| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Hall (fresh) SF - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Atkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Kelley and the foul's on Jason Hall - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Randy Green snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Pickett | 30-26 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses the dunk but he's hacked by Wayne Holbert - foul #2 on Wayne Holbert, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Farren (SG) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, John Desrochers | |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Green | 32-28 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Randy Green's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Stoney | 34-28 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the board | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Farren (fresh) SF - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Farren | 36-28 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SG) Daniel Farren | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Dusty Grant (PF) Douglas Williams, Randy Green | |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Wayne Holbert is called for the reach on Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Wayne Holbert, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Joe Pickett - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Farren (SG) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Daniel Farren is called for the reach on Randy Green - foul #1 on Daniel Farren, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SF) Gerald Stoney | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Douglas Williams, Randy Green | |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Joe Pickett | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Farren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Holbert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Wayne Holbert steps in front of the Lawrence Sanabria pass | 42-31 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Donald Omar | 42-33 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Wayne Holbert | 44-33 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Kelley | 44-35 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses the dunk but he's fouled by Timothy Kelley - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG), Jason Hall (SG), Edward Shaw (C) Joe Pickett, Daniel Farren, Joseph Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SF) Thomas Bush | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Donald Omar | |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Williams | 46-38 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Randy Green is called for the reach on Gerald Stoney - foul #3 on Randy Green, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Lawerence Brady (PF) Ernest Kruckenberg, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Green blows the layup | 48-38 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins (C) Edward Shaw | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Randy Green - foul #4 on Randy Green, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert (PF) Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF) Timothy Kelley | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hall (fresh) SF - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 52-38 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Hall | 54-40 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-40 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits the finger roll set up by Richard Peterson | 54-42 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Joe Pickett - foul #4 on Richard Peterson, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Farren (SG), Thomas Bush (SF), Edward Shaw (C) Jason Hall, Gerald Stoney, Joseph Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Omar | 55-45 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Joe Pickett | 57-45 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bush steps in front of the Dusty Grant pass | 57-45 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Bush | 59-45 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-45 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SF), Joseph Atkins (C) Thomas Bush, Edward Shaw | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Randy Green (PF) Donald Omar, Dusty Grant | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria knocks in the jumper from the right side | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Farren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Atkins (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Desrochers (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Stoney | 61-47 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Gerald Stoney steals it from Lawrence Sanabria | 61-47 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Stoney | 63-47 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert blows the dunk | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Daniel Farren's pass is intercepted by Douglas Williams | 63-47 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Wayne Holbert is denied by John Desrochers | 63-47 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Randy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 63-50 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney's fadeaway is rejected by John Desrochers | 63-50 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Green | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria clanks a floater from the right side | 63-50 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it in | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Green - foul #5 on Randy Green, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SG) Daniel Farren | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Desrochers | 64-52 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Holbert - foul #4 on Wayne Holbert, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett runs out the clock | 64-54 |