| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Walter Sullivan steps in front of the Gary Barrientes pass | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Heald | 1-8 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-8 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 1-8 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a floater from the left side | 1-8 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 1-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) SF - Silas Pan (fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 1-8 |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy tips it home | 3-8 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by William Cook is blocked by Edgar Eichner | 3-10 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Michael Yang grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Gary Barrientes takes the ball from Michael Yang | 3-10 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | William Cook is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG) William Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Edgar Eichner | |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Barrientes | 6-10 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald knocks in the runner near the basket | 6-12 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 6-12 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt is hacked by Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Burkhardt | 6-14 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither loses the dribble to Glenn Cummings | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Anderson and the foul's on Silas Pan - foul #1 on Silas Pan, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Edgar Eichner (C) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the free throw | 6-16 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Curtis May | 8-16 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Dale Anderson | 8-18 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Thompson takes the ball from Ronald Roland | 8-18 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald's floater is tipped away by Ronald Roland | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-18 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't tip it in | 8-18 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Curtis May gets the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Curtis May - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #3 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Michael Yang (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-18 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 8-18 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is hacked by Silas Pan - foul #2 on Silas Pan, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Jack Karlin, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses long on a floater in the lane | 8-18 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Yang | 8-20 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Curtis May double dribbles | 8-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #6 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) Gary Barrientes, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 8-21 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-21 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 8-21 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook is fouled on the floor by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dale Anderson - foul #1 on Dale Anderson, team foul #6 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Arthur Cosby (C) Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it in set up by Curtis May out of the doubleteam | 11-21 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edgar Eichner | 11-23 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Edgar Eichner | 13-26 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Curtis May evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #3 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #8 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (PF) Walter Sullivan | |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | David Kennedy picks off the pass by Dale Anderson | 14-26 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Anderson - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, Curtis May, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Edgar Eichner | |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings is hacked by Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby is fouled on the floor by Dale Anderson - foul #3 on Dale Anderson, team foul #10 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Dale Anderson | |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby is fouled on the floor by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #11 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) William Cook, Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner is open but can't throw it down | 20-28 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Michael Yang gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by David Kennedy - foul #2 on David Kennedy, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Curtis May | 20-30 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis May | 23-30 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Gary Barrientes, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (PF) Michael Yang | |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Edgar Eichner picks off the pass by Jack Karlin | 23-32 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland blows the layup over the doubleteam | 23-32 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Arthur Cosby is called for the reach on Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Michael Yang (PF) Walter Sullivan, Edgar Eichner | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it up and in on a great pass from William Cook | 25-33 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-33 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Curtis May | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the halfcourt shot | 27-33 |