| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Justin Colyer (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fresh) SG - John Sargent (fresh) SF - Edward Bean (fresh) PF - John Myers (fresh) C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers lays it in set up by Jerome Wallace | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean connects on the 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Gerald McDowell takes the ball from William Cook | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer tips it but misses | 0-6 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean can't finish the layup | 0-6 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Justin Colyer | 0-6 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Prater - foul #1 on Manuel Prater, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Cook - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Manuel Prater, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose (C) Gerald McDowell | |
| 17:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Edward Bean is called for the reach on Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Edward Bean, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black (SF) Edward Bean | |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Cosby | 3-8 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sargent | 3-10 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Hubert Grose | 3-10 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arthur Cosby picks off the pass by John Sargent out of a doubleteam | 3-10 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curtis May | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers misses the shot in the lane | 6-10 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Curtis May | 6-10 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a shot from the left side | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sargent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Black (fresh) PF - John Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Hubert Grose (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Justin Colyer (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton (PG), Edward Bean (SF), Derek Kintzel (PF), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, Mark Black, John Myers, Hubert Grose | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Manuel Prater is denied by Derek Kintzel | 8-12 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Edward Bean | 8-12 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski (SG) John Sargent | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is called for a charge - foul #1 on Curtis May, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Curtis May buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Palmer - foul #1 on Martin Palmer, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), John Myers (PF) Radomil Zwolinski, Derek Kintzel | |
| 14:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Kennedy | 13-14 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell travels with the ball | 13-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent (SG), Hubert Grose (C) Paul Payton, Gerald McDowell | |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | John Myers steps in front of the Manuel Prater pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 13-14 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Sargent | 13-16 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Curtis May | 16-16 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 16-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Manuel Prater, Justin Colyer, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton (PG), Mark Black (SF), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, Edward Bean, Hubert Grose | |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Curtis May connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Kennedy | 19-16 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Paul Payton (fresh) SG - John Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Black (fresh) PF - John Myers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent is hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), Justin Colyer (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Curtis May, Ralph Scott, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), Derek Kintzel (PF), Hubert Grose (C) Paul Payton, John Myers, Gerald McDowell | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski (SG), Edward Bean (SF) John Sargent, Mark Black | |
| 10:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel throws it down and the foul's on Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG) Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 10:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is fouled on the floor by Hubert Grose - foul #1 on Hubert Grose, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton (SG), John Myers (PF) Radomil Zwolinski, Derek Kintzel | |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 19-21 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean is fouled on the floor by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Sidney Gaither (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Curtis May, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent (SG), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, Hubert Grose | |
| 09:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Justin Colyer (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Jack Karlin, Sidney Gaither, Ralph Scott, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), Mark Black (SF) Paul Payton, Edward Bean | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Jerome Wallace is called for the reach on Manuel Prater in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Wallace, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | John Myers denies the turnaround by Justin Colyer | 21-23 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace is hacked by Martin Palmer - foul #2 on Martin Palmer, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Justin Colyer, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel (PF) John Myers | |
| 08:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Mark Black is called for the reach on David Kennedy - foul #1 on Mark Black, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG) Curtis May | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Prater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Black (fresh) PF - Derek Kintzel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Manuel Prater - foul #2 on Manuel Prater, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Sidney Gaither (SF), Justin Colyer (PF) Manuel Prater, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton (PG), Edward Bean (SF) Jerome Wallace, Mark Black | |
| 07:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent misses the 3rd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-26 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers (PF), Hubert Grose (C) Derek Kintzel, Gerald McDowell | |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy hits a shot in the paint | 27-26 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Paul Payton | 27-28 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Curtis May | 29-28 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Karlin - foul #2 on Jack Karlin, team foul #12 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), Radomil Zwolinski (SG), Gerald McDowell (C) Paul Payton, John Sargent, Hubert Grose | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 29-28 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Curtis May's pass is intercepted by Edward Bean | 29-28 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald McDowell out of a doubleteam | 29-31 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | William Cook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Scott | 32-31 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Jerome Wallace takes the ball from William Cook | 32-31 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis May (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sidney Gaither (fresh) PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Zwolinski (fresh) SF - Edward Bean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 32-33 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell lays it in on a nice dish by Jerome Wallace | 32-35 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane | 32-37 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Curtis May knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Cook | 35-37 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell buries a shot from close range | 35-39 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Curtis May drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Cook | 37-39 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerome Wallace | 37-41 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Gerald McDowell | 37-41 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Wallace | 37-43 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Gerald McDowell is called for the reach on Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Gerald McDowell, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Justin Colyer (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Curtis May, Sidney Gaither, Ralph Scott, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Paul Payton (PG), John Sargent (SG), Mark Black (SF), Derek Kintzel (PF), Hubert Grose (C) Jerome Wallace, Radomil Zwolinski, Edward Bean, John Myers, Gerald McDowell | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the easy layup | 37-43 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Payton | 39-46 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Hubert Grose is called for the reach on Martin Palmer - foul #2 on Hubert Grose, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Derek Kintzel | 39-46 |