| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Marshall Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benito Trevino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vule Kuzimiski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney is fouled on the floor by Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marshall Chaney | 24-33 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Walter Lamb - foul #3 on Walter Lamb, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), James Coria (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF) John White, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, George Scott | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Dale Dancer denies the turnaround by Rafael Sanchez | 24-33 |
| 18:54 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez tips it home | 24-35 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer lays it in | 26-35 |
| 18:12 | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF) Shelby Hise, David Luman, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-35 |
| 17:46 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 26-35 |
| 17:43 | Miami (FL) | John White picks off the pass by Marshall Chaney in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | George Scott misses the easy layup | 26-35 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | John White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 17:13 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Vule Kuzimiski | 26-35 |
| 17:07 | Miami (FL) | George Scott picks off the pass by Vule Kuzimiski | 26-35 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses the dunk | 26-35 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to George Scott | 26-35 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | James Coria buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 16:09 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino is hacked by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF) John White, Rodney Hughes, George Scott | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey (PG), Richard Alston (SG), Enoch Dembinski (SF), Ivan Bosefski (PF), William Stovall (C) Marshall Chaney, Benito Trevino, Steven Jones, Vule Kuzimiski, Rafael Sanchez | |
| 15:56 | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:54 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Bosefski grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Coria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Dancer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enoch Dembinski (fresh) PF - Ivan Bosefski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stovall (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Enoch Dembinski | 29-37 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey throws it down | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | James Coria comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Bosefski - foul #2 on Ivan Bosefski, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones (SF) Enoch Dembinski | |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | James Coria makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:55 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Bosefski snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 14:36 | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG) James Coria | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney (PG), Vule Kuzimiski (PF), Rafael Sanchez (C) Robert Huey, Ivan Bosefski, William Stovall | |
| 14:36 | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:36 | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb is fouled on the floor by Richard Alston - foul #1 on Richard Alston, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino (SG) Richard Alston | |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | John White travels with the ball | 32-40 |
| 13:46 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski lays it in set up by Steven Jones | 32-42 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones jams it set up by Benito Trevino | 34-44 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | John White is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John White, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG) John White | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Stovall (C) Vule Kuzimiski | |
| 12:37 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez scores on a runner from the left block set up by Benito Trevino | 34-46 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb's floater is tipped away by William Stovall | 34-46 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is whistled for a carry | 34-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF) Shelby Hise, David Luman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey (PG), Enoch Dembinski (SF), Vule Kuzimiski (PF) Marshall Chaney, Steven Jones, Rafael Sanchez | |
| 11:40 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benito Trevino and he's hacked by Walter Lamb - foul #4 on Walter Lamb, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), David Luman (SF) Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston (SG) Benito Trevino | |
| 11:40 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Coria (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Luman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enoch Dembinski (fresh) PF - Vule Kuzimiski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stovall (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-49 |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to William Stovall | 34-49 |
| 11:06 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson steps in front of the Enoch Dembinski pass | 34-49 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | John White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | James Coria is called for the reach on Enoch Dembinski - foul #2 on James Coria, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF) David Luman, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney (PG), Benito Trevino (SG), Rafael Sanchez (PF) Robert Huey, Richard Alston, Vule Kuzimiski | |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | Enoch Dembinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | Enoch Dembinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James Coria | 34-51 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | James Coria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | George Scott misses the tip | 34-51 |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 09:51 | Miami (FL) | George Scott steals the ball from William Stovall | 34-51 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 09:39 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 09:28 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez can't finish the layup | 34-51 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | James Coria snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sanchez swats the layup by Gene Amon | 34-51 |
| 09:07 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by James Coria - foul #3 on James Coria, team foul #8 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF) John White, Rodney Hughes, George Scott | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones (SF), Vule Kuzimiski (PF) Enoch Dembinski, William Stovall | |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino misses the 3rd free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 34-53 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-53 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits the follow up shot | 36-53 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Shelby Hise steals it from Rafael Sanchez | 36-53 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the easy layup | 36-53 |
| 08:02 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 07:44 | Miami (FL) | A charge is called on Marshall Chaney - foul #2 on Marshall Chaney, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG) Shelby Hise, James Coria | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey (PG), Richard Alston (SG), Ivan Bosefski (C) Marshall Chaney, Benito Trevino, Rafael Sanchez | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by Robert Huey - foul #1 on Robert Huey, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 4 pf. SF - David Luman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vule Kuzimiski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Bosefski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon loses the dribble to Vule Kuzimiski | 36-53 |
| 06:57 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #9 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG) John White | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:57 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 06:57 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Bosefski grabs the offensive board | 36-53 |
| 06:47 | Miami (FL) | Richard Alston connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Huey | 36-55 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | David Luman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Lamb | 38-55 |
| 06:25 | Miami (FL) | Robert Huey blows the layup | 38-55 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 38-55 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | David Luman connects on the shot from the right side | 40-55 |
| 05:49 | Miami (FL) | Shelby Hise steps in front of the Steven Jones pass | 40-55 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Luman | 42-55 |
| 05:41 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney (PG), Benito Trevino (SG), Rafael Sanchez (C) Robert Huey, Richard Alston, Ivan Bosefski | |
| 05:33 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 05:31 | Miami (FL) | Steven Jones tips it home | 42-57 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-57 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:00 | Miami (FL) | Vule Kuzimiski double dribbles | 42-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | John White loses the dribble to Vule Kuzimiski | 42-57 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #10 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer is whistled for a carry | 42-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF) John White, Walter Lamb, David Luman, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 03:57 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney is fouled on the floor by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #11 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Stovall (C) Vule Kuzimiski | |
| 03:57 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 03:57 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 03:44 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Benito Trevino | 42-60 |
| 03:31 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino lays it in | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Coria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Scott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Marshall Chaney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benito Trevino (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Sanchez (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - William Stovall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-62 |
| 03:19 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Rafael Sanchez | 42-62 |
| 02:59 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino lays it in | 42-64 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-64 |
| 02:45 | Miami (FL) | William Stovall pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shelby Hise | 44-64 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Benito Trevino buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 01:25 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Benito Trevino | 44-67 |
| 01:09 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 44-69 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | George Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-69 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer tips it back up and in | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | William Stovall misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-69 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise snags the defensive board | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-69 |
| 00:19 | Miami (FL) | Rafael Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Marshall Chaney runs out the clock | 46-69 |