| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) SF - John Watkins (fresh) PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | William Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Hughes | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Fordham | Francis Sheard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise slams it home on a nice dish by William Cook | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Fordham | John Best comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | William Cook knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Shelby Hise and he's fouled by John Watkins - foul #1 on John Watkins, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Francis Sheard out of a doubleteam | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | David Luman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bentz - foul #1 on Ronald Bentz, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SF), Jessie Goggin (PF), Joseph Weston (C) John Best, John Watkins, Ronald Bentz, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG) William Cook | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | David Luman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | Fordham | Joseph Weston pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Fordham | Bao Huang loses the dribble to Mark Boren | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Fordham | Bao Huang gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francis Sheard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bao Huang (fresh) PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) C - Joseph Weston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - David Luman (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Jessie Goggin | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Fordham | Joseph Weston scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Campbell | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jessie Goggin - foul #1 on Jessie Goggin, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), John Watkins (SF), Ronald Bentz (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Francis Sheard, Bao Huang, Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:59 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Best and the foul's on Gene Amon - foul #1 on Gene Amon, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) David Luman | |
| 14:59 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 12-8 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes slams it home on a great pass from William Cook | 12-10 |
| 14:29 | Fordham | John Watkins misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Shelby Hise | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes is hacked by Ronald Bentz - foul #2 on Ronald Bentz, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (SG), Jessie Goggin (PF) Darrell Campbell, Ronald Bentz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG) William Cook | |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise buries a runner from close range | 12-12 |
| 13:41 | Fordham | John Watkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Bao Huang - foul #1 on Bao Huang, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Joseph Weston (C) Bao Huang, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Mark Boren | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | Fordham | John Watkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:55 | Fordham | Joseph Weston gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Gary Barrientes steals the ball from Jessie Goggin | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | William Cook scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Shelby Hise | 12-16 |
| 11:59 | Fordham | John Best is fouled on the floor by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SF) John Best, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 11:42 | Fordham | Bao Huang makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Sheard | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bao Huang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) C - Joseph Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - David Luman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Cook | 15-19 |
| 11:10 | Fordham | Francis Sheard's fadeaway is rejected by David Luman | 15-19 |
| 11:09 | Fordham | Joseph Weston grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | Fordham | Francis Sheard double dribbles | 15-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jeff McIntyre (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Boren | 15-21 |
| 10:27 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses the lay-in | 15-21 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon lays it up and in on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 15-23 |
| 10:07 | Fordham | Bao Huang buries a jumpshot from the left side | 17-23 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is called for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), John Watkins (SF), Jessie Goggin (PF) Francis Sheard, Bao Huang, Jeff McIntyre | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither | |
| 09:25 | Fordham | Shelby Hise takes the ball from Terry Gamblin | 17-23 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Gamblin - foul #1 on Terry Gamblin, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tracy Lowry (SG) Darrell Campbell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:57 | Fordham | John Watkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Shelby Hise is blocked by Terry Gamblin | 19-24 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 08:08 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | William Cook snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Joseph Weston (PF), Jeff McIntyre (C) Tracy Lowry, Jessie Goggin, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| 07:34 | Fordham | John Watkins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 07:33 | Fordham | John Best gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff McIntyre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Fordham | John Watkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:50 | Fordham | Joseph Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:36 | Fordham | Francis Sheard is whistled for a carry | 19-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SF), Jessie Goggin (PF) John Best, John Watkins, Jeff McIntyre | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| 06:04 | Fordham | Francis Sheard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-26 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Darrell Campbell steals the ball from Gary Barrientes | 19-26 |
| 05:31 | Fordham | Bao Huang blows the layup | 19-26 |
| 05:30 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:23 | Fordham | Joseph Weston clanks a floater from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes banks in the layup on a great pass from William Cook and he's hacked by Jessie Goggin - foul #2 on Jessie Goggin, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jeff McIntyre (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:48 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 04:46 | Fordham | Bao Huang tips it home | 21-29 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 04:18 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Jeff McIntyre | 21-29 |
| 03:57 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell is hacked by Gene Amon - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #3 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), John Watkins (SF), Ronald Bentz (PF) Francis Sheard, Bao Huang, Jeff McIntyre | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 03:46 | Fordham | John Best comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | David Luman snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland tips it in | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Luman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Fordham | Dale Dancer is called for the reach on John Best - foul #1 on Dale Dancer, team foul #4 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tracy Lowry (SG) Darrell Campbell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 03:09 | Fordham | John Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:32 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Best | 24-31 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | William Cook is fouled on the floor by Tracy Lowry - foul #1 on Tracy Lowry, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Jessie Goggin (C) Tracy Lowry, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:19 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:06 | Fordham | Francis Sheard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | John Watkins takes the ball from William Cook | 24-32 |
| 01:41 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 01:40 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz tips it home | 26-32 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the lay-in | 26-32 |
| 01:18 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Ronald Bentz | 26-32 |
| 00:58 | Fordham | John Best clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Cook - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SF), Joseph Weston (C) John Watkins, Ronald Bentz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 00:58 | Fordham | John Best makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:58 | Fordham | John Best makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's dunk attempt is rejected by Jessie Goggin | 28-32 |
| 00:40 | Fordham | Joseph Weston pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:24 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Best and the foul's on Rodney Hughes - foul #1 on Rodney Hughes, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (SF), Terry Gamblin (C) John Best, Joseph Weston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (PF) Gary Barrientes | |
| 00:24 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-35 |