| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) SG - Enam Africa (fresh) SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) PF - Theodore Green (fresh) C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Desrochers | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Theodore Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't throw it down but he's hacked by Theodore Green - foul #1 on Theodore Green, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Theodore Green tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Theodore Green drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Enam Africa | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #1 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Joel Herman, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) C - Ante Zender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton knocks in the shot from the left side | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gavin Fay | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by Paul Lamberton - foul #1 on Paul Lamberton, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Joel Herman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Yuri Ziek blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Douglas Williams | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Gavin Fay is called for the reach on Ante Zender - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Ivan Zervas (C) Robert Deitz, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ante Zender and the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Timothy Kelley | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay's floater is tipped away by Ivan Zervas | 13-9 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gavin Fay | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Ante Zender is denied by Dennis Charles | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons's pass is intercepted by Diego Ayala | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala lays it up and in | 17-11 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Herman - foul #1 on Joel Herman, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ante Zender, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Enam Africa steals it from Lawrence Sanabria | 18-13 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't finish the layup | 18-13 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson loses the dribble to Paul Lamberton | 18-13 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Enam Africa gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Enam Africa connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is fouled on the floor by Theodore Green - foul #2 on Theodore Green, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on Timothy Kelley - foul #1 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant blows the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Deitz, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Matthew Rico - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-15 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on an open floater in the lane | 20-15 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 20-15 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tiring) SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) C - Ante Zender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 20-17 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers buries a jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Sanabria and he's hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #1 on Matthew Rico, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Timothy Kelley, Dennis Charles | |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Desrochers | 20-20 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 20-20 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Deitz, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the shot from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 20-22 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson buries a jumper in the lane set up by Gavin Fay | 20-24 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Ante Zender (C) Joel Herman, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Douglas Williams, Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Hill swats the short shot by Lawrence Sanabria | 20-24 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Robert Deitz, Mark Hill, Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dennis Charles | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Enam Africa - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 23-27 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gavin Fay - foul #3 on Gavin Fay, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Hill (SF) Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Charles | 25-30 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Theodore Green's floater is knocked away by Dusty Grant | 25-30 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 25-30 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Mark Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Hill, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF) Yuri Ziek, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ivan Zervas - foul #3 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (C) Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Timothy Kelley | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Enam Africa - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Ante Zender snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the halfcourt shot | 27-31 |