| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Staggers - foul #2 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is hacked by Duane Howard - foul #3 on Duane Howard, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Duane Howard - foul #4 on Duane Howard, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (C) Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Sean Laubach - foul #2 on Sean Laubach, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-39 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the shot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera | 34-43 |
| 16:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Staggers swats the layup by Ronald Nourse | 34-43 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fairly fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:13 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Nicholas Barrett, Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), James Lower (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Gordon Guerrera, Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Hust | 34-46 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by James Lower - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 3rd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Reese | 36-46 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Penner steals it from Wilson Keller | 36-46 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 36-48 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hust | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Miguel Santiago, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) James Lower, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Barrett | 41-50 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rocco Ricci | 41-52 |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Joe Landin steps in front of the Nicholas Barrett pass | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Duane Howard blocks the jumper by Rocco Ricci | 41-52 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 41-52 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Pender | 44-52 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #4 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Miguel Santiago (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Sean Laubach (C) John Chumbley, Adam Pender, Coy Schooley, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 44-55 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Josiah Green - foul #1 on Josiah Green, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Sean Laubach takes the ball from Gordon Guerrera after a doubleteam | 46-55 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Howard (C) Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust double dribbles | 46-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Thomas Hust | |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses long on a floater from close range | 46-55 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Gordon Guerrera and he's hacked by Ronald Nourse - foul #2 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Adam Pender (SF) Nicholas Barrett, Wilson Keller | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SF), Thomas Staggers (C) Michael Penner, Dustin Reese | |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago knocks in the shot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Gordon Guerrera | 50-60 |
| 06:49 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Chumbley | 52-60 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 52-60 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Staggers - foul #3 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Coy Schooley (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Ronald Nourse, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), James Lower (SG), Thomas Hust (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Josiah Green, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (SF) Joe Landin | |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hust - foul #1 on Thomas Hust, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 05:01 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | James Lower snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Barrett takes the ball from Rocco Ricci after a doubleteam | 56-60 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Adam Pender | 59-60 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-60 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Reese | 59-63 |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach tips it home | 61-63 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Duane Howard (C) Adam Pender, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left block | 61-63 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Miguel Santiago is called for the reach on Josiah Green - foul #2 on Miguel Santiago, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG) Wilson Keller | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-65 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Adam Pender (SF) John Chumbley, Miguel Santiago | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Josiah Green - foul #2 on Josiah Green, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson loses the dribble to Adam Pender | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller lays it in on a great pass from Adam Pender | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Duane Howard steals it from Thomas Staggers | 64-65 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard is fouled on the floor by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Nourse is called for the reach on Lonnie Nicholson - foul #3 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Josiah Green - foul #3 on Josiah Green, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the finger roll set up by Gordon Guerrera | 68-69 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard snags the offensive board | 68-69 |