| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ball (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gavin Fay | 25-37 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Russell Wickersham makes the fadeaway in the lane | 27-37 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | American U. | Francis Pagan pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Russell Wickersham can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-37 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Wilham - foul #2 on Jack Wilham, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:14 | American U. | Francis Pagan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Wilham | 30-38 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gavin Fay | 30-40 |
| 17:34 | American U. | Jack Wilham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Francis Pagan - foul #3 on Francis Pagan, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Jarrett Cowan (SG), Thomas Parisi (SF), Benny Pettie (PF), Allen Heath (C) Francis Pagan, William Harris, Robert Ball, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:04 | American U. | Thomas Parisi is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (PG) Jack Wilham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 16:42 | American U. | Harry Trejo is whistled for a carry | 30-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) David Sears, John Desrochers | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Heath - foul #3 on Allen Heath, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Zerzan (C) Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:11 | American U. | Benny Pettie connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Harry Trejo | 32-43 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the easy layup | 32-43 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harry Trejo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Parisi (fresh) PF - Benny Pettie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Zerzan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 32-46 |
| 15:12 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan can't connect on a runner from the left block | 32-46 |
| 15:11 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Jarrett Cowan | 32-46 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Harry Trejo buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Zerzan | 35-46 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brad Smith | 35-48 |
| 14:19 | American U. | Harry Trejo's pass is intercepted by Gary Wells | 35-48 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Wells | 35-48 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Harry Trejo - foul #2 on Harry Trejo, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Francis Pagan (SG), William Harris (SF), Robert Ball (PF), Russell Wickersham (C) Harry Trejo, Jarrett Cowan, Thomas Parisi, Benny Pettie, Joseph Zerzan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Russell Wickersham knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Francis Pagan | 37-50 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 37-50 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Wilham - foul #3 on Jack Wilham, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:35 | American U. | William Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-52 |
| 12:20 | American U. | Russell Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:09 | American U. | Francis Pagan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Francis Pagan, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (SG) Francis Pagan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the follow up shot | 40-54 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - William Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Ball (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | American U. | Robert Ball hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Jarrett Cowan (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Charles Tanner | |
| 11:33 | American U. | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:33 | American U. | Robert Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gavin Fay | 42-56 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jack Wilham and the foul's on Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Allen Heath (C) Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 11:01 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses long on a floater from close range | 45-56 |
| 10:44 | American U. | Robert Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:24 | American U. | William Harris is hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #4 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (PG), Thomas Parisi (SF), Benny Pettie (PF) Jack Wilham, William Harris, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| 10:13 | American U. | Benny Pettie misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-56 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 45-56 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by Benny Pettie - foul #2 on Benny Pettie, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (SG) Jarrett Cowan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:07 | American U. | Benny Pettie grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Thomas Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 48-60 |
| 09:27 | American U. | Harry Trejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Wickersham (C) Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is whistled for traveling | 48-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 09:05 | American U. | Benny Pettie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is hacked by Harry Trejo - foul #3 on Harry Trejo, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Jarrett Cowan (SG), William Harris (SF), Robert Ball (PF) Harry Trejo, Thomas Parisi, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Charles Tanner | |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Robert Ball connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay can't connect on a floater near the basket | 50-62 |
| 08:11 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Harris | 50-62 |
| 08:07 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Harris | 52-62 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the lay-in | 52-62 |
| 07:46 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Robert Ball makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #5 on Dusty Grant, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (PG), Francis Pagan (SG), Allen Heath (C) Jack Wilham, Jarrett Cowan, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Robert Ball makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is fouled on the floor by Allen Heath - foul #4 on Allen Heath, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Parisi (SF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:09 | American U. | Harry Trejo's pass is intercepted by Raymond Parsons in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers blows the dunk | 55-64 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Francis Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:31 | American U. | Robert Ball comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers tips it home | 55-66 |
| 05:58 | American U. | Robert Ball comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Parisi is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Thomas Parisi, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), William Harris (SF), Benny Pettie (PF), Russell Wickersham (C) Harry Trejo, Thomas Parisi, Robert Ball, Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | American U. | Benny Pettie misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-68 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Raymond Parsons | 55-68 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Wells | 55-70 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Benny Pettie can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 04:35 | American U. | Benny Pettie snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 04:28 | American U. | Benny Pettie is fouled on the floor by Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | American U. | Jarrett Cowan (SG) Francis Pagan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 04:20 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan is hacked by Brad Smith - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 04:20 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 55-70 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 03:59 | American U. | Russell Wickersham snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 03:45 | American U. | Benny Pettie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| 03:45 | American U. | Benny Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 03:45 | American U. | Benny Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarrett Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Pettie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Ball (PF) Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 02:59 | American U. | Jack Wilham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 02:58 | American U. | Robert Ball pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 02:53 | American U. | Robert Ball is called for traveling | 57-70 |
| Subs | American U. | Francis Pagan (SG), Allen Heath (C) William Harris, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Charles Tanner | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson throws it down on a great pass from Gary Wells | 57-72 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Robert Ball comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 01:49 | American U. | Allen Heath grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 01:26 | American U. | Francis Pagan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-72 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 57-72 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:53 | American U. | Robert Ball gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | American U. | Gavin Fay is called for the reach on Francis Pagan - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Trejo (PG), Benny Pettie (PF) Jack Wilham, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 00:48 | American U. | Francis Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:48 | American U. | Francis Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brad Smith | 59-74 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jarrett Cowan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 59-74 |