| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Graham Halverson | 35-26 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen lays it up and in set up by Jerry Kwapniewski | 35-28 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Albarazi in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski's pass is intercepted by Alexander Messer | 35-28 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Kwapniewski | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 37-30 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-30 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG), Ryan Autry (SF), David Tillery (PF), James Ketterman (C) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado, Jerry Kwapniewski, Joshua Powell | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stanton Oxley - foul #3 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Craig Hargreaves | 37-31 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Brian Hardin | 39-31 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Mazon and the foul's on Craig Hargreaves - foul #2 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McNeill (SF), Joshua Powell (C) Ryan Autry, David Tillery | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Albert Mazon is called for the reach on Brian Hardin - foul #3 on Albert Mazon, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) Albert Mazon, Antonio Moretz, James Ketterman | |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McNeill (fresh) C - Joshua Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Dale Furtado - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Brian Hardin, Wayne Horton, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Dale Furtado is called for the reach on Stanton Oxley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Furtado, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, James McNeill | |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Dale Furtado - foul #2 on Dale Furtado, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SF), David Tillery (PF) Dale Furtado, Joshua Powell | |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Scott | 46-38 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Autry | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Albert Mazon steals the ball from Graham Halverson in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Ryan Autry steals the ball from Stanton Oxley | 46-43 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Wayne Horton (SG), Alexander Messer (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), James Ketterman (C) Albert Mazon, Antonio Moretz, Ryan Autry, David Tillery | |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen misses the dunk | 46-45 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is denied on a layup by Jerry Kwapniewski | 46-45 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin tips it home | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ketterman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Albarazi | 48-47 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Steffen - foul #1 on Michael Steffen, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), James McNeill (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Michael Steffen, Jerry Kwapniewski, James Ketterman | |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-47 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is fouled on the floor by Dale Furtado - foul #3 on Dale Furtado, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz (SG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Alexander Messer and he's fouled by Albert Mazon - foul #4 on Albert Mazon, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), James Ketterman (PF) Albert Mazon, Dale Furtado | |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | James McNeill grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Graham Halverson (PF) Brian Hardin, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) Antonio Moretz, James McNeill | |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott is hacked by Joshua Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Powell, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Ketterman and he's hacked by Stanton Oxley - foul #4 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF), Alexander Messer (PF) Matthew Brown, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SF), David Tillery (PF) Dale Furtado, James Ketterman | |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Hargreaves | 57-53 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Eugene Scott is called for the reach on Ryan Autry - foul #2 on Eugene Scott, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Graham Halverson | 57-53 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 60-53 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | David Tillery grabs the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry is fouled on the floor by Alexander Messer - foul #3 on Alexander Messer, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton, Alexander Messer, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG), James McNeill (PF) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, David Tillery | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Antonio Moretz picks off the pass by Stanton Oxley | 60-55 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz lays it in | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Graham Halverson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Moretz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James McNeill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 60-57 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | James McNeill snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Brian Hardin steps in front of the Ryan Autry pass | 60-57 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | James McNeill pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | James McNeill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz tips it in | 60-59 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Graham Halverson | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Alexander Messer (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), James Ketterman (PF), Jerry Kwapniewski (C) Albert Mazon, Antonio Moretz, Ryan Autry, James McNeill, Joshua Powell | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 64-59 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Stanton Oxley steals it from Michael Steffen | 64-59 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 64-59 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado travels with the ball | 64-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Brian Hardin, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG), David Tillery (PF) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, James Ketterman | |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Dale Furtado is called for the reach on Eugene Scott - foul #4 on Dale Furtado, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | David Tillery steps out of bounds on the baseline | 66-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Joshua Powell (C) Antonio Moretz, Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Joshua Powell denies the turnaround by Wayne Horton | 66-59 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (tired) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Craig Hargreaves (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Tillery (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wayne Horton - foul #2 on Wayne Horton, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton, Alexander Messer, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), James Ketterman (PF) Albert Mazon, David Tillery | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Steffen | 69-64 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley clanks a shot from the left side | 69-64 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the follow up shot | 71-64 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Stanton Oxley picks off the pass by Dale Furtado | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong tips it in | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ketterman | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Steffen - foul #2 on Michael Steffen, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski (PF) James Ketterman | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen can't finish the layup | 77-67 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin runs out the clock | 77-67 |