| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (PG), Dennis Mabry (PF) John White, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is hacked by Gene Amon - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF) Dennis Mabry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Tapia | 42-39 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG) Walter Lamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Hughes | 44-39 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas scores on a runner in the paint set up by Eddie Sullivan | 44-41 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Arthur Winton (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Coria | 46-41 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dale Dancer | 49-43 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas loses the dribble to Silas Pan | 49-43 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), David Luman (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Silas Pan, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Gerald Ball, Robert Rea, Arthur Winton, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas's floater is tipped away by Gene Amon | 49-43 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Luman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | John White misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon tips it back up and in | 51-43 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the contested driving attempt from the right block | 51-45 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shelby Hise and he's hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF) John White, David Luman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Gerald Ball (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Robert Rea (C) Dennis Hurley, Kyle McMicheal, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball is fouled on the floor by Walter Lamb - foul #3 on Walter Lamb, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Silas Pan (SF) Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Gerald Ball | |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Shelby Hise takes the ball from Robert Tapia | 54-45 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses the easy layup | 54-45 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Silas Pan picks off the pass by Ernest Thomas | 54-45 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes banks in the layup set up by James Coria | 56-45 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Shelby Hise, Silas Pan, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Eddie Sullivan | 56-46 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a shot in the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | John White grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (PF) Zackary Hubbard | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley and he's hacked by Walter Lamb - foul #4 on Walter Lamb, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) Walter Lamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon buries a shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) David Luman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) Arthur Winton | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Hughes | 60-50 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-50 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it in | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Cork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes connects on the runner in the paint | 62-52 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas connects on the runner in the lane | 62-54 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Gerald Ball picks off the pass by John White in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Arthur Winton (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Gerald Ball, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | John White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) John White | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to George Scott | 62-54 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer tips it home | 64-54 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 64-54 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Arthur Winton | 64-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes loses the dribble to Robert Rea | 64-54 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Robert Rea lays it up and in | 64-56 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | James Coria clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Robert Rea gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it in | 64-58 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | John White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Rodney Hughes, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Arthur Winton, Jon Thomas | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle McMicheal | 64-60 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer lays it in on a great pass from Gary Barrientes | 66-60 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Silas Pan - foul #1 on Silas Pan, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), David Luman (SF), Gene Amon (C) John White, Silas Pan, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | James Coria makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | David Cork comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-62 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | David Cork hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | David Cork denies the turnaround by Gene Amon | 69-64 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | David Luman is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on David Luman, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Shelby Hise, David Luman, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Kyle McMicheal, Zackary Hubbard, David Cork | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the driving attempt from the right block | 69-65 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the layup against the doubleteam | 69-65 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to George Scott | 69-65 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on John White - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #4 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (PF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (SF) Rodney Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Rea, Jon Thomas | |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia travels with the ball | 71-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF) Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Robert Tapia | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is open and lays it up and in | 73-65 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF) John White, David Luman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) Arthur Winton | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | James Coria drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Barrientes | 76-65 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-68 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Hughes | 79-68 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 79-68 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Ball - foul #2 on Gerald Ball, team foul #6 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Arthur Winton (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Gerald Ball, Ernest Thomas, Zackary Hubbard, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 79-68 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the offensive board | 79-68 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Winton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | John White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Arthur Winton | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #10 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, George Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) David Cork | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses short on a floater from the left block | 79-69 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer double dribbles | 79-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG) Robert Rea, Robert Tapia | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal gets the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Zackary Hubbard | 79-71 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Hurley | 79-71 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard knocks in the jumper in the paint | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Luman | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Walter Lamb, David Luman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Kyle McMicheal | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #7 | 81-73 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-73 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the defensive rebound | 83-73 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #5 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey is hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #11 | 85-73 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Rea - foul #3 on Robert Rea, team foul #9 | 85-74 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey pulls down the rebound | 86-74 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ball | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Gerald Ball, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 88-77 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes grabs the board | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes runs out the clock | 88-77 |