| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) SG - Richard Hammond (fresh) SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) PF - James Watson (fresh) C - Jerry Steward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson misses the floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Watson - foul #1 on James Watson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Watson | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Andrew Costello steals the ball from James Watson | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa drills a runner from close range set up by Andrew Costello | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Hammond | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Schooler - foul #1 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji lays it in on a nice dish by Antonio Rodriguez | 9-3 |
| 17:13 | St. Bonaventure | Andrew Costello swats the layup by Thomas Booth | 9-3 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 9-3 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Andrus takes the ball from Larry Blough | 9-3 |
| 16:40 | St. Bonaventure | Andrew Costello blocks the short jumper by Richard Hammond | 9-3 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Hammond - foul #1 on Richard Hammond, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (C) Larry Blough, Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Phillip Stump (SF), Randy Dry (C) Thomas Booth, Richard Hammond, Robert Andrus, Jerry Steward | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:06 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas is called for traveling | 11-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington (C) James Watson | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Phillip Stump (fresh) PF - Randy Dry (fresh) C - Rickey Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 15:43 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 15:31 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Venegas - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF) Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), James Watson (PF) Thomas Ugarte, Rickey Washington | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:03 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Schooler | 16-7 |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler double dribbles | 16-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Larry Blough (SG), Lucien Costa (PF) Tommy Schooler, Andrew Costello, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hammond (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Jerry Steward (C) Ronald Venegas, Phillip Stump, Randy Dry | |
| 13:55 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-7 |
| 13:54 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:43 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ed Petersen | 19-10 |
| 13:03 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth is called for traveling | 19-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Ed Petersen, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Randy Dry (PF) Thomas Booth, James Watson | |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Randy Dry | 19-10 |
| 12:21 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 12:19 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus can't tip it in | 19-10 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 19-10 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa gets the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) SG - Richard Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Andrus (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Dry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Blough | 21-10 |
| 11:41 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hammond travels with the ball | 21-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Larry Blough, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Phillip Stump (SF), James Watson (PF) Thomas Ugarte, Richard Hammond, Robert Andrus, Jerry Steward | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Randy Dry - foul #1 on Randy Dry, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff makes the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff makes the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 11:09 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry travels with the ball | 23-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF) Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-10 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (SG) Randy Dry | |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mikel Bosancic - foul #1 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #2 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington (C) Thomas Booth | |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump makes the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump misses the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington snags the offensive board | 23-11 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 10:05 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington tips it back up and in | 23-13 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is fouled on the floor by James Watson - foul #2 on James Watson, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji (PF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hammond (SG), Robert Andrus (SF) Ronald Venegas, James Watson | |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 23-13 |
| 09:42 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 09:31 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Andrew Costello (PF) Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward (C) Rickey Washington | |
| 09:31 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:31 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 25-14 |
| 08:56 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Phillip Stump takes the ball from Andrew Costello | 25-14 |
| 08:15 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus drills a turnaround from the right block | 25-16 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-16 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Andrus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Stump (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Steward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 07:33 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 07:08 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump is whistled for a carry | 25-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (PG), Lucien Costa (SF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ed Petersen, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Melvin Booth (SG), Ronald Venegas (SF), Randy Dry (PF), Rickey Washington (C) Thomas Ugarte, Richard Hammond, Robert Andrus, Phillip Stump, Jerry Steward | |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Melvin Booth snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:44 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth misses the floater from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 06:43 | St. Bonaventure | Melvin Booth misses the tip | 25-16 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Booth - foul #1 on Thomas Booth, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the 3rd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:27 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 06:11 | St. Bonaventure | Melvin Booth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 06:09 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth tips it but misses | 27-16 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas grabs the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 05:47 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington's layup is rejected by Mikel Bosancic | 27-16 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa is whistled for traveling | 27-16 |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry misses the easy layup | 27-16 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic is hacked by Randy Dry - foul #2 on Randy Dry, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Larry Blough (SG) Craig Bachand, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hammond (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Jerry Steward (C) Melvin Booth, Randy Dry, Rickey Washington | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 04:44 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Venegas | 27-18 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 29-18 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Ronald Venegas is denied by Andrew Costello | 29-18 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 29-18 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 32-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:35 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Thomas Booth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Zikomo Orji (PF), Lucien Costa (C) Larry Blough, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Melvin Booth (SG), Phillip Stump (SF), James Watson (PF) Thomas Booth, Richard Hammond, Robert Andrus, Ronald Venegas | |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-18 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Watson - foul #3 on James Watson, team foul #8 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry (PF), Rickey Washington (C) James Watson, Jerry Steward | |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 02:43 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-18 |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington grabs the offensive board | 34-18 |
| 02:30 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-18 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 34-18 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-18 |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte gets the rebound | 34-18 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Melvin Booth makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Phillip Stump | 34-20 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa is hacked by Rickey Washington - foul #1 on Rickey Washington, team foul #9 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (PG) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Richard Hammond (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Jerry Steward (C) Thomas Ugarte, Melvin Booth, Phillip Stump, Rickey Washington | |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 01:26 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry gets the rebound | 34-20 |
| 01:05 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hammond is fouled on the floor by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Andrew Costello (PF), Mikel Bosancic (C) Tommy Schooler, Ed Petersen, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:56 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-20 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mikel Bosancic | 34-20 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 37-20 |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 37-20 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-20 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry misses the lay-in | 39-20 |