| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Gimbel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Sears inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion 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 | Leon Carroll scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Stephens | 29-42 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Francis Pagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 29-42 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | David Sears blows the layup | 29-42 |
| 18:45 | American U. | Francis Pagan gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:35 | American U. | Bud Hellman takes the ball from James Carlisle | 29-42 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits a floater from the left wing set up by Shawn Stephens and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Joel Baird (PF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:20 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joel Baird | 29-44 |
| 18:00 | American U. | Francis Pagan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Tanner - foul #4 on Charles Tanner, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (SF) George Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Charles Tanner | |
| 18:00 | American U. | Francis Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:00 | American U. | Francis Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Gimbel - foul #2 on David Gimbel, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Steven Stockwell (SF), George Giordano (PF) Francis Pagan, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:41 | American U. | The rebound goes to Steven Stockwell | 30-45 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Steven Stockwell is whistled for traveling | 30-45 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is hacked by David Gimbel in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gimbel, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry King (SG) David Gimbel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by George Giordano - foul #3 on George Giordano, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Benjamin Rose (C) George Giordano | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:55 | American U. | Barry King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick | |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 16:33 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joel Baird | 30-47 |
| 16:19 | American U. | Steven Stockwell drills a fadeaway from the right block | 32-47 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Francis Pagan (SG), George Wood (SF), James Carlisle (C) Barry King, Steven Stockwell, Benjamin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Bud Hellman | |
| 16:06 | American U. | Thomas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 15:46 | American U. | James Carlisle gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Baird (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | American U. | Thomas Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-47 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Charles | 32-49 |
| 15:13 | American U. | Joel Baird banks in the layup set up by Thomas Johnson | 34-49 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is whistled for a carry | 34-49 |
| Subs | American U. | David Gimbel (PG), James Jackson (PF) Thomas Johnson, Joel Baird | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| 14:37 | American U. | Brad Smith steals it from George Wood | 34-49 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 34-51 |
| 13:57 | American U. | David Gimbel is called for a charge - foul #4 on David Gimbel, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (PG), Barry King (SG), Steven Stockwell (SF), Benjamin Rose (C) David Gimbel, Francis Pagan, George Wood, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Bud Hellman | |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | David Sears knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion 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) | |
| 13:25 | American U. | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Boatman - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Joel Baird (C) Benjamin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, Dennis Charles | |
| 13:25 | American U. | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is fouled on the floor by Barry King - foul #2 on Barry King, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (PF) Bud Hellman | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Smith | 35-55 |
| 12:40 | American U. | James Jackson clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Boatman - foul #2 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #3 | 35-55 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeff Boatman | |
| 12:40 | American U. | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 12:40 | American U. | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Francis Pagan (SG), James Carlisle (C) Thomas Johnson, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG) Leon Carroll | |
| 12:09 | American U. | Francis Pagan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 12:07 | American U. | James Carlisle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Joel Baird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | American U. | George Giordano (SF) Steven Stockwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 11:34 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Carlisle | 36-55 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Barry King (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Baird (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sears (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | American U. | Francis Pagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (PG), George Wood (SF), James Jackson (PF) Barry King, George Giordano, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, Dennis Charles | |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Francis Pagan steals it from Bud Hellman | 36-55 |
| 10:44 | American U. | James Jackson is denied on a layup by Charles Tanner | 36-55 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Joel Baird snags the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:38 | American U. | James Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses long on a runner in the paint | 36-55 |
| 10:30 | American U. | Joel Baird grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:13 | American U. | George Wood knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Johnson | 39-55 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Francis Pagan - foul #2 on Francis Pagan, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry King (SG), Steven Stockwell (SF), George Giordano (PF), James Carlisle (C) Francis Pagan, George Wood, James Jackson, Joel Baird | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Bud Hellman | |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:37 | American U. | Steven Stockwell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Carroll | 41-60 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Barry King is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Barry King, team foul #8 | 41-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Francis Pagan (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Leon Carroll | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-60 |
| 08:51 | American U. | James Carlisle snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Barry King is hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #5 on Charles Tanner, team foul #4 | 41-60 |
| Subs | American U. | James Jackson (PF) Francis Pagan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Charles Tanner | |
| 08:21 | American U. | Leon Carroll takes the ball from Barry King | 41-60 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Smith | 41-62 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Barry King misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | American U. | David Gimbel (PG), George Wood (SF), Joel Baird (C) George Giordano, Steven Stockwell, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Leon Carroll | |
| 07:51 | American U. | Barry King makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Barry King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is called for traveling | 43-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (SG) Barry King | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF) David Sears, Bud Hellman | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Gimbel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Wood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Baird (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | American U. | George Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles tips it in | 43-64 |
| 06:56 | American U. | James Jackson's pass is intercepted by Shawn Stephens | 43-64 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles buries a shot from the right block set up by Shawn Stephens | 43-66 |
| 06:35 | American U. | Joel Baird knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 45-66 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Baird - foul #2 on Joel Baird, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Francis Pagan (SG), James Carlisle (C) George Wood, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith snags the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-67 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll tips it back up and in | 45-69 |
| 05:49 | American U. | Francis Pagan's pass is intercepted by Leon Carroll | 45-69 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles clanks a shot from the left side | 45-69 |
| 05:40 | American U. | Francis Pagan pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 05:22 | American U. | David Gimbel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman's layup is rejected by James Carlisle | 47-69 |
| 05:09 | American U. | James Carlisle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 04:50 | American U. | Joel Baird misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 04:48 | American U. | James Carlisle tips it home | 49-69 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is fouled on the floor by David Gimbel - foul #5 on David Gimbel, team foul #10 | 49-69 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry King (PG), Steven Stockwell (SF), George Giordano (PF), Benjamin Rose (C) David Gimbel, Francis Pagan, Joel Baird, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:16 | American U. | Barry King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-70 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF) Leon Carroll, Bud Hellman | |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | David Sears is fouled on the floor by George Giordano - foul #4 on George Giordano, team foul #11 | 49-70 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:48 | American U. | Thomas Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | David Sears can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-71 |
| 03:28 | American U. | Steven Stockwell grabs the board | 51-71 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Barry King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Stockwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Rose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | American U. | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-71 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Joel Baird (PF) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, David Sears | |
| 02:52 | American U. | Joel Baird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-71 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Steven Stockwell grabs the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:35 | American U. | Barry King makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Giordano | 53-71 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-71 |
| 02:04 | American U. | The rebound goes to Barry King | 53-71 |
| 01:45 | American U. | Robert Bostwick steps in front of the Joel Baird pass | 53-71 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Baird - foul #3 on Joel Baird, team foul #12 | 53-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Johnson (PG) Benjamin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Leon Carroll | |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:19 | American U. | Joel Baird snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-72 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 53-72 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits the follow up shot | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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) | |
| 00:22 | American U. | Thomas Johnson travels with the ball | 53-74 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Bud Hellman | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 53-74 |