| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryce Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Spadafora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Yockey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Scholl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Calabro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Woodrow Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Scholl - foul #3 on Steve Scholl, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF) Steve Scholl | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Anthony Johnson takes the ball from Harry Yockey in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson lays it in | 46-41 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Calabro picks off the pass by Bryce Edwards | 46-41 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards clanks a jump hook from close range | 46-43 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Calabro | 46-43 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-43 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryce Edwards - foul #3 on Bryce Edwards, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Grays (PG), Donald Ducan (SG), Herman Maria (SF), George Sparks (PF), Andrew Fairchild (C) Anthony Johnson, Thomas Pomeroy, Bryce Edwards, Wayne Dobson, Steven Spadafora | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jonathan Gillette (SF), Thomas Cooper (PF) Mitchell Ralls, Jeremy Greaney, Thomas Calabro | |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Fairchild | 46-44 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Herman Maria clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Donald Ducan's floater is knocked away by Woodrow Barton | 46-44 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | George Sparks grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | George Sparks makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette is hacked by Andrew Fairchild - foul #3 on Andrew Fairchild, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson (PG), David Huntington (SG), Wayne Dobson (PF), Steven Spadafora (C) Michael Grays, Donald Ducan, George Sparks, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF), Thomas Calabro (PF) Harry Yockey, Woodrow Barton | |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Harry Yockey (SG) Arthur Brown, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Dobson | 51-45 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey is called for 10 seconds | 51-45 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora lays it up and in set up by Anthony Johnson | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Huntington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Maria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Spadafora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Yockey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Calabro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro clanks a turnaround in the paint | 53-45 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls drills a jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Cooper - foul #1 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Grays (PG), Thomas Pomeroy (SG), Bryce Edwards (SF) Anthony Johnson, David Huntington, Herman Maria | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Steve Scholl (SF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Mitchell Ralls, Jeremy Greaney, Thomas Cooper | |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Michael Grays is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Grays, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harold Chadbourne (PF), Andrew Fairchild (C) Wayne Dobson, Steven Spadafora | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Fairchild swats the short shot by Thomas Calabro | 54-47 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Harold Chadbourne grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl is fouled on the floor by Bryce Edwards - foul #4 on Bryce Edwards, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Ducan (SG), George Sparks (PF), Steven Spadafora (C) Thomas Pomeroy, Bryce Edwards, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Thomas Cooper (PF), Woodrow Barton (C) Arthur Brown, Thomas Calabro, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Scholl | 54-50 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | George Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson (PG), Herman Maria (SF) Michael Grays, Harold Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl connects on the jumper from close range set up by Thomas Cooper and he's hacked by Steven Spadafora - foul #3 on Steven Spadafora, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro (PF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Harry Yockey, Woodrow Barton | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Herman Maria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Scholl - foul #4 on Steve Scholl, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Huntington (SG), Wayne Dobson (PF) Donald Ducan, George Sparks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF) Steve Scholl | |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Herman Maria misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Herman Maria makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Dobson - foul #1 on Wayne Dobson, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (SG) David Huntington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Mitchell Ralls steals it from Anthony Johnson | 55-55 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette drills a jumper from the left block set up by Mitchell Ralls | 55-57 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeremy Greaney | 55-57 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steven Spadafora - foul #4 on Steven Spadafora, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harold Chadbourne (SF), Andrew Fairchild (C) Herman Maria, Steven Spadafora | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Harry Yockey (SG), Woodrow Barton (C) Mitchell Ralls, Jeremy Greaney, Thomas Calabro | |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Harold Chadbourne clanks a floater from the left block | 55-58 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Dobson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Fairchild (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Yockey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Woodrow Barton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Grays (PG), Donald Ducan (SG), George Sparks (PF) Anthony Johnson, Thomas Pomeroy, Wayne Dobson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF) Jonathan Gillette | |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Michael Grays's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cooper | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton drills a turnaround from the right block | 55-60 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Donald Ducan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Grays and he's hacked by Harry Yockey - foul #3 on Harry Yockey, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herman Maria (SF) George Sparks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Thomas Calabro (PF) Arthur Brown, Thomas Cooper | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Donald Ducan misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Huntington (SG), Wayne Dobson (PF) Donald Ducan, Harold Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | David Huntington clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Harry Yockey - foul #4 on Harry Yockey, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (SG) Harry Yockey | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | David Huntington makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | David Huntington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mitchell Ralls | 59-62 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Michael Grays comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Woodrow Barton - foul #2 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harold Chadbourne (PF), George Sparks (C) Wayne Dobson, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Michael Grays makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Michael Grays makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Chadbourne - foul #4 on Harold Chadbourne, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson (PG), Thomas Pomeroy (SG), Wayne Dobson (PF) Michael Grays, David Huntington, Harold Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (SF) Jeremy Greaney | |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | George Sparks snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Mitchell Ralls steals it from George Sparks | 61-63 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Dobson - foul #2 on Wayne Dobson, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Thomas Cooper | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | George Sparks clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Ralls - foul #3 on Mitchell Ralls, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF) Woodrow Barton | |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | George Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | George Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Ducan (SG), Andrew Fairchild (C) Thomas Pomeroy, George Sparks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton (C) Jonathan Gillette | |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Arthur Brown | 62-67 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Donald Ducan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Grays (PG), Thomas Pomeroy (SG), Bryce Edwards (SF), Harold Chadbourne (PF), Steven Spadafora (C) Anthony Johnson, Donald Ducan, Herman Maria, Wayne Dobson, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey (SG), Steve Scholl (SF), Thomas Cooper (PF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Mitchell Ralls, Jeremy Greaney, Thomas Calabro, Woodrow Barton | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Grays (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryce Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Spadafora (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Yockey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Steve Scholl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #1 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG) Arthur Brown | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Steve Scholl - foul #5 on Steve Scholl, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Huntington (SG) Thomas Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF), Woodrow Barton (C) Steve Scholl, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Grays | 65-69 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | David Huntington grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Michael Grays is hacked by Thomas Cooper - foul #2 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Mitchell Ralls | |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Michael Grays makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Michael Grays makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Chadbourne - foul #5 on Harold Chadbourne, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson (PG), Donald Ducan (SG), George Sparks (PF) Michael Grays, David Huntington, Harold Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Barton | 67-70 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (SG) Donald Ducan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (C) Woodrow Barton | |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-70 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Arthur Brown picks off the pass by Thomas Pomeroy | 67-70 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Bryce Edwards blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Gillette | 67-70 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper tips it home | 67-72 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Harry Yockey - foul #5 on Harry Yockey, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson (PF) George Sparks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Thomas Calabro (PF), Woodrow Barton (C) Arthur Brown, Harry Yockey, Jeremy Greaney | |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora misses the free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Calabro | 69-72 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper lays it in | 69-74 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Calabro takes the ball from Wayne Dobson | 69-74 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-74 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper travels in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Grays (PG), Donald Ducan (SG) Anthony Johnson, Thomas Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jeremy Greaney (SF) Thomas Cooper, Jonathan Gillette | |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Donald Ducan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Grays (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Ducan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bryce Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Dobson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Spadafora (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Ralls (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Greaney (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Calabro (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Woodrow Barton (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Ducan - foul #1 on Donald Ducan, team foul #12 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herman Maria (SF) Bryce Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Grays | 71-75 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown is fouled on the floor by Herman Maria - foul #1 on Herman Maria, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild (C) Steven Spadafora | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (C) Woodrow Barton | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Fairchild | 71-75 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #2 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson (PG), Thomas Pomeroy (SG), George Sparks (PF) Michael Grays, Donald Ducan, Wayne Dobson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild makes the free throw | 74-75 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Herman Maria scores on a shot from the right side | 76-75 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Fairchild denies the turnaround by Thomas Calabro | 76-75 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | George Sparks grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Jonathan Gillette swats the layup by Andrew Fairchild | 76-75 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jonathan Gillette | 76-75 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Anthony Johnson steps in front of the Jeremy Greaney pass in the backcourt | 76-75 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | George Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF), Steven Spadafora (C) Herman Maria, George Sparks, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton (C) Jonathan Gillette | |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Steven Spadafora | 78-75 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 78-75 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Johnson | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-75 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Anthony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-75 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora gets the offensive rebound | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Barton - foul #3 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herman Maria (SF) Bryce Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Woodrow Barton is called for the reach on Steven Spadafora - foul #4 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Herman Maria is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cooper - foul #3 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #15 | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Herman Maria makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Herman Maria makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryce Edwards (SF) Herman Maria | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Cooper | 85-81 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora is hacked by Thomas Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #16 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herman Maria (SF) Bryce Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Steven Spadafora makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Dobson runs out the clock | 87-81 |