| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) PF - David McKee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman drills a shot from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hunter - foul #2 on Michael Hunter, team foul #1 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Don Jordan buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 44-27 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Hunter, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the tip | 44-27 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Hunter | 44-27 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman snags the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is hacked by Joseph David in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph David, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), David Johnson (SF), Michael Denby (PF), David Viator (C) Joseph David, Martin Kaczorowski, David McKee, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth (SG) Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Edward Pipes, Ricky Nelson | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby banks in the layup | 46-27 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Paul Williams is hacked by James Langley - foul #2 on James Langley, team foul #4 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Thomas Bachman (C) Paul Ainsworth, David Johnson, David Viator | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) Paul Williams | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn clanks a jumper from the left block | 46-27 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | David Dunn tips it but misses | 46-27 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 46-27 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the lay-in | 46-27 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Langley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) PF - Michael Denby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Gerken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chris Gerken - foul #1 on Chris Gerken, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), David Viator (C) James Langley, Michael Hunter, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Ricky Nelson (PF) Thomas Turkowski, Chris Gerken, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Ainsworth - foul #2 on Paul Ainsworth, team foul #5 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Johnson (SF), David McKee (PF) Martin Kaczorowski, Michael Denby | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | David McKee knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph David | 50-29 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Edward Pipes loses the dribble to Joseph David in the backcourt | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | David Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-29 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 50-29 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David McKee - foul #2 on David McKee, team foul #6 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SG), Thomas Bachman (C) Paul Ainsworth, David Viator | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | David McKee grabs the board | 50-30 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter is fouled on the floor by Edward Pipes - foul #2 on Edward Pipes, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Peter Fajardo (PF) Joseph David, David Johnson, David McKee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (C) David Dunn | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | James Langley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-30 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Michael Hunter takes the ball from Edward Pipes in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ricky Nelson - foul #3 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Denby (PF) Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Edward Pipes, Don Jordan, Ricky Nelson | |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Michael Denby - foul #3 on Michael Denby, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Johnson (SF), David McKee (PF) Martin Kaczorowski, Michael Denby | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | James Langley is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), David Viator (C) James Langley, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) Paul Williams | |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | David McKee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #5 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth (SG), Thomas Bachman (C) Michael Hunter, David Viator | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Chris Gerken loses the dribble to Thomas Bachman | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph David misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Michael Denby (PF) Paul Ainsworth, David Johnson, David McKee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (C) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, David Dunn | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph David makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Thomas Bachman swats the layup by Don Jordan | 56-33 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph David grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-33 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby can't tip it in | 56-33 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses the turnaround from the left block | 56-33 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Joseph David grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby clanks a jump hook in the lane | 56-33 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Edward Pipes pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson's floater is knocked away by Thomas Bachman | 56-33 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman snags the defensive board | 56-33 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Martin Kaczorowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), David Johnson (SF), David McKee (PF), David Viator (C) Joseph David, Michael Hunter, Martin Kaczorowski, Michael Denby, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Paul Williams, Edward Pipes, Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | David Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Langley | 59-33 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 59-35 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | James Langley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-35 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Viator (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Paul Ainsworth steps in front of the Timothy Taylor pass in the backcourt | 59-35 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth lays it up and in | 61-35 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Chris Gerken clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-35 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | David Viator grabs the board | 61-35 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-35 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 61-35 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Turkowski and he's fouled by James Langley - foul #3 on James Langley, team foul #8 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Michael Denby (PF), Peter Fajardo (C) James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, David Johnson, David McKee, David Viator | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Thomas Turkowski, Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | David Dunn is open and lays it up and in set up by Don Jordan | 61-40 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | David Dunn is called for the reach on Peter Fajardo - foul #4 on David Dunn, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG) Johnny Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Edward Pipes's layup is rejected by Michael Denby | 63-40 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Pipes - foul #3 on Edward Pipes, team foul #8 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), David Johnson (SF), Thomas Bachman (C) James Langley, Martin Kaczorowski, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), Ricky Nelson (PF) Edward Pipes, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn buries a jumper near the basket | 64-42 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | David Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-42 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Denby | 64-42 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby jams it on a great pass from Joseph David | 66-42 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the fadeaway from the right block | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Denby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Turkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Wynn (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Hunter | 68-44 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson connects on the floater in the paint | 68-46 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby is whistled for traveling | 68-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), David McKee (PF), David Viator (C) Joseph David, Michael Hunter, David Johnson, Michael Denby, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (SF), David Dunn (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Chris Gerken, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | David Dunn lays it up and in set up by Timothy Taylor | 68-48 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | James Langley misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | James Langley misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | James Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Don Jordan | 69-48 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Martin Kaczorowski - foul #2 on Martin Kaczorowski, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), Thomas Bachman (C) James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, David Viator | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter can't finish the layup | 69-51 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Edward Pipes gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Thomas Bachman swats the layup by David Dunn | 69-51 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | A charge is called on Timothy Taylor - foul #4 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #10 | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David McKee is hacked by David Dunn - foul #5 on David Dunn, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Michael Hunter picks off the pass by Kenneth Wynn | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph David runs out the clock | 71-51 |