| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Sidney Gaither | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 24-25 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Barrientes | 26-28 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the shot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 26-28 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) David Kennedy | |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither's floater is knocked away by Thomas Heald | 26-30 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson jams it on a nice dish by Dale Anderson | 28-30 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson and the foul's on Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 30-33 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | William Cook buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jack Karlin | 30-36 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Ralph Scott is called for the reach on Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Ralph Scott, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott, Gene Amon | |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer (C) Gene Amon | |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 31-36 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is whistled for traveling | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Edgar Eichner | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Gene Amon is called for the reach on Edgar Eichner - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Edgar Eichner picks off the pass by William Cook | 31-39 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Scott | 33-41 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Dancer | 33-41 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Cook | 33-41 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson's floater is tipped away by Ralph Scott | 33-46 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dwayne Danis - foul #1 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Gene Amon swats the shot by Glenn Cummings | 33-48 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 33-48 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Cook | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson lays it up and in set up by Glenn Cummings and the foul's on Gary Barrientes - foul #3 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is fouled on the floor by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | William Cook is fouled on the floor by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy tips it home | 36-53 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by William Cook - foul #3 on William Cook, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson throws it down on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan and he's hacked by Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) David Kennedy | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Thompson steals it from William Cook in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Ronald Roland takes the ball from Lawrence Thompson | 38-53 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson drills a shot from the left side set up by Walter Sullivan | 40-56 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson blows the layup | 40-56 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't tip it in | 40-56 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Cook | 40-56 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis double dribbles | 40-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Stanley Miles (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Gaither (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-58 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings lays it in | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 42-58 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles is hacked by Gene Amon - foul #4 on Gene Amon, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Karlin | 44-60 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Stanley Miles | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Stanley Miles steals it from Ralph Scott | 46-60 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 46-60 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | William Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Thompson - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook runs out the clock | 48-63 |