 58-34 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-34 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes comes up short on the shot in the lane | 58-34 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite grabs the defensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Witt | 58-37 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson can't throw it down | 58-37 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | George Higgins gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | George Higgins's layup is rejected by Anthony Goodrow | 58-37 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tommy Bowes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Witt (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | George Higgins picks off the pass by Tommy Bowes | 58-37 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | George Higgins drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Tommy Bowes, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Aaron Krause (SF) Fred Alday, Raymond Reulet | |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses the free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis tips it in | 60-39 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Richard Polite | 60-41 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas is fouled on the floor by Casey Gaiser - foul #5 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Raymond Davis, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Garrett Gould (PF) Casey Gaiser, Robert Witt | |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | George Higgins pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Aaron Krause - foul #4 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG) Richard Polite | |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-41 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Clayton Harnois | 61-41 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Garrett Gould is called for the reach on Charles Heavner - foul #2 on Garrett Gould, team foul #9 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Richard Rogers, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Robert Witt (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF) Riley Lino, Aaron Krause, Garrett Gould | |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | James Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Anthony Goodrow | 61-41 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow gets the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Raymond Reulet swats the short shot by Charles Heavner | 61-41 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow hits the follow up shot | 63-41 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt is hacked by Alexander Slinkard - foul #1 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #7 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson (PF) Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Polite | 63-42 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Higgins | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | George Higgins gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Goodrow | 63-44 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | James Murphy misses the tip | 63-44 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones loses the dribble to George Higgins | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Bowes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Polite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Polite steals it from Alexander Slinkard | 63-47 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite hits the finger roll | 63-49 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Higgins - foul #2 on George Higgins, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG) James Murphy | |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | Anthony Goodrow is called for the reach on Raymond Reulet - foul #2 on Anthony Goodrow, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG) Fred Alday | |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Anthony Goodrow | 65-49 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Bowes | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Witt - foul #2 on Robert Witt, team foul #11 | 68-49 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Murphy | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow banks in the layup | 71-52 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite connects on the floater from the right block | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones runs out the clock | 71-54 |