| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SF - Scott Paulsen (fresh) PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SF - David Wike (fresh) PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | John Franklin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Johnson | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | John Franklin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Scott Paulsen is called for the reach on Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Scott Paulsen, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Franklin - foul #1 on John Franklin, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), Thomas Hust (PF) Rocco Ricci, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | A charge is called on John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) John Franklin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Samuel Graham (SF) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike | |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Joe Landin, Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen hits a floater in the paint set up by Scott Paulsen | 5-2 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | James Lower is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF) Scott Paulsen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SF) James Lower, Samuel Graham | |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Johnson out of a doubleteam | 7-2 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | David Wike drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gabriel Bartels | 7-5 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | David Wike pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nicholas Carstensen | 7-5 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) David Palko, Grady Vickrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | David Wike loses the dribble to Scott Paulsen | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses the fadeaway from the left side | 9-5 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gordon Guerrera | 9-5 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Bartels - foul #1 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey (C) Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Joe Landin, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a floater from the right side | 10-5 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Carstensen is called for the reach on Samuel Graham - foul #1 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), James Shelley (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Nicholas Carstensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SF) Samuel Graham | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | James Lower travels with the ball | 12-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) James Lower | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | James Shelley buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Robinson and he's hacked by Thomas Hust - foul #1 on Thomas Hust, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the free throw | 15-5 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | David Wike clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-5 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson gets the offensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-5 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Shelley | 15-5 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Gordon Guerrera takes the ball from Thomas Robinson in the backcourt | 15-5 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | David Wike is fouled on the floor by Scott Paulsen - foul #2 on Scott Paulsen, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), David Palko (SF), Nicholas Carstensen (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) Thomas Robinson, Scott Paulsen, James Shelley, Grady Vickrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | David Wike connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 18-8 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (SG), Grady Vickrey (C) Daniel Johnson, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Samuel Graham (SF) Joe Landin, David Wike | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Emanuel picks off the pass by Gordon Guerrera | 18-8 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #7 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (PF) Nicholas Carstensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Gabriel Bartels | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham travels with the ball | 18-8 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | David Palko is whistled for a carry | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG) Mauricio Greco | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) PF - James Shelley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Staggers - foul #1 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) James Lower, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | David Wike is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Rocco Ricci - foul #2 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) David Palko, Grady Vickrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giblin - foul #1 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #8 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin tips it but misses | 19-12 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | David Wike grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits a jump hook from the left block | 19-14 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Robinson | 22-14 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 22-14 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) C - Thomas Giblin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - David Wike (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 22-14 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 22-14 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | David Wike evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lonnie Nicholson | 22-17 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | David Wike snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Mauricio Greco (SG), Scott Paulsen (SF), Nicholas Carstensen (PF), Grady Vickrey (C) Thomas Robinson, Daniel Johnson, James Shelley, Nathan Frazier, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Joe Landin, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | James Lower picks off the pass by Grady Vickrey | 22-17 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | James Lower lays it up and in | 22-19 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's fadeaway is rejected by Grady Vickrey | 22-19 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nicholas Carstensen | 22-19 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Hust takes the ball from Grady Vickrey | 22-19 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Greco steals it from Rocco Ricci | 22-19 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | John Franklin lays it up and in set up by Mauricio Greco | 24-19 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Graham | 24-22 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses the fullcourt shot | 27-22 |