| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) PF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | James Shelley inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Andrew Milner steals the ball from David Partee | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | James Shelley misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Partee - foul #1 on David Partee, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | James Shelley misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant tips it home | 26-30 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Albert Laplant is called for the reach on John Morgan - foul #1 on Albert Laplant, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner hits a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Johnson and he's fouled by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #4 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Partee clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Shelley - foul #2 on James Shelley, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Grady Vickrey (SF) Dikembe Emanuel, James Shelley | |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Laplant out of a doubleteam | 31-35 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | John Morgan connects on the jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Albert Laplant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF) Thomas Robinson, Grady Vickrey | |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Andrew Milner - foul #2 on Andrew Milner, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee scores on a jump hook from the right block | 33-40 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 33-40 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | David Wike grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Thomas Staggers is blocked by Nicholas Carstensen | 33-40 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | John Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Staggers | 33-40 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #4 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Grady Vickrey (PF), Joe Hartl (C) Nicholas Carstensen, John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Joe Hartl picks off the pass by Thomas Staggers | 35-40 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Grady Vickrey | 35-43 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Grady Vickrey - foul #2 on Grady Vickrey, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), John Morgan (PF), Andrew Milner (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Daniel Johnson, Grady Vickrey, Joe Hartl | |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 37-43 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Paulsen | 37-45 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-48 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Staggers is blocked by James Shelley | 37-48 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | John Morgan gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Milner denies the turnaround by Thomas Staggers | 37-48 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | James Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | James Shelley loses the dribble to Joe Landin | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Rocco Ricci | 39-48 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Joe Landin steals the ball from Andrew Milner | 39-48 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin banks in the layup | 41-48 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-48 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen tips it in | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Paulsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Morgan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Milner (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Landin | 43-50 |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Scott Paulsen is called for the reach on Joe Landin - foul #2 on Scott Paulsen, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Partee (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Samuel Graham, Albert Laplant, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF), Grady Vickrey (PF), Joe Hartl (C) Thomas Robinson, Scott Paulsen, James Shelley, John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl makes the runner in the lane set up by Dikembe Emanuel | 43-52 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG) Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it in and he's fouled by Joe Hartl - foul #1 on Joe Hartl, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey's pass is intercepted by David Partee | 46-52 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | David Wike banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Partee | 48-52 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-52 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | David Partee tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 50-55 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | David Partee gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wike (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Partee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Grady Vickrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Hartl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on David Wike - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Gordon Guerrera, David Partee, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), James Shelley (SF), Andrew Milner (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Grady Vickrey, Joe Hartl | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Graham - foul #3 on Samuel Graham, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) David Wike | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) James Shelley | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 54-56 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | John Morgan is hacked by Albert Laplant - foul #2 on Albert Laplant, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Thomas Robinson | |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the contested turnaround from close range set up by David Partee | 56-56 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Milner | 56-58 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | John Morgan blocks the short jumper by Lonnie Nicholson | 56-58 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 56-58 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Daniel Johnson takes the ball from David Wike | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | David Wike is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on David Wike, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | David Wike's floater is knocked away by Andrew Milner | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | David Partee pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | David Wike knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Partee | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |