| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski buries a shot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson banks in the layup | 29-34 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino tips it in | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | John Boyd loses the dribble to Stephen Fletcher | 31-34 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Fletcher | 31-36 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | David Rooks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Aquino | 34-36 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the layup against the doubleteam | 34-36 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 34-36 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Todd Mize | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Richard Nieves is blocked by John Boyd | 36-36 |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is fouled on the floor by Willie Johnson - foul #2 on Willie Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Gilreath (SF), Tim Lynch (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Joshua Cox, William Raasch, Willie Johnson, Richard Nieves | |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | David Rooks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Jack Harper hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | John Boyd scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Todd Mize | 38-38 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Jack Harper's floater is tipped away by Todd Mize | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Gilreath - foul #1 on Joseph Gilreath, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (C) Donald Johnson, Joseph Gilreath, Jack Harper | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | David Rooks grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | David Rooks connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Todd Mize | 42-38 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Lynch | 42-41 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Willie Johnson (PF) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch | |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Randy Dulin | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Fletcher and he's hacked by Ismael Lowe - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SG) David Rooks, Randy Dulin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Tontarski | 46-46 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | William Raasch works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Cox | 46-48 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Randy Dulin (SG), John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Gilreath (SF), Tim Lynch (PF), Jack Harper (C) Joshua Cox, William Raasch, Willie Johnson, Richard Nieves | |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson loses the dribble to David Rooks | 46-48 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Boyd | 49-48 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | John Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG) Stephen Fletcher | |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (SF), Willie Johnson (PF), Richard Nieves (C) Joseph Gilreath, Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Willie Johnson - foul #3 on Willie Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | William Raasch snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Cox | 51-52 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Willie Johnson - foul #4 on Willie Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SG), John Boyd (SF) David Rooks, Randy Dulin, David Grafton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (PF) Joshua Cox, Willie Johnson | |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch double dribbles | 53-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota | The jumper by Stephen Fletcher is denied by Ismael Lowe | 53-52 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | William Raasch pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Randy Dulin (SG), David Grafton (SF), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), Willie Johnson (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Jack Harper misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Cox | 53-55 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG), William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (C) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Todd Mize - foul #3 on Todd Mize, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Raasch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | David Rooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | William Raasch gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Randy Dulin steals it from Willie Johnson | 53-56 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is hacked by Richard Nieves - foul #1 on Richard Nieves, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) David Grafton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 55-56 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | William Raasch is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #4 on Todd Mize, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher tips it in | 55-58 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the jump hook from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Johnson | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is hacked by David Rooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Rooks, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is hacked by Randy Dulin - foul #4 on Randy Dulin, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 55-62 |