| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) SG - Josiah Green (fresh) SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Penner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Josiah Green steals it from Joseph Bond | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Josiah Green - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bond | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | William Lamanna denies the turnaround by Thomas Hust | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese tips it in | 0-6 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Penner | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust is hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-6 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese jams it on a great pass from Josiah Green | 0-8 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | William Lamanna loses the dribble to Josiah Green | 0-8 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), James Kelly (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Ian Littell - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #4 | 0-8 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ian Littell | 0-10 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Nyman - foul #1 on Richard Nyman, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | James Lower buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Chen | 2-13 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-13 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Delany (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen's pass is intercepted by Gerald Bryant in the backcourt | 2-13 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Drury | 5-13 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | James Lower misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-13 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Robert Delany pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | James Lower is fouled on the floor by Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Benjamin Kelley (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) James Lower, Thomas Chen, Ian Littell, Richard Nyman, James Kelly | |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Joseph Causey steals it from Thomas Hust | 5-13 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | William Lamanna tips it in | 7-13 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses badly on a shot from the right block | 7-13 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana buries a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Josiah Green | 10-15 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey is called for 3 seconds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (C) Benjamin Kelley, Dustin Reese | |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Penner | 10-17 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Robert Delany hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Nyman | 10-17 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green loses the dribble to Gerald Bryant | 10-17 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant lays it in | 12-17 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Nyman | 12-19 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Penner | 12-19 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Delany is called for the reach on Thomas Hust - foul #1 on Robert Delany, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), James Kelly (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Thomas Hust | |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Chen | 12-21 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant drills a jumper from the right side set up by William Lamanna | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) C - William Lamanna (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Nyman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | James Lower's pass is intercepted by Leonard Walker in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant can't finish the layup | 14-21 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Jimmy Youngquist is called for the reach on Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Jimmy Youngquist, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Jimmy Youngquist, Richard Nyman, James Kelly | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Rick Drury's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Reese | 14-21 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dustin Reese | 14-21 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Chen and he's hacked by William Lamanna - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Chen is called for the reach on Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Thomas Chen, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG) Thomas Chen | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the jumper from the baseline | 14-24 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the jump hook near the basket | 14-24 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-24 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Jamie Umana is called for the reach on Michael Penner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Umana, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), James Kelly (C) James Lower, Ian Littell, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Nyman | 14-29 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | James Kelly is called for the reach on Robert Delany - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Causey (C) Jamie Umana, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG) Michael Penner | |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett | 16-29 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Walker - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #9 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Richard Nyman | |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green misses the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant loses the dribble to Josiah Green | 16-30 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist banks in the layup on a great pass from Josiah Green | 16-32 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Burnett steps in front of the Jimmy Youngquist pass | 19-32 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Delany snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Jimmy Youngquist takes the ball from Mitchell Burnett | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Causey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Delany (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Chen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Chen | 19-34 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green can't connect on a floater from the right block | 19-34 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant gets the rebound | 19-34 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Josiah Green steals it from Gerald Bryant | 19-34 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist lays it up and in set up by Josiah Green | 19-36 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-36 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #10 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Rick Drury (SF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), James Lower (SG), Richard Nyman (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Josiah Green, Thomas Chen, Thomas Hust, James Kelly | |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the fadeaway from the right side | 23-37 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Burnett - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #11 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF) Jimmy Youngquist | |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | William Lamanna clanks a jumper in the paint | 23-37 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Nyman | 23-37 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #12 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Robert Delany (PF) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Rick Drury | 23-38 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Robert Delany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-38 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Thomas Hust (PF) James Lower, Richard Nyman | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dustin Reese - foul #1 on Dustin Reese, team foul #5 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (C) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley (SF) Ian Littell | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamanna - foul #2 on William Lamanna, team foul #13 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Causey (tired) 2 pts. C - Robert Delany (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Kelley | 27-42 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Richard Nyman (PF) Josiah Green, Benjamin Kelley, Thomas Hust | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Joseph Bond is denied by Dustin Reese | 27-42 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | James Lower grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner tips it in | 27-44 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | James Lower is called for the reach on Joseph Bond - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #6 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley (SF), Thomas Hust (PF) Ian Littell, Dustin Reese | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Nyman - foul #2 on Richard Nyman, team foul #7 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG) Michael Penner | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is hacked by William Lamanna in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #14 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Nyman - foul #3 on Richard Nyman, team foul #8 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG), James Kelly (C) James Lower, Richard Nyman | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF) Josiah Green, Benjamin Kelley | |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant can't finish the layup | 31-46 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey's layup is rejected by Thomas Hust | 31-46 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Causey is called for the reach on Jimmy Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #15 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Robert Delany (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Ian Littell (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Thomas Chen, Thomas Hust, James Kelly | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Robert Delany hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #16 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Jimmy Youngquist | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is whistled for a carry | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG) Michael Penner | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-49 |