| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otto Wetzel (fresh) SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Crider (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses the driving attempt from the left block | 30-34 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Raminez | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman clanks a jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Otto Wetzel | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 33-36 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the jumper in the lane | 33-38 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert's pass is intercepted by Jeff Boatman | 33-38 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Fred Raminez | 33-38 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Donald Haley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Jackson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otto Wetzel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Crider (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Bennett in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Donald Haley is called for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Hector Fernandez (SF), Neal Council (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Mark Hulbert, Jeffrey Bennett, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Otto Wetzel, Christopher Crider, Jeff Boatman | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bud Hellman | 33-41 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson double dribbles | 33-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SG), Donald Haley (C) Fred Raminez, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman is open and lays it up and in set up by George Baughn | 33-43 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Bud Hellman is called for the reach on Milton Nutter - foul #1 on Bud Hellman, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Jeffrey Bennett (SF), James Jackson (PF) Milton Nutter, Hector Fernandez, Neal Council | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shawn Stephens - foul #1 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson (C) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Donald Haley makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Donald Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Fred Raminez steps in front of the Bud Hellman pass | 35-43 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fred Raminez | 37-43 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | George Baughn is fouled on the floor by Fred Raminez - foul #1 on Fred Raminez, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF) Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Haley (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Whitlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Donald Haley pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses the fadeaway in the paint | 37-43 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Donald Haley tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Hector Fernandez (SF), Neal Council (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Francis Johnson | |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Passmore (SF) Shawn Stephens | |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Hector Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Milton Nutter | 39-43 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hector Fernandez - foul #1 on Hector Fernandez, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Mark Hulbert, Neal Council, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Otto Wetzel, James Passmore, Jeff Boatman | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Donald Haley can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | George Baughn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), Jeffrey Bennett (SF) Milton Nutter, Hector Fernandez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Francis Johnson | |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shawn Stephens - foul #2 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Neal Council (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), James Passmore (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Otto Wetzel, Justin Whitlow, Jeff Boatman | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Neal Council (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Thorson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Bennett picks off the pass by Shawn Stephens in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses the jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson tips it home | 43-43 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bennett | 43-43 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Mark Hulbert takes the ball from George Baughn in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Raminez | 45-43 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | George Baughn misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by James Passmore - foul #1 on James Passmore, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (SG), Hector Fernandez (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Mark Hulbert, Fred Raminez, Neal Council, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, James Passmore, Francis Johnson | |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 3rd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Bud Hellman is denied by Donald Haley | 48-43 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Shawn Stephens is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bennett - foul #3 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG) Jeffrey Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider (SF) Shawn Stephens | |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-43 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG) Fred Raminez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Lloyd Greene (PF) Otto Wetzel, Christopher Crider, Bud Hellman | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Nutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hector Fernandez (fairly fresh) PF - James Jackson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Donald Haley (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Whitlow (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Greene - foul #2 on Lloyd Greene, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SF), Neal Council (PF) Hector Fernandez, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Bud Hellman (PF), Francis Johnson (C) George Baughn, Lloyd Greene, Jeff Boatman | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Donald Haley scores on a floater in the lane set up by Jeffrey Bennett | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens clanks a floater from the left side | 53-43 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Neal Council grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donald Haley clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #1 on Francis Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Aaron Thorson (C) Milton Nutter, Neal Council | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), James Passmore (SG), Lloyd Greene (PF), Byron Hage (C) Otto Wetzel, Shawn Stephens, Bud Hellman, Francis Johnson | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donald Haley makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Hulbert | 56-43 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF) Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson (C) Byron Hage | |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Donald Haley makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Raminez | 58-43 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | George Baughn is whistled for a carry | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Donald Haley hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Fred Raminez is called for the reach on James Passmore - foul #2 on Fred Raminez, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Justin Whitlow | 60-45 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert runs out the clock | 60-45 |