| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel inbounds the ball | 17-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Wells - foul #2 on Gary Wells, team foul #1 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joe Pickett | 17-29 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Marin Zellner steals the ball from Raymond Parsons in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods loses the dribble to Raymond Parsons | 17-29 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | David Thompson swats the layup by John Desrochers | 17-29 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the tip | 19-29 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #2 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (C) David Sears, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Marin Zellner, Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | John Hess is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #3 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG) Joe Pickett | |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (SG) John Hess | |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG) Ryan Walters | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jason Hall - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods's fadeaway is rejected by John Desrochers | 21-30 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-30 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the jump hook from close range | 21-30 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Marin Zellner, Anthony Patel, David Thompson | |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (PF) Mitchell Woods | |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Joe Pickett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Pickett, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG) Joe Pickett | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is called for traveling | 21-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) David Sears | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady blows the dunk | 21-32 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Jason Hall is called for the reach on Gary Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Hall, team foul #3 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (SG), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Lawerence Brady | |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Newberger - foul #3 on James Newberger, team foul #4 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) David Sears | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG) Ryan Walters | |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses the tip | 22-32 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to David Thompson | 22-32 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Gary Wells - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF) Jason Hall, James Newberger | |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Pickett - foul #3 on Joe Pickett, team foul #5 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) David Sears | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (C) David Thompson | |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the contested turnaround in the lane set up by Mitchell Woods | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Desrochers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 25-36 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Raymond Parsons steals the ball from Lawerence Brady | 25-36 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Anthony Patel steals the ball from Dusty Grant | 25-36 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Joe Pickett | 25-38 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), John Hess (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), David Thompson (C) Joe Pickett, Marin Zellner, Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, Lawerence Brady | |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | David Thompson connects on the floater from the right side | 25-40 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by James Newberger - foul #4 on James Newberger, team foul #6 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Gary Wells (SF) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Hall - foul #4 on Jason Hall, team foul #7 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | John Hess is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #7 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Ryan Walters, James Newberger | |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gavin Fay | 27-42 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | David Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Joe Pickett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Cuthbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Pickett, team foul #8 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Dusty Grant (C) Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) John Hess, Jason Hall, David Thompson | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 29-42 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Marin Zellner takes the ball from Brad Smith in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-42 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #4 on Dusty Grant, team foul #8 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), James Newberger (PF) Joe Pickett, Mitchell Woods | |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by Ryan Walters - foul #2 on Ryan Walters, team foul #9 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF), David Thompson (C) Anthony Patel, Lawerence Brady | |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #3 on Gavin Fay, team foul #9 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Marin Zellner steps in front of the David Sears pass in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | James Newberger hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jason Hall | 31-47 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Desrochers | 33-47 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner knocks in the turnaround from close range | 33-49 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Ryan Walters - foul #3 on Ryan Walters, team foul #10 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), John Hess (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Ryan Walters, Marin Zellner, Jason Hall, James Newberger, David Thompson | |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the contested floater from just outside the lane set up by John Hess and he's hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #10 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Pickett - foul #5 on Joe Pickett, team foul #11 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG) Joe Pickett | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:33 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Cuthbert is called for the reach on John Hess - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #11 | 37-52 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SG - John Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant comes up short on the runner in the paint | 37-53 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Kruckenberg | 37-55 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | David Sears loses the dribble to Anthony Patel in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Patel | 37-57 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawerence Brady | 37-57 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Anthony Patel - foul #1 on Anthony Patel, team foul #12 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (SG), Jason Hall (SF), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Anthony Patel, Lawerence Brady | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | David Sears comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-57 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Sears | 39-57 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Anthony Patel (SF) Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall | |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel clanks a shot from the right side | 39-57 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel drills a jumper from close range set up by Marin Zellner | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Patel is called for the reach on Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Anthony Patel, team foul #13 | 39-59 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters runs out the clock | 39-59 |