| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Partee inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a floater near the basket | 30-39 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | David Wike is called for the reach on John Chumbley - foul #1 on David Wike, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach tips it in | 32-39 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Partee | 32-41 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Duane Howard - foul #3 on Duane Howard, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:43 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | David Wike hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-42 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the floater from the left block set up by Gordon Guerrera | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Wike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | John Chumbley steals the ball from Samuel Graham | 37-44 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett loses the dribble to David Wike | 37-44 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | David Wike banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity loses the dribble to David Wike | 37-46 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Coy Schooley steals the ball from David Wike | 37-46 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Barrett | 40-46 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gabriel Bartels | 40-48 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | David Wike lays it in on a great pass from Gabriel Bartels and he's hacked by John Chumbley - foul #1 on John Chumbley, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Gordon Guerrera, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:57 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Nicholson | 40-51 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Partee | 40-51 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee hits a jump hook in the paint | 40-53 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | James Swims buries a runner from the right block | 42-53 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the lay-in | 42-53 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender connects on the shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Swims (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wike (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Partee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Laplant | 44-55 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the fadeaway from the left block | 44-55 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 44-55 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | James Swims grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago scores on a jump hook near the basket | 46-55 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is denied on a layup by Duane Howard | 46-55 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | David Partee comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Miguel Santiago - foul #3 on Miguel Santiago, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Duane Howard, James Swims | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jake McCaffity | 49-56 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 49-58 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF) David Partee | |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Landin and the foul's on Sean Laubach - foul #1 on Sean Laubach, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Chumbley, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the easy layup | 49-61 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is hacked by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #3 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (PF) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Gordon Guerrera, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin lays it in and he's hacked by Adam Pender - foul #1 on Adam Pender, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Swims (C) Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon is fouled on the floor by Samuel Graham - foul #2 on Samuel Graham, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Coy Schooley (C) Jake McCaffity, James Swims | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG) Joe Landin | |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Rocco Ricci takes the ball from Coy Schooley | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Duane Howard denies the turnaround by Albert Laplant | 49-64 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley loses the dribble to David Wike | 49-64 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Lonnie Nicholson | 49-66 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SG), David Partee (SF) Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Samuel Graham | |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-66 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | David Partee slams it home on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 49-68 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera blows the layup but he's fouled by Jake McCaffity - foul #2 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity's pass is intercepted by Thomas Staggers | 49-70 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is fouled on the floor by Duane Howard - foul #4 on Duane Howard, team foul #8 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Landin - foul #2 on Joe Landin, team foul #5 | 49-72 |
| 03:15 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 03:15 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is fouled on the floor by John Chumbley - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #9 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #10 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Howard (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rocco Ricci and the foul's on John Chumbley - foul #4 on John Chumbley, team foul #11 | 50-76 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Staggers | 50-76 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Duane Howard - foul #5 on Duane Howard, team foul #12 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the offensive board | 50-78 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Samuel Graham takes the ball from Sean Laubach | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is called for 5 seconds | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-78 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rocco Ricci | 50-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci runs out the clock | 50-78 |