| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gavin Fay | 32-24 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Richard Peterson steals the ball from William Droegmiller | 32-24 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-24 |
| 18:46 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Justin Beckett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Wells | 34-24 |
| 17:46 | UConn | William Droegmiller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-24 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 17:01 | UConn | William Droegmiller evades the doubleteam and hits a runner near the basket | 34-26 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant lays it in despite the doubleteam | 36-26 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Justin Beckett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from close range | 36-26 |
| 16:28 | UConn | William Droegmiller tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Jeffery Walters's pass is intercepted by Charles Tanner | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Droegmiller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Jeffery Walters comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 15:30 | UConn | George Shetler snags the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Justin Beckett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Anthony Brenton (PF) Ellis Bunce, Jeffery Walters, William Droegmiller | |
| 15:17 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Brenton - foul #4 on Anthony Brenton, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Droegmiller (PF) Anthony Brenton | |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the dunk but he's hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:40 | UConn | William Droegmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a floater from the right side | 45-29 |
| 13:58 | UConn | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG) Stephen Spradley | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jeffery Walters connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Droegmiller and he's fouled by David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF) Justin Beckett | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses the free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is hacked by George Shetler - foul #2 on George Shetler, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't finish the layup | 45-31 |
| 12:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Shetler | 45-31 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Gary Wells is called for the reach on Conrad Villeda - foul #2 on Gary Wells, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF) Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) SF - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Droegmiller (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a jumper from the left block | 45-33 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-33 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Wells | 45-33 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay hits a shot from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 10:42 | UConn | William Droegmiller dunks the ball | 47-35 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant can't finish the layup | 47-35 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay tips it in | 49-35 |
| 10:00 | UConn | William Droegmiller's floater is tipped away by John Desrochers | 49-35 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by George Shetler - foul #3 on George Shetler, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF) Stephen Spradley, Justin Beckett | |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ellis Bunce | 50-35 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Richard Peterson swats the shot by Conrad Villeda | 50-35 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | David Sears drills a 3 from the left wing | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:58 | UConn | William Droegmiller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-35 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jeffery Walters | 53-35 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Conrad Villeda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Ellis Bunce steals the ball from Richard Peterson | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) PF - William Droegmiller (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 07:33 | UConn | William Droegmiller grabs the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 07:28 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-35 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 06:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Droegmiller | 53-35 |
| 06:51 | UConn | William Droegmiller hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF), Anthony Brenton (PF) Ellis Bunce, Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, George Shetler | |
| 06:51 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:51 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-35 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Anthony Brenton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Justin Beckett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Wells - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) William Droegmiller | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Justin Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 53-36 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Justin Beckett - foul #2 on Justin Beckett, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Anthony Brenton pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 05:36 | UConn | James Taylor connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 54-39 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Justin Beckett steals it from Raymond Parsons | 54-39 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Anthony Brenton hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Wells | 56-41 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by George Shetler - foul #4 on George Shetler, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), William Droegmiller (C) Ellis Bunce, Stephen Spradley, Justin Beckett, George Shetler | |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:08 | UConn | William Droegmiller grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Brad Smith is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:50 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:50 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) PF - Anthony Brenton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Droegmiller (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF), George Shetler (C) James Taylor, Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, William Droegmiller | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), William Droegmiller (C) Ellis Bunce, Stephen Spradley, Justin Beckett, George Shetler | |
| 03:23 | UConn | A charge is called on Conrad Villeda - foul #3 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner loses the dribble to Anthony Brenton | 56-43 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Anthony Brenton is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #4 on Dusty Grant, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 56-43 |
| 02:34 | UConn | William Droegmiller pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Jeffery Walters drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Taylor | 56-46 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Jeffery Walters steals it from Dusty Grant | 56-46 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Jeffery Walters connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Droegmiller | 56-48 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Justin Beckett (SF), George Shetler (C) James Taylor, Jeffery Walters, Conrad Villeda, William Droegmiller | |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells's floater is tipped away by Justin Beckett | 56-48 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers tips it home | 58-48 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Anthony Brenton drills a fadeaway in the lane | 58-50 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Gary Wells is denied by Anthony Brenton | 58-50 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Justin Beckett scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Brenton | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is hacked by Stephen Spradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Justin Beckett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is hacked by Ellis Bunce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:34 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Anthony Brenton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is hacked by Stephen Spradley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | UConn | George Shetler snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Ellis Bunce hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Beckett | 63-58 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Ellis Bunce is called for the reach on Jeffrey Cuthbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Justin Beckett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons runs out the clock | 65-58 |