| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the floater from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Dennis Hurley steps in front of the Ronald Roland pass in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes | |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Mark Boren swats the shot by Dennis Hurley | 42-49 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley tips it in | 44-49 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tapia takes the ball from Ronald Roland | 44-49 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley dunks the ball set up by Robert Tapia | 46-49 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Ronald Roland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott | |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Leonard Chung picks off the pass by Gene Amon | 46-49 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | William Cook gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bastarache in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Bastarache | 48-49 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | William Cook blows the wide open layup | 48-49 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Sidney Gaither and the foul's on Joel Davey - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Dale Dancer | |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Ernest Thomas steals the ball from Jack Karlin | 48-52 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | John Longwell is fouled on the floor by Gene Amon - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott, Gene Amon | |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia buries a 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Dennis Hurley, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-52 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 51-52 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Roland | 51-55 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jon Thomas | 53-55 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cook | 53-58 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-58 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | William Cook is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG), Joel Davey (PF) Scott Drees, David Cork | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Boren | 55-61 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Jack Karlin is called for the reach on Dennis Hurley - foul #2 on Jack Karlin, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Leonard Chung steps in front of the Ronald Roland pass in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a 3 from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung snags the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 62-61 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Scott Drees (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer (C) Gene Amon | |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 62-63 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the finger roll set up by David Cork and he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #3 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ralph Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | David Cork steals the ball from Ronald Roland | 65-63 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Ralph Scott swats the layup by Ronald Bastarache | 65-63 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Scott Drees (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Amon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Ralph Scott takes the ball from David Cork | 65-63 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Scott Drees steals it from Ronald Roland | 65-63 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | David Cork can't tip it in | 65-63 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-63 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Mark Boren steals it from David Cork | 65-66 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gene Amon - foul #4 on Gene Amon, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, Scott Drees, David Cork | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ralph Scott, Gene Amon | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither loses the dribble to Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ronald Roland - foul #3 on Ronald Roland, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Joel Davey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #5 | 67-70 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Barrientes | 67-73 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ronald Roland - foul #4 on Ronald Roland, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (very tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer is open and lays it up and in | 69-75 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Sidney Gaither is called for the reach on Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Joel Davey picks off the pass by Ronald Roland in the backcourt | 71-75 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | John Longwell lays it up and in set up by Leonard Chung | 73-75 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | The jump hook by John Longwell is blocked by Gary Barrientes | 73-75 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas tips it home | 75-75 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer (C) Gene Amon | |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a shot near the basket | 75-75 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | John Longwell pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache lays it in on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 77-75 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Dale Dancer steps in front of the Leonard Chung pass | 77-75 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on William Cook - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #6 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF), Gene Amon (C) Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Sidney Gaither takes the ball from Ronald Bastarache | 77-75 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook blows the layup | 77-75 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the offensive board | 77-75 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 77-75 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-75 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Amon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 77-77 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-77 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Cook | 77-77 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on William Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) David Kennedy | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 77-78 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 77-78 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 77-80 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-80 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Roland | 77-80 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Roland | 77-83 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 77-83 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | William Cook gets the rebound | 77-83 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #8 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Eddie Sullivan, Scott Drees, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Gene Amon denies the turnaround by Leonard Chung | 77-85 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 77-85 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas lays it in | 79-85 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Jon Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Thomas, team foul #9 | 79-85 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 79-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Tapia and he's hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #4 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #12 | 81-85 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the free throw | 82-85 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-85 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Sidney Gaither is called for the reach on Robert Tapia - foul #3 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #13 | 82-85 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is fouled on the floor by Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #10 | 84-85 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-85 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Ralph Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #11 | 84-87 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-88 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the offensive board | 84-88 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-88 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook runs out the clock | 87-88 |