| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fresh) C - Charles Aquino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | David Riley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Jay Blazer blocks the jumper by David Rooks | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Blazer | 5-0 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer's layup is rejected by John Boyd | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Aquino | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled on the floor by Jay Blazer - foul #1 on Jay Blazer, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | John Boyd lays it in set up by David Rooks and the foul's on Drew Mathis - foul #1 on Drew Mathis, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett is hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #1 on Charles Aquino, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize clanks a jumper from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino tips it home | 5-7 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis tips it home | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Rooks | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett can't finish the layup | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | John Knight hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Drew Mathis is called for the reach on Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Drew Mathis, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Randy Dulin | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Boyd | 9-12 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (PF) David Rooks, John Boyd, Todd Mize | |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tontarski steals the ball from Jay Blazer | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Randy Dulin | 9-16 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-16 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold travels with the ball | 9-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Todd Mize (PF) Robert Tontarski, Charles Aquino | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Alfred Barrett is called for the reach on Ismael Lowe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | David Rooks double dribbles | 9-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer blows the layup | 9-19 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Richard Phillips - foul #1 on Richard Phillips, team foul #6 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Tyler Lockhart (SF), John Boyd (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, David Grafton, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 3rd free throw | 9-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) C - David Riley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is hacked by Richard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Phillips, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | David Rooks takes the ball from David Riley | 12-24 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas loses the dribble to John Boyd | 12-24 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Milton Swanson steals it from Charles Aquino | 12-24 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos loses the dribble to John Boyd | 12-24 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Tyler Lockhart - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #8 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart misses the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | John Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jay Blazer | 14-25 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is hacked by Jay Blazer - foul #2 on Jay Blazer, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | David Riley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is fouled in the backcourt by John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #10 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (C) Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | John Knight drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-29 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | David Riley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Knight | 20-32 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Aquino | 20-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) C - David Riley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | David Riley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer hits the follow up shot | 22-34 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is open and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Todd Mize | 22-36 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Randy Dulin, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Christopher Matos, John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SG), John Boyd (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) Randy Dulin, Robert Tontarski, David Grafton, Charles Aquino | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 23-36 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe is called for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Lawrence Ridley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | David Rooks gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe is called for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | David Rooks is called for the reach on Alfred Barrett - foul #1 on David Rooks, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #5 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), David Riley (C) Christopher Matos, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, Ismael Lowe | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #6 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin loses the dribble to David Riley in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley scores on a shot in the lane | 25-36 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | John Knight is called for the reach on Randy Dulin - foul #2 on John Knight, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (C) Ismael Lowe | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - Drew Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - John Boyd (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Aquino (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson clanks a runner from the right block | 25-38 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is open but can't throw it down | 25-38 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 25-38 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Grafton - foul #1 on David Grafton, team foul #7 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Tyler Lockhart (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Randy Dulin, David Grafton, John Boyd | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Swanson - foul #3 on Milton Swanson, team foul #12 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (C) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Drew Mathis steps in front of the Tyler Lockhart pass | 27-40 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-40 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Jay Blazer swats the layup by Charles Aquino | 29-40 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips blows the layup | 29-40 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it in | 31-40 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 31-40 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Christopher Matos - foul #1 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #8 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SF) Richard Phillips, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), David Grafton (SF), John Boyd (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Robert Tontarski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #13 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Thomas and he's fouled by David Grafton - foul #2 on David Grafton, team foul #9 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 37-41 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-41 |