| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by John Desrochers is blocked by Theodore Green | 28-40 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 28-42 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kelley - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant travels with the ball | 28-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (PF) Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Dennis Charles | |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Ante Zender | 30-42 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons and he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #3 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant | |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul Lamberton | 30-44 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Theodore Green is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on Theodore Green, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Richard Peterson | |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-44 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul Lamberton | 30-44 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 30-44 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers throws it down set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) SF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas lays it in | 32-46 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Yuri Ziek - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Ante Zender, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Theodore Green pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Enam Africa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (C) Robert Deitz, Matthew Rico, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the contested floater from the left side set up by Raymond Parsons | 32-49 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Theodore Green knocks in the jumper from the right block | 34-49 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 34-51 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Enam Africa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Diego Ayala | 37-51 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Enam Africa is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Matthew Rico (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons | |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Peterson | 37-53 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Enam Africa - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), John Desrochers (PF) Douglas Williams, Richard Peterson | |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Matthew Rico is blocked by Dusty Grant | 37-53 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Enam Africa - foul #2 on Enam Africa, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala grabs the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Matthew Rico steals it from Lawrence Sanabria out of a doubleteam | 37-55 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits a driving attempt from close range | 37-57 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 37-57 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the floater from the right block | 39-57 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Williams | 39-60 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas's fadeaway is rejected by John Desrochers | 39-60 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Douglas Williams | 39-60 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 39-60 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 39-60 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Theodore Green is blocked by Timothy Kelley | 39-60 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the tip | 39-60 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Timothy Kelley is blocked by Matthew Rico | 39-60 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 39-60 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-60 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the follow up shot | 41-60 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Enam Africa - foul #3 on Enam Africa, team foul #7 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Robert Deitz, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #3 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Kelley - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joel Herman - foul #1 on Joel Herman, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (C) Paul Lamberton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Timothy Kelley | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the shot from the right side | 43-62 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas gets the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-62 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala tips it home | 45-62 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 45-64 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dennis Charles | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Gavin Fay is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Ante Zender loses the dribble to Timothy Kelley | 46-64 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the finger roll | 46-66 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is hacked by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-66 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria gets the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gavin Fay | 48-68 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses short on a runner from the right block | 48-68 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Joel Herman, Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek's pass is intercepted by Dennis Charles | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-70 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Lamberton - foul #3 on Paul Lamberton, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF) Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-72 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 48-72 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-74 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay clanks a floater from the right side | 48-74 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Yuri Ziek | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Ante Zender knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Diego Ayala | 52-74 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams runs out the clock | 52-74 |