| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) SG - Scott Sawinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Elmore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Roybal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leandro Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Parsons | 33-34 |
| 19:27 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dusty Grant | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Wells picks off the pass by Andre Ferrari | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | David Sears lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Wells | 33-40 |
| 17:49 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 33-40 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Curtis Roybal - foul #1 on Curtis Roybal, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon (PG), Michael Mara (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Andre Ferrari, Curtis Roybal, Leandro Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a runner in the paint | 33-40 |
| 17:18 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:13 | Youngstown State | The jumper by Rafael Maxon is denied by Richard Peterson | 33-40 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the floater in the paint set up by Raymond Parsons and he's hacked by Ronald Davis - foul #2 on Ronald Davis, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire (SG), Thomas Merganthaler (C) Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:33 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Mara | 35-43 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brad Smith | 35-45 |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | Thomas Merganthaler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rafael Maxon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Blackshire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mara (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Davis - foul #3 on Ronald Davis, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari (PG), Scott Sawinski (SG), Earl Elmore (SF), Curtis Roybal (PF), Leandro Esposito (C) Rafael Maxon, Joe Blackshire, Michael Mara, Ronald Davis, Thomas Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:17 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:55 | Youngstown State | David Sears takes the ball from Leandro Esposito | 35-46 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons and the foul's on Curtis Roybal - foul #2 on Curtis Roybal, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:29 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore is hacked by Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Robert Bostwick | |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 14:16 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore tips it in | 37-49 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Andre Ferrari is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on Andre Ferrari, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis (C) Leandro Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Curtis Roybal steals it from Jeffrey Cuthbert | 39-51 |
| 12:43 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis blows the wide open layup | 39-51 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits a floater from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 12:05 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon (PG), Joe Blackshire (SG), Michael Mara (SF), Thomas Merganthaler (C) Andre Ferrari, Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore, Curtis Roybal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 12:05 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:05 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 11:47 | Youngstown State | Thomas Merganthaler snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 11:42 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito (C) Thomas Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Parsons | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rafael Maxon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Blackshire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mara (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leandro Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sears (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-55 |
| 11:17 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis misses the tip | 41-55 |
| 11:16 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis snags the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 11:02 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito misses the easy layup | 41-55 |
| 11:00 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:44 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-55 |
| 10:43 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara snags the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rafael Maxon, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski (SG), Earl Elmore (SF), Thomas Merganthaler (C) Joe Blackshire, Ronald Davis, Leandro Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Youngstown State | Thomas Merganthaler is called for a backcourt violation | 41-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari (PG), Curtis Roybal (PF) Rafael Maxon, Michael Mara | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SG) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Scott Sawinski is called for the reach on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Scott Sawinski, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:02 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari hits the finger roll set up by Scott Sawinski | 43-59 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 08:40 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Earl Elmore | 43-59 |
| 08:23 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 43-59 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Curtis Roybal blocks the short jumper by Richard Peterson | 43-59 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-59 |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andre Ferrari | 45-59 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Sawinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Elmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Curtis Roybal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Merganthaler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Bostwick (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andre Ferrari | 48-62 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Scott Sawinski - foul #2 on Scott Sawinski, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon (PG), Joe Blackshire (SG), Michael Mara (SF), Ronald Davis (PF), Leandro Esposito (C) Andre Ferrari, Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore, Curtis Roybal, Thomas Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:51 | Youngstown State | Ronald Davis gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 06:46 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon is called for traveling | 48-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Mara is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Michael Mara, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:08 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner buries a floater near the basket | 51-66 |
| 05:33 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #3 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski (SG), Earl Elmore (SF) Joe Blackshire, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:33 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:33 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses long on a floater in the paint | 53-66 |
| 05:14 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 04:51 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 53-66 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-66 |
| 04:40 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 04:34 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | David Sears picks off the pass by Michael Mara | 53-68 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells dunks the ball set up by David Sears | 53-70 |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the offensive board | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rafael Maxon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Sawinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Elmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Mara (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leandro Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-70 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner tips it in | 53-72 |
| 02:22 | Youngstown State | Raymond Parsons takes the ball from Rafael Maxon | 53-72 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't finish the layup | 53-72 |
| 02:15 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 01:59 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Dusty Grant | 53-72 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 01:37 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 01:11 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara banks in the layup | 55-72 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Earl Elmore swats the shot by Raymond Parsons | 55-72 |
| 00:46 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant banks in the layup on a great pass from David Sears | 55-74 |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #3 on Charles Tanner, team foul #4 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire (SG), Ronald Davis (PF), Thomas Merganthaler (C) Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore, Leandro Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells | |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 58-74 |