| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater loses the dribble to Geoffrey Barros | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Manuel Prater | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax jams it | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Palmer - foul #1 on Martin Palmer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Geoffrey Barros - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | James Winders evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-4 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Colyer and he's fouled by James Winders - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy makes the free throw | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Keith Liu - foul #1 on Keith Liu, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu | |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Bolander - foul #1 on Michael Bolander, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Justin Colyer | |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Prater | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) SF - Loren Look (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) C - Brian Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay is whistled for a carry | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (C) Martin Palmer | |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses the jump hook in the paint | 5-10 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Winders | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Alexander steals the ball from James Winders | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy connects on the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Winders - foul #2 on James Winders, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF) Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu | |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses badly on a runner from close range | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #1 on Manuel Prater, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Justin Colyer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Martin Palmer | |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look is called for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax | |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Loren Look | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is fouled on the floor by Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Drew Beatty, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, Loren Look, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Nall | 10-16 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses the dunk | 10-16 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits the follow up shot | 10-18 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park loses the dribble to Michael Bax | 10-18 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is hacked by James Wharton - foul #1 on James Wharton, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Park - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-20 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Bax | 10-22 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-22 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Bolander | 10-24 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Justin Colyer is called for the reach on Taylor Ramsay - foul #1 on Justin Colyer, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Taylor Ramsay, David Garvin, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-24 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 12-24 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Loren Look - foul #1 on Loren Look, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (SG), Ronald Park (C) Loren Look, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bax (PF) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Liu | |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Park | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty lays it in on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 17-25 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is hacked by Ronald Park - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander (SF) Keith Alexander | |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #2 on Manuel Prater, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Justin Colyer (C) Manuel Prater, Martin Palmer | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block | 17-27 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is hacked by Justin Colyer - foul #2 on Justin Colyer, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu is fouled on the floor by Taylor Ramsay - foul #1 on Taylor Ramsay, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF), Brian Fry (C) Drew Beatty, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG) Craig Fauntleroy | |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Liu swats the short shot by Brian Fry | 19-29 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Loren Look steps in front of the Michael Bolander pass | 19-29 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin double dribbles | 19-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Tull (PF) Taylor Ramsay, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Michael Bax (PF), Frank Blake (C) Adam Nall, Keith Liu, Martin Palmer | |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) David Garvin, James Tull | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Martin Palmer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Frank Blake | |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros snags the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Palmer - foul #2 on Martin Palmer, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Keith Alexander (SG), Frank Blake (C) Adam Nall, Curtis May, Martin Palmer | |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy is whistled for traveling | 21-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Curtis May (SG) Craig Fauntleroy, Michael Bolander | |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Adam Nall takes the ball from Geoffrey Barros | 21-29 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall hits the finger roll | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Loren Look (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Canada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Blake (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wharton | 24-31 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Drew Beatty and he's hacked by Frank Blake - foul #1 on Frank Blake, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), David Garvin (SG), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Michael Bax, Frank Blake | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Loren Look - foul #2 on Loren Look, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), James Tull (PF) Loren Look, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Fauntleroy and he's fouled by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Michael Bax (PF) Craig Fauntleroy, Keith Liu | |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park's layup is rejected by Michael Bax | 29-36 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Prater | 29-39 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | James Winders splits the doubleteam and buries a shot near the basket set up by Taylor Ramsay | 31-39 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Winders - foul #3 on James Winders, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Drew Beatty (SF), James Wharton (PF) Taylor Ramsay, James Winders, James Tull | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Adam Nall, Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Colyer - foul #3 on Justin Colyer, team foul #10 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer drills a shot from the left wing set up by Manuel Prater | 32-41 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park jams it on a nice dish by David Garvin | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-41 |