| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Price (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Joel Thomas picks off the pass by Jonas Richardson in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses long on a runner from the left block | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 39-34 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | James Gregory loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann connects on the shot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) Michael Tribble | |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the shot from the right block | 39-36 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Earl Loera | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Leland Bopp | 41-36 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | The jumper by David Lohmann is denied by Leland Bopp | 41-36 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses badly on a runner from the right block | 41-36 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Timothy Price - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), Michael Tribble (SF) Joel Thomas, Michael Johnston | |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) Timothy Price, Earl Loera | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Steffen (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Richardson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | James Carter can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Carter | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Tribble - foul #3 on Michael Tribble, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) David Lohmann | |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | James Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by Nathan Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Rogers, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG) John Steffen | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a shot near the basket | 45-36 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 45-36 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Nathan Rogers picks off the pass by Darryl Daniels in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | James Carter is called for the reach on James Richardson - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, James Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG), Earl Loera (C) David Lohmann, Phillip Rawley | |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Alphonso Valdez, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), John Steffen (SG) Nathan Rogers, Michael Tribble | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Foret | 48-36 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera tips it home | 48-38 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the shot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas clanks a floater from the left side | 48-38 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Earl Loera steps in front of the Leland Bopp pass | 48-38 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Steffen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Richardson (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the lay-in | 48-38 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp tips it in | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Steffen | 50-40 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Leland Bopp | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | John Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, Leland Bopp, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), David Lohmann (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, John Steffen, Michael Johnston, James Richardson, Earl Loera | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | James Carter tips it in | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | James Carter swats the layup by David Lohmann | 55-43 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft connects on the shot in the lane | 57-43 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 57-43 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-43 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Lyle Carr - foul #2 on Lyle Carr, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (SF), James Gregory (C) George Hutchcraft, James Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Timothy Price | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera travels with the ball | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Raymond Price drills a jumper in the lane set up by Malcolm Archer | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the turnaround from the right block | 59-45 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | David Lohmann is called for the reach on Lyle Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #3 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (PF) Malcolm Archer, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Gregory | 62-45 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Jonas Richardson steals the ball from Michael Tribble | 62-47 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | A charge is called on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), John Brown (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Lyle Carr, Raymond Price, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), James Richardson (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Lohmann out of a doubleteam | 62-49 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's fadeaway is rejected by James Richardson | 62-49 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Nathan Rogers | 62-49 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Darryl Daniels picks off the pass by James Richardson | 62-49 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Timothy Price is called for the reach on James Carter - foul #2 on Timothy Price, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | John Steffen can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Earl Loera (C) Timothy Price | |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by John Brown | 66-50 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | James Richardson hits the follow up shot | 66-52 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | James Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Nathan Rogers, John Steffen, David Lohmann, James Richardson | |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the jumpshot from the right side | 66-52 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera tips it home | 66-54 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Michael Tribble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Tribble, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Brown and the foul's on Phillip Rawley - foul #4 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-54 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the tip | 69-54 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Earl Loera (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston blows the layup but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Raymond Price (C) John Brown, Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Timothy Price (C) Michael Tribble, Earl Loera | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), John Steffen (SG), James Richardson (PF) Joel Thomas, Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, John Steffen, Timothy Price | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Richardson | 72-59 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is fouled in the backcourt by David Lohmann - foul #2 on David Lohmann, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | James Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the offensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Thomas | 74-63 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels tips it back up and in | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the contested fadeaway from the right side | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez connects on the jumper from close range set up by Lyle Carr | 78-65 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera clanks a jump hook from the left block | 78-65 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels runs out the clock | 78-65 |