| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the jump hook from the left block | 37-24 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Herman | 37-26 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Roberto Conti is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Roberto Conti, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF) Roberto Conti | |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Bullock is called for the reach on Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG) Joel Herman | |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Kelley | 39-26 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Ziek | 39-26 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Timothy Kelley - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Andrew Bullock, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar loses the dribble to Yuri Ziek | 39-27 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Enam Africa | 39-29 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar scores on a 3 from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is denied on a layup by Theodore Green | 42-29 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Theodore Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-29 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Gavin Fay steals the ball from Ivan Zervas | 42-29 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is hacked by Enam Africa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Richard Peterson swats the short shot by Roberto Conti | 45-29 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti snags the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 45-31 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Andrew Bullock is called for the reach on Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-31 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint | 47-33 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti is called for 5 seconds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Sanders - foul #3 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the turnaround in the paint | 52-35 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roberto Conti | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Omar (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on Randy Green - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Ivan Zervas | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Theodore Green denies the turnaround by Donald Omar | 54-37 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Enam Africa | |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Diego Ayala is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Diego Ayala, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 56-39 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Green snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Herman steps in front of the Lawrence Sanabria pass in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore Green | 56-41 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses the floater from the right side | 56-41 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Theodore Green hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Oscar Ortiz | 56-43 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Sanders | 56-46 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zervas steps in front of the John Desrochers pass | 56-46 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Enam Africa | 56-49 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Randy Green (PF) Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek | |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas lays it up and in | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Omar (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits a jumper in the paint | 59-51 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Douglas Sanders and he's fouled by John Desrochers - foul #2 on John Desrochers, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Green is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (PF) Ivan Zervas | |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is whistled for a carry | 61-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Andrew Bullock | |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek's floater is knocked away by Randy Green | 61-54 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala tips it home | 61-56 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Randy Green | 63-56 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Theodore Green clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #1 on Randy Green, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Enam Africa knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Theodore Green | 63-61 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Enam Africa steps in front of the Richard Peterson pass in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the easy layup | 63-61 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gavin Fay | 63-61 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar's pass is intercepted by Andrew Bullock in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Enam Africa | 63-63 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-63 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Omar (very tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Green (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Randy Green loses the dribble to Andrew Bullock in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 63-63 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Green | 63-63 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers lays it in set up by Douglas Williams | 65-63 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders loses the dribble to Douglas Williams | 65-63 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams banks in the layup | 67-63 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Yuri Ziek | 67-65 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Donald Omar - foul #3 on Donald Omar, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Yuri Ziek | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Joel Herman connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 67-68 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Oscar Ortiz is called for the reach on Lawrence Sanabria - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Andrew Bullock - foul #4 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz banks in the layup on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Randy Green scores on a shot from the right block | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Joel Herman clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Omar (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Green (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-70 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it home | 72-70 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Joel Herman tips it but misses | 72-70 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley travels in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (C) Oscar Ortiz | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #3 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers loses the dribble to Roberto Conti | 72-71 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Roberto Conti is blocked by Dusty Grant | 72-71 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the dunk attempt | 72-71 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Yuri Ziek - foul #5 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Ivan Zervas | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Enam Africa, Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Bullock | 74-73 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria's pass is intercepted by Roberto Conti in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz is hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Douglas Sanders picks off the pass by Donald Omar in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (tiring) 20 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Omar (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Douglas Sanders steps in front of the Donald Omar pass | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #4 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Douglas Sanders steals it from Timothy Kelley | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Donald Omar is called for the reach on Roberto Conti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Omar, team foul #11 | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-82 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Green gets the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-82 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Omar | 77-83 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Joel Herman runs out the clock | 77-83 |