| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Lax (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Deandre Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bob Brannigan - foul #3 on Bob Brannigan, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | John Vick snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Harry McConaughy - foul #2 on Harry McConaughy, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Ernest Graff - foul #1 on Ernest Graff, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jackie Jenkins, John Vick, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Jason Porter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood and he's hacked by Timothy Swenson - foul #1 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (PF) Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG) Jeffrey Wood | |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Walter Matz double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-43 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Robert Woo travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF), Todd Lax (C) Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Gregory Norman (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Jeremy Stubbs, Timothy Martowski | |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 39-45 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Jason Porter is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), John Vick (PF) Walter Matz, Jason Porter, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) James Carlile, Ernest Graff | |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Norman | 39-48 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Todd Lax lays it in | 41-48 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Norman | 41-48 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Vick - foul #2 on John Vick, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Walter Matz (SG), Robert Woo (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Ray Dempsey, Jackie Jenkins, Timothy Swenson, John Vick, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Timothy Martowski (SF), Ernest Graff (C) Deandre Crowe, Jeffrey Wood, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Matz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Woo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Martowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Norman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Robert Woo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Matz | 44-50 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), John Vick (PF) Walter Matz, Robert Woo, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Jeremy Stubbs (PF) Timothy Martowski, Gregory Norman | |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Graff | 44-50 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bob Brannigan | 47-50 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | James Carlile is hacked by Bob Brannigan - foul #4 on Bob Brannigan, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Robert Woo (C) Bob Brannigan, Jason Porter, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) James Carlile, Phillip Williams, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale loses the dribble to John Vick | 47-50 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is hacked by Bernard Vale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Vale, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (PF) John Vick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe (PG) Bernard Vale | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Walter Matz is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Deandre Crowe - foul #1 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Ernest Graff | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Walter Matz makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Walter Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is hacked by Walter Matz - foul #3 on Walter Matz, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), John Vick (PF) Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG) Harry McConaughy | |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 49-50 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Lax | 49-50 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Walter Matz is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Woo | 52-50 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is hacked by Robert Woo - foul #2 on Robert Woo, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF) Jason Porter, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Timothy Martowski | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Carlile | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Jenkins (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Swenson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Vick (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Woo (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Stubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Graff (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson's pass is intercepted by Harry McConaughy in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | James Carlile hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood and he's hacked by Robert Woo - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jackie Jenkins, Timothy Swenson, John Vick, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown (PF) Jeremy Stubbs | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | James Carlile is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy | |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Wood is called for the reach on Jason Porter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF), Todd Lax (C) Ray Dempsey, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (C) Ernest Graff | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Stubbs | 52-55 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood's pass is intercepted by Walter Matz in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Jason Porter is blocked by Jesse Brown | 52-55 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Jason Porter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Deandre Crowe | 54-57 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Jason Porter drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Matz | 57-57 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), John Vick (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jason Porter, Timothy Swenson, Nathan Summers, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Phillip Williams, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski is hacked by John Vick - foul #3 on John Vick, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Walter Matz | 60-59 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | James Carlile banks in the layup set up by Gregory Norman and he's fouled by Jackie Jenkins - foul #1 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Woo (C) Walter Matz, Ray Dempsey, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jesse Brown (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Jeffrey Wood, Timothy Martowski, Gregory Norman | |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | John Vick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jackie Jenkins (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Swenson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Vick (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Woo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Carlile (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (tiring) PF - Jesse Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG) James Carlile | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Jason Porter can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Jason Porter steals it from Jesse Brown | 60-62 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | John Vick clanks a jump hook in the paint | 60-62 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Robert Woo tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | John Vick steps in front of the Jeffrey Wood pass | 62-62 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Jason Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jason Porter, Timothy Swenson, John Vick, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Gregory Norman (PF) Jeffrey Wood, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown | |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Phillip Williams | 62-64 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Norman - foul #2 on Gregory Norman, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Jeremy Stubbs (PF) Phillip Williams, Gregory Norman | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Jenkins - foul #2 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ray Dempsey | 66-65 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-65 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nathan Summers | 66-65 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is hacked by Ernest Graff - foul #2 on Ernest Graff, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Woo (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Bob Brannigan, Ray Dempsey, Nathan Summers, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Gregory Norman (C) James Carlile, Deandre Crowe, Jeremy Stubbs, Ernest Graff | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Woo steals the ball from Jeffrey Wood in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Walter Matz can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-65 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Matz | 70-65 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is hacked by Robert Woo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Woo, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), John Vick (PF) Jackie Jenkins, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG) Walter Matz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) Phillip Williams, Gregory Norman | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Swenson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Vick (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Sutherland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Wood (tired) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry McConaughy (tiring) PF - Jesse Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Wood | 70-69 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Jason Porter lays it up and in on a great pass from Bob Brannigan and the foul's on Jeffrey Wood - foul #4 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (C) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG) Bernard Vale | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Jason Porter makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski is open and buries a shot in the paint set up by Jesse Brown | 73-71 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Jason Porter drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Vick | 75-71 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Bob Brannigan steals it from Phillip Williams in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses the lay-in | 75-71 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams is whistled for traveling | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Todd Lax (C) Jason Porter, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Timothy Martowski | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | John Vick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Timothy Swenson takes the ball from Deandre Crowe | 75-71 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Wood steals the ball from Bob Brannigan in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood hits the finger roll | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Jackie Jenkins is denied by Jesse Brown | 75-73 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe loses the ball out of bounds | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Bernard Vale is called for the reach on Bob Brannigan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Vale, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF) Bernard Vale | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Vick gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | John Vick is fouled in the backcourt by Deandre Crowe - foul #2 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF) Jackie Jenkins, Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | John Vick misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood clanks a halfcourt shot | 78-73 |