| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-34 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stjepan Politowski | 45-34 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 47-36 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Antonio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses short on a floater in the lane | 47-38 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Taylor | 47-41 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-41 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-41 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-41 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Clifford Bryant | 49-43 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (PG), Larry Blough (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Tommy Schooler, Andrew Costello, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), David Hawker (SF), Neil Carter (PF), Mark White (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Dikembe Ali, Bobby Scruggs, Clifford Bryant | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Zikomo Orji is called for the reach on Mark White - foul #4 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Lucien Costa, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Mark White loses the dribble to Andrew Costello | 51-43 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic is whistled for traveling | 51-43 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Lucien Costa (SF) Ed Petersen, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, David Hawker, Neil Carter, Mark White | |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Taylor | 51-46 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 53-46 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs is hacked by Andrew Costello - foul #2 on Andrew Costello, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) Larry Blough, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-46 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa loses the dribble to Stjepan Politowski | 53-46 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (C) Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Neil Carter (PF) Robert Taylor, Bobby Scruggs | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez lays it in set up by Ivan Zuehlsdorff and the foul's on Clyde Brooks - foul #4 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Neil Carter - foul #2 on Neil Carter, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SF), Mark White (C) Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Clyde Brooks | 59-51 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 59-51 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Larry Blough is called for the reach on Clyde Brooks - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) David Hawker | |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (PG) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Clyde Brooks | |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Mikel Bosancic steals it from Mark White | 59-51 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses long on a runner from close range | 59-51 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | The jump hook by Mark White is blocked by Zikomo Orji | 61-51 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Mark White pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Taylor | 61-53 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Neil Carter steals the ball from Larry Blough | 61-53 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Mark White misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Blough - foul #3 on Larry Blough, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (C) Craig Bachand, Larry Blough, Ed Petersen, Zikomo Orji, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Edgar Canty (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Samuel Wolak, Neil Carter | |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Mark White makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Clyde Brooks - foul #5 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Clifford Bryant (C) Clyde Brooks, Mark White | |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Edgar Canty makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Andrew Costello | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edgar Canty (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lucien Costa | 66-58 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Ed Petersen (SF) Tommy Schooler, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Neil Carter (PF) Edgar Canty, Stjepan Politowski, Bobby Scruggs | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 66-58 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Samuel Wolak | 66-58 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #3 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (PG), Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Neil Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Blough | 70-58 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Neil Carter hits a 3 from straight away set up by Dikembe Ali | 70-61 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough travels with the ball | 70-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Craig Bachand, Larry Blough, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), David Hawker (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Clifford Bryant | |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski buries a runner from close range | 70-63 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is hacked by Bobby Scruggs - foul #2 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edgar Canty (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Zikomo Orji swats the short shot by Stjepan Politowski | 72-63 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the easy layup | 72-63 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Edgar Canty snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Edgar Canty is fouled on the floor by Antonio Rodriguez - foul #4 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Samuel Wolak (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Bobby Scruggs | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Edgar Canty makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Edgar Canty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgar Canty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 75-65 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Mark White misses long on a runner from the baseline | 75-65 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Edgar Canty, David Hawker, Samuel Wolak, Mark White | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is hacked by Bobby Scruggs - foul #3 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits the follow up shot | 77-65 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (PG), Larry Blough (SG), Ed Petersen (SF) Antonio Rodriguez, Tommy Schooler, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Craig Bachand, Larry Blough, Ed Petersen, Zikomo Orji, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #9 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Zikomo Orji (PF), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (C) Tommy Schooler, Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's layup is rejected by Zikomo Orji | 78-67 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski tips it back up and in | 78-69 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Larry Blough, Ed Petersen, Zikomo Orji, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Bryant | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 80-71 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is hacked by Robert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 81-71 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Andrew Costello steals the ball from Bobby Scruggs | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez runs out the clock | 81-71 |