| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) SG - James Maxwell (fresh) SF - Jeff Maddocks (fresh) PF - Adam Summer (fresh) C - John Hipple (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | John Hipple wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | UMKC | Adam Summer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | John White clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Adam Summer snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | UMKC | James Maxwell is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ronald Jenkins | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | John White misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | UMKC | John Hipple gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | UMKC | James Maxwell misses long on a floater in the paint | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | John White clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Maddocks - foul #1 on Jeff Maddocks, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | John White misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:27 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | James Coria makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John White | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | UMKC | Adam Summer travels with the ball | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), Dennis Johnson (PF) John White, George Scott | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | James Maxwell is called for the reach on James Coria - foul #1 on James Maxwell, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Rodney Hughes, Dennis Johnson, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Carr (SG), Jimmy Carnevale (SF), George Lewellyn (PF), Kevin Ryder (C) James Maxwell, Jeff Maddocks, Adam Summer, John Hipple | |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb's pass is intercepted by Ronald Jenkins | 3-7 |
| 16:18 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins banks in the layup | 3-9 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | David Luman can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 3-9 |
| 16:10 | UMKC | George Lewellyn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | UMKC | William Carr misses the easy layup | 3-9 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shelby Hise (fresh) SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - George Scott (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carr (fresh) SF - Jimmy Carnevale (fresh) PF - George Lewellyn (fresh) C - Kevin Ryder (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:49 | UMKC | Jimmy Carnevale grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 15:43 | UMKC | William Carr comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Walter Lamb | 3-9 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 3-9 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | William Carr is called for the reach on Walter Lamb - foul #1 on William Carr, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, David Luman, George Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Maxwell (SG), Jeff Maddocks (SF), Adam Summer (PF), John Hipple (C) Ronald Jenkins, William Carr, Jimmy Carnevale, Kevin Ryder | |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Coria | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | UMKC | John Hipple throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, James Coria, Rodney Hughes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | John White travels in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:15 | UMKC | John Hipple comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks can't tip it in | 6-9 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | James Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:05 | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks misses the jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Walter Lamb - foul #1 on Walter Lamb, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:28 | UMKC | James Maxwell makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | James Coria is fouled on the floor by James Maxwell - foul #2 on James Maxwell, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), Gene Amon (C) John White, James Coria, Rodney Hughes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), William Carr (SG), Jimmy Carnevale (SF), Kevin Ryder (PF), Ken Smith (C) George Lewellyn, James Maxwell, Jeff Maddocks, Adam Summer, John Hipple | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Carnevale | 6-11 |
| 12:55 | UMKC | William Carr gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:35 | UMKC | Jimmy Carnevale loses the ball out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG) Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | David Luman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | George Lewellyn (PF) Ken Smith | |
| 11:54 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 6-11 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rodney Hughes | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Coria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - George Scott (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carr (fresh) SF - Jimmy Carnevale (fresh) PF - George Lewellyn (fresh) C - Kevin Ryder (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | John White buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Scott | 9-11 |
| 11:38 | UMKC | Rodney Hughes swats the short shot by George Lewellyn | 9-11 |
| 11:36 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 11:22 | UMKC | Jimmy Carnevale buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | John White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | George Scott tips it home | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:30 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Gene Amon (C) John White, James Coria, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Davis (SG), Jeff Maddocks (SF), John Hipple (C) William Carr, Jimmy Carnevale, George Lewellyn | |
| 10:30 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | UMKC | Kevin Ryder makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:12 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Jeff Maddocks | 11-15 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG) Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | UMKC | Adam Summer (PF) Kevin Ryder | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 13-15 |
| 09:19 | UMKC | John Hipple blows the layup but he's hacked by David Luman - foul #1 on David Luman, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG) John White | |
| Subs | UMKC | George Lewellyn (PG), William Carr (SG) Ronald Jenkins, Terry Davis | |
| 09:19 | UMKC | John Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:19 | UMKC | John Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:06 | UMKC | Adam Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | William Carr is fouled on the floor by Walter Lamb - foul #2 on Walter Lamb, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG) Walter Lamb | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:47 | UMKC | John Hipple lays it in on a great pass from George Lewellyn | 13-18 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson can't finish the layup | 13-18 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Hipple - foul #1 on John Hipple, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG) Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:00 | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks is hacked by James Coria - foul #1 on James Coria, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jimmy Carnevale (SF), Kevin Ryder (C) Jeff Maddocks, John Hipple | |
| 07:43 | UMKC | George Lewellyn jams it | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Coria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - George Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Carr (fresh) SF - Jimmy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Summer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ryder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Ryder - foul #1 on Kevin Ryder, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Davis (SG), Ken Smith (C) William Carr, Adam Summer | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:04 | UMKC | George Lewellyn is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), Dale Dancer (C) David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG) Ken Smith | |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Coria | 19-20 |
| 06:34 | UMKC | Terry Davis is fouled on the floor by James Coria - foul #2 on James Coria, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Rodney Hughes, Dennis Johnson, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks (SF), John Hipple (C) Jimmy Carnevale, George Lewellyn | |
| 06:20 | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks loses the ball out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson (PF) George Scott | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Carr (SG), Adam Summer (PF) Terry Davis, Kevin Ryder | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by William Carr - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Davis (SG) William Carr | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:59 | UMKC | Terry Davis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF) John White | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:59 | UMKC | Terry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:59 | UMKC | Terry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Johnson | 23-22 |
| 05:22 | UMKC | Dennis Johnson denies the turnaround by Terry Davis | 23-22 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | David Luman gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Shelby Hise | 25-22 |
| 04:42 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 04:40 | UMKC | Jeff Maddocks hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise tips it in | 27-24 |
| 03:53 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Maxwell (SG), Jimmy Carnevale (SF), George Lewellyn (PF), Kevin Ryder (C) Terry Davis, Jeff Maddocks, Adam Summer, John Hipple | |
| 03:53 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | John White travels with the ball | 27-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ken Smith (C) Ronald Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - George Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Ryder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | UMKC | George Lewellyn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb makes the turnaround from the left block | 29-24 |
| 02:54 | UMKC | James Maxwell drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Walter Lamb - foul #3 on Walter Lamb, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Gene Amon (C) Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:54 | UMKC | James Maxwell makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 29-27 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Luman | 29-27 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by Jimmy Carnevale - foul #1 on Jimmy Carnevale, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:12 | UMKC | George Lewellyn comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Gene Amon (C) Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Adam Summer (PF), John Hipple (C) Kevin Ryder, Ken Smith | |
| 02:12 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:12 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | James Maxwell grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | John Hipple clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | George Lewellyn tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 31-29 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 01:22 | UMKC | Adam Summer pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:19 | UMKC | James Coria steps in front of the George Lewellyn pass in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson loses the dribble to Jimmy Carnevale | 31-29 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | George Lewellyn lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Carnevale | 31-31 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Luman | 33-31 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | James Maxwell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), William Carr (SG), Jeff Maddocks (SF), Kevin Ryder (PF), Ken Smith (C) George Lewellyn, James Maxwell, Jimmy Carnevale, Adam Summer, John Hipple | |
| 00:01 | UMKC | William Carr's layup is rejected by Rodney Hughes | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | George Scott pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |