| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Kubiak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Newkirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Rubalcava (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | David Kubiak connects on the jumper from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 22-24 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | David Kubiak connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Wright | 24-24 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | David Kubiak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | James Nickerson doubles Jerry Branch and is called for the reach - foul #2 on James Nickerson, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 26-24 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson hits a jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | David Kubiak's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Baxter | 26-26 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | David Kubiak pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 28-26 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Paul Bellman is called for the reach on Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Paul Bellman, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Paul Bellman, Ronald Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Moffit (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Harold Wisner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Robert Campbell, Robert Newkirk, Benjamin Baxter, James Nickerson | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | John Moffit is called for traveling | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) SG - Richard Santamaria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Kubiak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Moffit (fresh) SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Wisner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Rubalcava - foul #2 on Bradley Rubalcava, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Ashley steps in front of the John Moffit pass in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Santamaria | 32-26 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton and he's fouled by David Kubiak - foul #1 on David Kubiak, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner (PF) David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Ashley | 35-28 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is hacked by Daniel Helvey - foul #3 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), David Kubiak (SF), John Shirley (C) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria, Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell (PG), Mark Berry (SF), Benjamin Baxter (PF), James Nickerson (C) Charles Hamilton, Bradley Rubalcava, Harold Wisner, Lawrence Brown | |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Wagner takes the ball from Robert Campbell | 35-28 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Wagner | 35-28 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Baxter snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | John Moffit misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Wagner | 35-28 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Kubiak (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shirley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Moffit (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | John Moffit is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Campbell and he's fouled by Raymond Wagner - foul #3 on Raymond Wagner, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Charles Embry (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, David Kubiak, Raymond Wagner, John Shirley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk (SG), Bradley Rubalcava (SF), Harold Wisner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Robert Campbell, Mark Berry, Benjamin Baxter, James Nickerson | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | John Moffit makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG) Paul Bellman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Santamaria | 38-31 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG) Jeffrey Ashley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell (PG), Benjamin Baxter (PF) John Moffit, Harold Wisner | |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Helvey - foul #4 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG) Daniel Helvey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SF), James Nickerson (C) Bradley Rubalcava, Lawrence Brown | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk loses the dribble to Richard Santamaria | 38-31 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Newkirk - foul #3 on Robert Newkirk, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), David Kubiak (PF) Richard Santamaria, Charles Embry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) Robert Newkirk | |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Campbell - foul #1 on Robert Campbell, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Moffit (SG), Bradley Rubalcava (SF), Harold Wisner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Charles Hamilton, Mark Berry, Benjamin Baxter, James Nickerson | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Kubiak - foul #2 on David Kubiak, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Richard Santamaria (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF) Paul Bellman, Ronald Wright, David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) Robert Campbell | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Richard Santamaria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Moffit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Wisner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Shirley (C) Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | John Moffit connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Newkirk | 43-35 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner's pass is intercepted by Harold Wisner | 43-35 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Helvey | 43-35 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey is hacked by Robert Newkirk - foul #4 on Robert Newkirk, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), David Kubiak (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner, John Shirley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell (PG), Mark Berry (SF), Benjamin Baxter (PF), James Nickerson (C) Robert Newkirk, Bradley Rubalcava, Harold Wisner, Lawrence Brown | |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | John Moffit is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Santamaria - foul #3 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | John Moffit makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | John Moffit makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) John Moffit | |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell is hacked by Richard Santamaria in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | David Kubiak pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | David Kubiak tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Kubiak - foul #3 on David Kubiak, team foul #9 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bradley Rubalcava (SF) Mark Berry | |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerry Branch | 45-38 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Nickerson - foul #3 on James Nickerson, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner (PF) David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman knocks in the floater from the right side | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Campbell | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newkirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bradley Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner lays it in set up by Jeffrey Ashley | 51-40 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Newkirk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Robert Campbell steals the ball from Jeffrey Ashley | 51-40 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell jams it | 51-42 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), David Kubiak (PF) Daniel Helvey, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Branch and the foul's on Benjamin Baxter - foul #3 on Benjamin Baxter, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), John Shirley (C) Paul Bellman, Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Nickerson (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Campbell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG) David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Baxter | 54-42 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Helvey - foul #5 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #10 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG) Daniel Helvey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | John Shirley pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Newkirk - foul #5 on Robert Newkirk, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Moffit (SG) Robert Newkirk | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Ronald Wright steps in front of the Bradley Rubalcava pass in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 58-43 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | John Shirley steps in front of the James Nickerson pass | 58-43 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman runs out the clock | 58-43 |