| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David McKee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons scores on a jumper from the right block | 34-32 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Wilbur Simmons blocks the jumper by Michael Hunter | 34-32 |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jason Eversole | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Harold Stevens takes the ball from Joseph David | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 34-34 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter is hacked by Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole is hacked by David McKee - foul #2 on David McKee, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), David Johnson (SF), Michael Denby (PF), David Viator (C) Joseph David, Michael Hunter, Martin Kaczorowski, David McKee, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF) Jason Eversole | |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Langley | 38-36 |
| 16:45 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:43 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Stewart | 38-38 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Thomas Bachman (C) James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, David Johnson, David Viator | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Pierre Bryant, Harold Dorrough | |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Denby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Martin Kaczorowski | 40-40 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Denby - foul #1 on Michael Denby, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David McKee (PF) Michael Denby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF) Harold Stevens | |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph David | 43-42 |
| 14:37 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole misses the tip | 43-42 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Wilbur Simmons swats the short shot by Thomas Bachman | 43-42 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | David McKee grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph David is fouled on the floor by Louis Blackmon - foul #2 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), David Johnson (SF), Michael Denby (PF), David Viator (C) Joseph David, Michael Hunter, Martin Kaczorowski, David McKee, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Harold Stevens (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Ernest Kaelin (C) Louis Blackmon, Thomas Stewart, Jason Eversole, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby buries a turnaround from the right block | 45-42 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Denby - foul #2 on Michael Denby, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SG) Paul Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SG), Harold Dorrough (C) Robert Rieke, Pierre Bryant | |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor's fadeaway is rejected by David Viator | 47-44 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Denby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Viator (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fairly fresh) SG - Karl Toon (fresh) SF - Harold Stevens (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Kaelin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dorrough (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses badly on a jumper from close range | 47-44 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ernest Kaelin | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Glen Tignor | 47-46 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Michael Denby is denied by Harold Dorrough | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:22 | St. Joseph's | David Viator steals it from Harold Stevens in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | David Viator misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 10:05 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Harold Dorrough | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin hits a floater from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | David Johnson is hacked by Harold Stevens - foul #1 on Harold Stevens, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), David McKee (PF), Thomas Bachman (C) James Langley, Michael Hunter, David Johnson, Michael Denby, David Viator | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Thomas Stewart (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Glen Tignor, Karl Toon, Harold Stevens, Ernest Kaelin, Harold Dorrough | |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph David | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-48 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke tips it home | 49-50 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Rieke - foul #2 on Robert Rieke, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Bachman picks off the pass by Ernest Kaelin | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph David (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Kaczorowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David McKee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Bachman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Kaelin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | David McKee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Eversole - foul #1 on Jason Eversole, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), Peter Fajardo (C) Joseph David, Paul Ainsworth, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF) Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole | |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | David McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | James Langley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Stewart - foul #2 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman (C) David McKee | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Ernest Kaelin | |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | James Langley makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | James Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Pierre Bryant | 53-50 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon is hacked by James Langley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Langley, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hunter is called for the reach on Louis Blackmon - foul #2 on Michael Hunter, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Johnson (SF) Martin Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant comes up short on the floater from close range | 53-50 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 05:37 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 53-53 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph David (PG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Michael Denby (PF) James Langley, David Johnson, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Karl Toon, Pierre Bryant, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Viator (C) Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the dunk but the foul's on Louis Blackmon - foul #3 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth (SG) Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG) Louis Blackmon | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman (C) David Viator | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jason Eversole - foul #2 on Jason Eversole, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), David Johnson (SF), Peter Fajardo (C) Joseph David, Paul Ainsworth, Martin Kaczorowski, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF), Ernest Kaelin (C) Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Langley | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Denby (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Fajardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Pierre Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Kaelin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glen Tignor | 60-59 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth (SG), Joseph David (SF), David McKee (PF), David Viator (C) Michael Hunter, David Johnson, Michael Denby, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Robert Rieke (SG), Karl Toon (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Glen Tignor, Thomas Stewart, Harold Stevens, Pierre Bryant, Ernest Kaelin | |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SG), Martin Kaczorowski (SF), Thomas Bachman (C) James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, David Viator | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (SG) Karl Toon | |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons's floater is tipped away by Thomas Bachman | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 60-59 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Hunter, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF) Robert Rieke | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Martin Kaczorowski picks off the pass by Wilbur Simmons in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Thomas Stewart is called for the reach on Michael Hunter - foul #3 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David McKee | 60-59 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Eversole | 60-62 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman clanks a floater from the right block | 60-62 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole grabs the board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | David McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter tips it home | 62-62 |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole loses the dribble to Michael Hunter in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman scores on a floater from the baseline | 64-62 |