| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is hacked by David Palko - foul #2 on David Palko, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Chad McDonald - foul #1 on Chad McDonald, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-33 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Palko - foul #3 on David Palko, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald connects on the runner near the basket set up by Larry Chapman and he's fouled by Gordon Guerrera - foul #1 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 43-36 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-38 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lonnie Nicholson | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera | 45-38 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | James Shelley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 45-40 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is hacked by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF) Josiah Green, Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Rocco Ricci | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Reese (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits a jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin is fouled on the floor by Michael Penner - foul #1 on Michael Penner, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF) James Shelley | |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | David Palko hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera | 49-43 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Michael Penner is called for the reach on John Franklin - foul #2 on Michael Penner, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Chad McDonald | |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | John Franklin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Frazier | 49-46 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-46 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 49-46 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #3 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger (C) Thomas Giblin | |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) John Franklin | |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | David Palko loses the dribble to Joe Landin | 49-48 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is fouled on the floor by Stanley Metzinger - foul #3 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG), Chad McDonald (PF) Larry Chapman, Nathan Frazier | |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 49-48 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Michael Penner (SF), Dustin Reese (PF) Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | David Palko knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Chad McDonald | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Reese (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Staggers | 52-52 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald is fouled on the floor by Dustin Reese - foul #3 on Dustin Reese, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), James Shelley (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Scott Paulsen, David Palko, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Chad McDonald | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin lays it in on a nice dish by John Franklin | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Chapman - foul #1 on Larry Chapman, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | John Franklin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) James Shelley, Thomas Giblin | |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier travels with the ball | 53-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (SF) Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the open driving attempt in the lane set up by Rocco Ricci | 55-54 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Josiah Green steps in front of the John Franklin pass in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Penner | 57-54 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lonnie Nicholson | 57-54 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on David Palko - foul #4 on David Palko, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Dustin Reese (C) Josiah Green, Michael Penner, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Larry Chapman, Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (tiring) 24 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses the 3 from straight away | 58-54 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Gordon Guerrera is called for the reach on Scott Paulsen - foul #2 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 58-57 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Larry Chapman (SG) Dikembe Emanuel, Scott Paulsen | |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese loses the dribble to Larry Chapman | 58-57 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Lower | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | James Shelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Michael Penner (SF) James Lower, Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) James Shelley, Nathan Frazier, Thomas Giblin | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera and the foul's on Stanley Metzinger - foul #4 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 63-57 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | David Palko gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger is whistled for a carry | 63-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) John Franklin | |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Penner - foul #3 on Michael Penner, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SF) Michael Penner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG) Larry Chapman | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Palko | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Landin | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (tiring) 24 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's floater is tipped away by Stanley Metzinger | 63-62 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Dustin Reese (C) Rocco Ricci, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Larry Chapman (SG) Dikembe Emanuel, Scott Paulsen | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald banks in the layup | 63-64 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lonnie Nicholson out of the doubleteam | 65-64 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Dustin Reese swats the layup by David Palko | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 65-64 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Palko | 67-67 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-67 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Dustin Reese is called for the reach on Larry Chapman - foul #4 on Dustin Reese, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Lonnie Nicholson out of a doubleteam | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald blows the dunk | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (tiring) 24 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Chapman, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-69 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Franklin | 69-71 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is fouled on the floor by David Palko - foul #5 on David Palko, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG) Josiah Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) David Palko, Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | James Shelley snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Reese - foul #5 on Dustin Reese, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson slams it home over the doubleteam | 72-73 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Rocco Ricci takes the ball from James Shelley | 72-73 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci blows the layup | 72-73 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | John Franklin snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Nathan Frazier, Thomas Giblin | |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Josiah Green takes the ball from Chad McDonald | 72-73 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera | 74-73 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | James Shelley tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is hacked by Chad McDonald - foul #2 on Chad McDonald, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | James Shelley misses the easy layup | 75-75 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Guerrera | 77-75 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 77-75 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the board | 77-75 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 17 pts. 8 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Landin | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | John Franklin connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Chad McDonald | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | John Franklin is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Franklin, team foul #12 | 79-78 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald snags the defensive board | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is denied on a dunk by Thomas Staggers | 80-78 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is hacked by John Franklin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Franklin, team foul #13 | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-78 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers runs out the clock | 82-78 |