| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fresh) SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Donlon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ivan Ciskowski | 46-34 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon loses the dribble to Ivan Ciskowski in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Jon Goodman swats the shot by Ronald Barnes | 46-34 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader is fouled on the floor by Ronald Barnes - foul #1 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (PG) Israel Shrader | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Musson - foul #2 on Mike Musson, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner (C) William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:40 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is hacked by Robert Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (C) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover (PF) Joseph Donlon | |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Bowling - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowling, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (C) Kenneth Bowling | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Ciskowski | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold is called for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph | |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Mike Musson is called for the reach on Mark Louis - foul #3 on Mike Musson, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF), Joseph Donlon (C) Paul Melby, Mike Musson | |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is fouled on the floor by Melvin Austin - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 3rd free throw | 53-38 |
| 16:40 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Bowling | 53-40 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman lays it in | 55-40 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William McElhinny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Hoover (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Donlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader double dribbles | 55-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Joel Cortese (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), Mark Louis (PF) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Mike Musson (PF), Aaron Bess (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Tomas Hoover, Joseph Donlon | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Ralph | 55-45 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dale Gardner | 57-45 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Mike Musson blocks the short jumper by Dale Gardner | 57-45 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | William McElhinny is called for the reach on Ronald Barnes - foul #2 on William McElhinny, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SF), Wade Floyd (C) Mark Louis, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Joseph Stroman (SG) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph | |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 13:41 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | Dale Gardner steps in front of the Mike Musson pass | 57-45 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mike Musson | 57-45 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Savory is called for the reach on Kendall Forte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Savory, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Michael Savory, Joel Cortese, Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Joseph Donlon (C) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman, Paul Melby, Aaron Bess | |
| 12:51 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Barnes | 57-47 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William McElhinny (C) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Bowling steals it from Ronald Barnes | 57-47 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jon Goodman | 59-47 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes double dribbles | 59-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Mark Louis (C) Israel Shrader, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Tomas Hoover (PF), Aaron Bess (C) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Mike Musson, Joseph Donlon | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Louis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Hoover (fresh) C - Aaron Bess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowling | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover is hacked by Joel Cortese - foul #4 on Joel Cortese, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Dale Gardner (SF), Wade Floyd (PF) Joel Cortese, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Dale Gardner - foul #2 on Dale Gardner, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Joseph Stroman | |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte loses the dribble to Wade Floyd in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner tips it in | 63-47 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 63-49 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Bess | 63-49 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-52 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner hits a jumper near the basket | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte's floater is knocked away by Mark Louis | 67-52 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Kendall Forte takes the ball from Mark Louis | 67-52 |
| 08:53 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the jump hook in the lane | 67-52 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski loses the dribble to Kendall Forte | 67-52 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte banks in the layup | 67-54 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-54 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd lays it in on a great pass from Israel Shrader | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Ralph | 69-57 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski's pass is intercepted by Aaron Bess | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte loses the dribble to Israel Shrader in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kendall Forte - foul #2 on Kendall Forte, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Joel Cortese (SG), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Mike Musson (PF), Joseph Donlon (C) Kendall Forte, Kenneth Ralph, Paul Melby, Tomas Hoover, Aaron Bess | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dale Gardner (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Donlon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 70-57 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Savory - foul #5 on Michael Savory, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF) Michael Savory, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:21 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joel Cortese - foul #5 on Joel Cortese, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG) Joel Cortese | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Russell Hedrick, Joseph Donlon | |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold double dribbles | 70-63 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson is called for traveling | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin is hacked by William McElhinny - foul #3 on William McElhinny, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG) Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Joseph Donlon (C) Ronald Barnes, Joseph Stroman, Aaron Bess | |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Bowling steals it from Melvin Austin | 70-64 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Ralph (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Donlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | William McElhinny picks off the pass by Melvin Austin in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader is hacked by Joseph Donlon - foul #2 on Joseph Donlon, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Dale Gardner (C) Ivan Ciskowski, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Tomas Hoover (PF) Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Joseph Donlon | |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby's pass is intercepted by Israel Shrader | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Arnold | 73-64 |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson misses the tip | 73-64 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover misses short on a shot in the lane | 73-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Hedrick | 73-64 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tomas Hoover | 73-64 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), William McElhinny (C) Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby, Tomas Hoover | |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Bess - foul #4 on Aaron Bess, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #1 on Jon Goodman, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), Wade Floyd (PF), Mark Louis (C) Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Tomas Hoover (PF), Joseph Donlon (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Mike Musson, Aaron Bess | |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis is hacked by Joseph Donlon - foul #3 on Joseph Donlon, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader is whistled for traveling | 77-65 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover is hacked by Wade Floyd - foul #1 on Wade Floyd, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader runs out the clock | 77-67 |