| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Joshua Dunn picks off the pass by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | John Horst blows the layup | 30-26 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arnold Dominquez | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leon Chase - foul #2 on Leon Chase, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | John Horst pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Joshua Dunn is called for the reach on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Joshua Dunn, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Sean Burton, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (SG) Joshua Dunn | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's layup is rejected by John Horst | 30-30 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez tips it home | 30-32 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Colin Thornell is called for the reach on Charles Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Thornell, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (PF) Leon Chase | |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Arnold Dominquez - foul #1 on Arnold Dominquez, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Partee (SF) Arnold Dominquez | |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | James Blair swats the short shot by John Horst | 32-32 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 32-32 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rod St. John (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Partee (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Horst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, David Partee, John Horst | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Albert Laplant denies the turnaround by Timothy Williams | 32-32 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams can't tip it in | 32-32 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Charles Foster grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Foster | 34-32 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Timothy Williams is called for the reach on Joshua Dunn - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), James Blair (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Rod St. John, Albert Laplant, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Dominquez | 34-35 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Chuck Moore is called for the reach on Colin Thornell - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Dunn - foul #4 on Joshua Dunn, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Jeffery Brannen, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF) Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-36 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wike (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Partee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-38 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Chuck Moore, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Colin Thornell, David Partee, Leon Chase | |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez misses the floater from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Dominquez | 34-38 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Orville Lange steals the ball from David Wike | 34-38 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Sean Burton blows the dunk | 34-38 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez lays it in | 34-40 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen and he's fouled by Albert Laplant - foul #3 on Albert Laplant, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Leon Chase (PF) David Wike, John Horst | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John hits a runner from close range set up by Colin Thornell and the foul's on James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (C) Albert Laplant | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Chuck Moore and the foul's on Rod St. John - foul #1 on Rod St. John, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn (SG) Rod St. John | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Combs swats the layup by Colin Thornell | 39-43 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-46 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Eugene Pfeiffer is denied by Leon Chase | 39-46 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 41-46 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Sean Burton (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), John Horst (C) Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Sean Burton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | John Horst hits the finger roll and he's hacked by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, James Blair | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | John Horst can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Sean Burton splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 45-52 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | John Horst clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Partee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Horst (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-52 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming's pass is intercepted by Joshua Dunn | 45-52 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez (SF), Leon Chase (PF) David Partee, Albert Laplant | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the runner in the paint set up by Colin Thornell | 45-54 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | James Blair hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 47-54 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Sean Burton is called for the reach on Leon Chase - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | John Horst grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn hits the finger roll | 47-58 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Arnold Dominquez takes the ball from Sean Burton after a doubleteam | 47-58 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by John Horst - foul #2 on John Horst, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase, John Horst | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | David Partee is hacked by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by Albert Laplant - foul #4 on Albert Laplant, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | David Wike loses the dribble to Jeffery Brannen | 50-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gabriel Bartels - foul #1 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | James Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase, John Horst | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John runs out the clock | 52-62 |