| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Hickok (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) C - Jeremy Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Brandon Gentry steals the ball from Samuel Hickok | 26-30 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry lays it in | 26-32 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos's layup is rejected by Jesse Brown | 26-32 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits the finger roll set up by Marcus Gaydos | 26-34 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett dunks the ball | 28-34 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Brandon Gentry takes the ball from Ernest Graff | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond tips it in | 28-36 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is whistled for a carry | 28-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG), Jeremy Barrett (C) Jeffrey Wood, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber | |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | James Phung comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Stewart - foul #1 on Steve Stewart, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) Phillip Williams, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jesse Brown - foul #1 on Jesse Brown, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | James Johnson picks off the pass by Jesse Brown | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Calabrese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hickok (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Johnson | 30-39 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Timothy Martowski (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Matthew Calabrese, Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Shannon Baber (SF) James Johnson, Bill Stephens | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell loses the dribble to James Phung in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Phung | 33-39 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the easy layup | 33-42 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shannon Baber | 33-42 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Ernest Graff steps in front of the Scottie Southwell pass in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 33-42 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Scottie Southwell | 36-44 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | James Phung hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Martowski | 38-44 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) James Phung, Jeffrey Wood, Timothy Martowski, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Bill Stephens (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Dick Hammond | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Calabrese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SF - Samuel Hickok (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) C - Jeremy Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Johnson | 40-47 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (SG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Samuel Hickok takes the ball from Shannon Baber | 40-47 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-47 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Beal | 40-47 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | James Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shannon Baber | 40-49 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Marcus Gaydos | 40-49 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Calabrese - foul #1 on Matthew Calabrese, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (PF) Matthew Calabrese, Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Thomas Beal | |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) PF - Ernest Graff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Barrett (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Gentry and the foul's on Jeremy Barrett - foul #3 on Jeremy Barrett, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (C) Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | James Phung connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 43-54 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Phung | 45-56 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is fouled in the backcourt by James Phung - foul #3 on James Phung, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Phillip Williams, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF) Marcus Gaydos, Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond blows the wide open layup | 45-56 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell is hacked by Jesse Brown - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (SG), Timothy Martowski (C) Jeffrey Wood, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Bill Stephens (PF) Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is hacked by Jesse Brown - foul #3 on Jesse Brown, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (PF) Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Bill Stephens | |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is fouled on the floor by Matthew Calabrese - foul #2 on Matthew Calabrese, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | James Phung is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Phung, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (C) Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG) Scottie Southwell | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Ernest Graff is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Graff, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (SG) James Phung | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Thomas Beal (C) James Johnson, Terrance Campbell | |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Matthew Calabrese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Calabrese, team foul #10 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG) Bernard Vale | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 45-62 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff tips it but misses | 45-62 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Timothy Martowski (C) Jeffrey Wood, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Steve Stewart steals it from Matthew Calabrese | 45-62 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | James Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve Stewart | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Calabrese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Juan Ramirez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff makes the jump hook near the basket | 47-64 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Graff - foul #3 on Ernest Graff, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell (PF) Juan Ramirez | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the jumper from the left side | 47-66 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ernest Graff, team foul #12 | 47-66 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (C) Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Steve Stewart is called for the reach on Bernard Vale - foul #2 on Steve Stewart, team foul #3 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Terrance Campbell | |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-66 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff tips it but misses | 47-66 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scottie Southwell | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Martowski - foul #2 on Timothy Martowski, team foul #13 | 49-69 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steve Stewart - foul #3 on Steve Stewart, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson runs out the clock | 51-71 |