| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hobdy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Millard Lachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Notre Dame | Floyd Chartier steals it from Michael Savory in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 19:47 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Chartier | 41-38 |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski blows the layup but the foul's on Ivan Ciskowski - foul #2 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jon Goodman | 41-38 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 41-38 |
| 19:23 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 19:03 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier makes the shot from the right wing set up by Millard Lachowski | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Bowling | 44-40 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James Young | 44-42 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman lays it in | 46-42 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | The jumper by Millard Lachowski is denied by William McElhinny | 46-42 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman drills a 3 from the right wing set up by William McElhinny | 49-42 |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski scores on a turnaround in the lane | 49-44 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling tips it home | 51-44 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses the floater in the paint | 51-44 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski's pass is intercepted by Floyd Chartier in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | James Young comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jon Goodman - foul #2 on Jon Goodman, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (PG), Alfred Brown (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Shawn Ferreri, Rodney Hobdy, Millard Lachowski, Floyd Chartier | |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wade Floyd (fresh) PF - Dale Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Louis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Francis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Young (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ron Bacher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ira Hasse (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Wade Floyd | 53-46 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Louis - foul #1 on Mark Louis, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Shaffer (SF), John Grant (C) James Young, Alfred Brown | |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark Louis | 53-47 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Ron Bacher is called for the reach on Jason Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Bacher, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Shaffer - foul #2 on David Shaffer, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Jon Goodman (PF) Joel Cortese, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), Alfred Brown (SF) Ira Hasse, Ron Bacher | |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Israel Shrader | 57-47 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith connects on the jumper near the basket set up by David Shaffer | 57-49 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon slams it home set up by Robert Arnold | 59-49 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #3 on Jon Goodman, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Wade Floyd (SF) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse (SG), Ron Bacher (C) Shawn Ferreri, John Grant | |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese loses the dribble to Ira Hasse | 59-50 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Wade Floyd picks off the pass by Francis Smith in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the easy layup | 59-50 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (C) Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (SG), Millard Lachowski (PF) Francis Smith, David Shaffer | |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Millard Lachowski - foul #2 on Millard Lachowski, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | James Young drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Bacher | 60-52 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Ira Hasse picks off the pass by Dale Gardner in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Young | 60-55 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joel Cortese | 62-55 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Dale Gardner, Jason Gordon, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), Francis Smith (SG), David Shaffer (SF), John Grant (C) Ira Hasse, James Young, Alfred Brown, Millard Lachowski | |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | John Grant misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William McElhinny - foul #2 on William McElhinny, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (SF) Kenneth Bowling | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | John Grant makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | John Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tired) 6 pts. SF - Wade Floyd (fresh) PF - Jon Goodman (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ron Bacher (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri is whistled for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jason Gordon (PF) Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (SG), Alfred Brown (SF), Millard Lachowski (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Francis Smith, David Shaffer, Ron Bacher, John Grant | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Savory | 64-57 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Ferreri - foul #1 on Shawn Ferreri, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Dale Gardner (C) Joel Cortese, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (SG) Shawn Ferreri | |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | James Young pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (PF) Michael Savory, Kenneth Bowling, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (PG), David Shaffer (SF), Ira Hasse (PF), John Grant (C) Rodney Hobdy, Alfred Brown, Millard Lachowski, Floyd Chartier | |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis is hacked by John Grant - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Jon Goodman (PF) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher (C) John Grant | |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 64-57 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Ciskowski | 66-57 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer is hacked by Wade Floyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Floyd, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (PG), Millard Lachowski (PF) David Shaffer, Ira Hasse | |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith buries a 3 from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is hacked by Rodney Hobdy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Hobdy, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner (SF), William McElhinny (C) Jason Gordon, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), Alfred Brown (SF), Floyd Chartier (C) James Young, Francis Smith, Ron Bacher | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Ferreri - foul #2 on Shawn Ferreri, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG) Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown misses the easy layup | 67-60 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner is hacked by Millard Lachowski - foul #3 on Millard Lachowski, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jason Gordon (PF) Michael Savory, Joel Cortese, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse (SG), David Shaffer (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), John Grant (C) Rodney Hobdy, Alfred Brown, Millard Lachowski, Floyd Chartier | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bowling (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Gordon (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Hasse (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ron Bacher (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the dunk | 69-60 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | John Grant pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Ira Hasse | 69-62 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Shrader | 69-62 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon blows the layup but the foul's on Ira Hasse - foul #2 on Ira Hasse, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (PG), James Young (SG), Alfred Brown (SF), Millard Lachowski (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Shawn Ferreri, Ira Hasse, David Shaffer, Ron Bacher, John Grant | |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | James Young misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith tips it home | 71-64 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Alfred Brown is called for the reach on Wade Floyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Brown, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (SG), William McElhinny (C) Robert Arnold, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (SF) Alfred Brown | |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 06:23 | Long Beach State | James Young drills a shot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is hacked by James Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman (PF) Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | James Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Chartier | 72-66 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 72-66 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier tips it home | 72-68 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Rodney Hobdy - foul #3 on Rodney Hobdy, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Mark Louis (PF), Dale Gardner (C) Michael Savory, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), David Shaffer (SF), Ira Hasse (PF), Ron Bacher (C) Francis Smith, Rodney Hobdy, Millard Lachowski, Floyd Chartier | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri's pass is intercepted by Wade Floyd in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Ron Bacher swats the short shot by Wade Floyd | 74-68 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the driving attempt in the lane | 74-70 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold is hacked by David Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Shaffer, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jason Gordon (PF) Joel Cortese, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (SG), Alfred Brown (SF) James Young, David Shaffer | |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Israel Shrader takes the ball from Shawn Ferreri in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-70 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri knocks in the shot from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Louis | 77-72 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Mark Louis picks off the pass by Alfred Brown | 77-72 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Jason Gordon is denied by Ira Hasse | 77-72 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown grabs the board | 77-72 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Kenneth Bowling, Jason Gordon, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (PG), James Young (SG), David Shaffer (SF), Millard Lachowski (PF), John Grant (C) Shawn Ferreri, Francis Smith, Alfred Brown, Ira Hasse, Ron Bacher | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Rodney Hobdy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Young (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Millard Lachowski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-72 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William McElhinny | 77-72 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski grabs the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF) William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Dale Gardner | 79-72 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Young | 79-74 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), William McElhinny (C) Ivan Ciskowski, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse (PG), Francis Smith (SG), Ron Bacher (PF) Rodney Hobdy, James Young, Millard Lachowski | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the lay-in | 79-74 |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | John Grant gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Israel Shrader steals it from Ira Hasse in the backcourt | 79-74 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader hits the finger roll | 81-74 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Bacher | 81-74 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 81-74 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse tips it home | 81-76 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny can't finish the uncontested layup | 81-76 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the board | 81-76 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Joel Cortese steps in front of the Francis Smith pass in the backcourt | 81-76 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Francis Smith and he's fouled by Israel Shrader - foul #2 on Israel Shrader, team foul #7 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Israel Shrader, Joel Cortese, Dale Gardner, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), James Young (SG), Alfred Brown (SF), Floyd Chartier (C) Francis Smith, David Shaffer, Ron Bacher, John Grant | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-78 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse misses the free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman gets the rebound | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #14 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski (PF) Ira Hasse | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier pulls down the rebound | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-78 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier grabs the offensive rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | James Young buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Ferreri | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is fouled in the backcourt by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #15 | 84-81 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Ferreri, team foul #16 | 85-81 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Shawn Ferreri is called for the reach on Michael Savory - foul #4 on Shawn Ferreri, team foul #17 | 85-81 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | James Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-81 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | James Young clanks a 3 from straight away | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 87-81 |