| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Colyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Kevin Morgan is called for the reach on Manuel Prater - foul #2 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Ronald Roland (SG), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Manuel Prater, Justin Colyer | |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Burrowes - foul #2 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG) Ronald Roland | |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Prater | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Brian Burrowes - foul #3 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG) Brian Burrowes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (PF) Ralph Scott | |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Manuel Prater is called for the reach on Kevin Morgan - foul #1 on Manuel Prater, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SG) Manuel Prater | |
| 18:18 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Colyer | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Theodore Koehn is called for the reach on Ronald Roland - foul #3 on Theodore Koehn, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (SG) Theodore Koehn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Ralph Scott (PF) David Kennedy, Justin Colyer | |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the lay-in | 29-32 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Curtis May and he's hacked by Kevin Morgan - foul #3 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Justin Colyer (PF) Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG) Manuel Prater | |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino is fouled on the floor by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG) William Cook | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt misses the tip | 29-34 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Gallo | 29-34 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Shawn Prater (C) Fred Braddock, Reynaldo Gallo, Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Manuel Prater, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer | |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | William Cook is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG), Kevin Morgan (PF) Raymond Russell, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | Martin Palmer steals it from Jeremy Leighty | 29-34 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Curtis May clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Steven Kennedy | 29-34 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Burrowes | 32-34 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Steven Kennedy - foul #1 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Justin Colyer (PF) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is hacked by Brian Burrowes - foul #4 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF) Brian Burrowes, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-36 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Kevin Morgan | 34-36 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Reynaldo Gallo, Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Curtis May | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Frank Watt - foul #1 on Frank Watt, team foul #8 | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Martin Palmer | 37-38 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino (PF) Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Manuel Prater, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer | |
| 12:05 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy is hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Justin Colyer (PF) Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino buries a shot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Justin Colyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Frank Watt - foul #2 on Frank Watt, team foul #9 | 39-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Theodore Koehn, Steven Kennedy, Alfredo Marino, Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), David Kennedy (PF) Manuel Prater, Justin Colyer | |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Cook - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Justin Colyer (PF) Curtis May, Ronald Roland | |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy is hacked by Reynaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #10 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Ronald Roland (SG), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Manuel Prater, Justin Colyer | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | David Kennedy steals it from Fred Braddock | 41-41 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Shawn Prater | 43-41 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Palmer - foul #3 on Martin Palmer, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF) Jeremy Leighty, Fred Braddock, Reynaldo Gallo, Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Justin Colyer (PF) Curtis May, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino lays it up and in and he's hacked by Justin Colyer - foul #2 on Justin Colyer, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Watt (C) Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #11 | 48-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan (PF) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt tips it home | 50-44 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Martin Palmer is denied by Frank Watt | 50-44 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Justin Colyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits a floater in the paint | 50-46 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG) Theodore Koehn, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, David Kennedy | |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits a 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Kennedy | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Burrowes - foul #5 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #12 | 53-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Brian Burrowes, Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Leighty steals the ball from Curtis May in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Curtis May is denied by Shawn Prater | 53-50 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy tips it in | 53-52 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 53-52 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Manuel Prater is denied by Alfredo Marino | 53-52 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | David Kennedy steals it from Alfredo Marino | 53-52 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater buries a driving attempt near the basket | 55-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Colyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Prater | 55-54 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF) Reynaldo Gallo, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Manuel Prater, David Kennedy, Justin Colyer | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Cook - foul #3 on William Cook, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Curtis May | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | William Cook drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 56-57 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan drills a shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Leighty | 58-57 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kevin Morgan | 60-57 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Cook | 60-59 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | Ronald Roland picks off the pass by Theodore Koehn | 60-59 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland lays it up and in on a great pass from William Cook | 60-61 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Theodore Koehn | 62-61 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Morgan | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Leighty steps in front of the Ralph Scott pass | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty is fouled in the backcourt by William Cook - foul #4 on William Cook, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (SG), Justin Colyer (PF) Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |