| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) SF - David Grafton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Grafton inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Troy Kersten blocks the jumper by Charles Aquino | 25-24 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it in | 27-24 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #1 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Todd Bailey and he's fouled by Curt Tweedy - foul #1 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Eugene Purkey picks off the pass by Curt Tweedy | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Troy Kersten double dribbles | 29-27 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #4 on Troy Kersten, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Burke (C) Troy Kersten | |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG) Curt Tweedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey | |
| 16:43 | Louisville | James Burke buries a driving attempt in the paint | 29-29 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles McFarland and he's hacked by James Burke - foul #1 on James Burke, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SG) Charles McFarland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) Peter Persons | |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno misses the shot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Apgar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses long on a floater from the right block | 31-29 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Virgilio Bruno | 31-29 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar is hacked by Donald Allen - foul #2 on Donald Allen, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Charles McFarland (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Peter Persons (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF) John Clem, Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist | |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Peter Persons comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-31 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Bailey | 31-31 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Mathew Whitener is called for the reach on Todd Bailey - foul #2 on Mathew Whitener, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Doyle Tibbits (C) James Burke | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey banks in the layup | 31-33 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles McFarland | 34-33 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Todd Bailey clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Sam Apgar and the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #2 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Sam Apgar, Mathew Whitener, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Doyle Tibbits | |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Curt Tweedy takes the ball from Peter Persons | 37-33 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | John Clem takes the ball from David Grafton | 37-33 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | John Clem misses the dunk | 37-33 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Charles Aquino is denied by Todd Bailey | 37-33 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Peter Persons scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Clem | 37-35 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Troy Kersten snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Charles McFarland - foul #3 on Charles McFarland, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Sam Apgar (SG), Ismael Lowe (C) Curt Tweedy, Charles McFarland, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF) Peter Persons, Todd Bailey | |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize scores on a runner from the right block | 39-36 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Troy Kersten connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Clem | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Eugene Purkey denies the turnaround by Todd Mize | 39-38 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Donald Allen grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | John Clem works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-40 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Apgar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Ismael Lowe steals it from Virgilio Bruno | 41-40 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Donald Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Charles McFarland (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Tyler Lockhart, Sam Apgar, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Todd Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SF) David Grafton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener can't connect on a floater from the right block | 41-40 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | John Clem pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Todd Bailey, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG) John Clem | |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Sam Apgar, Mathew Whitener | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Kersten (C) James Burke | |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Charles Aquino swats the short shot by Peter Persons | 41-40 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Todd Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist jams it on a nice dish by Todd Bailey | 41-42 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG) Clarence Kerr | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | John Clem scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the finger roll set up by Todd Mize | 43-45 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Todd Bailey knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Clem | 43-47 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Curt Tweedy | 45-47 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | John Clem drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Persons | 45-50 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | John Clem steps in front of the Todd Mize pass | 45-50 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Peter Persons banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Clem | 45-52 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Curtis Secrist - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | John Clem is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Curt Tweedy and the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #3 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Curt Tweedy is called for the reach on John Clem in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Curt Tweedy is called for the reach on John Clem - foul #3 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is fouled on the floor by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | John Clem is hacked by Charles McFarland - foul #4 on Charles McFarland, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | David Grafton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | John Clem pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Curt Tweedy is called for the reach on John Clem in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles McFarland - foul #5 on Charles McFarland, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SG) Charles McFarland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) Peter Persons | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar clanks a fullcourt shot | 50-58 |