| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) C - Calvin Clifford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Grimsley (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Rains (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Pepperdine | Daniel Sprague picks off the pass by Robert Grimsley | 46-52 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Tate and the foul's on Richard Rains - foul #2 on Richard Rains, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 19:05 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains misses badly on a runner in the lane | 49-52 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Ross - foul #1 on Peter Ross, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Leonard Hall (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Aaron Tate, Daniel Sprague, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Louis Templin (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) William Meredith, Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 18:40 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 18:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 18:22 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin is hacked by Leonard Hall - foul #3 on Leonard Hall, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague (PF) Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), Timothy Stevens (PF) Peter Ross, Robert Carter | |
| 18:07 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-52 |
| 18:06 | Pepperdine | William Washington snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 17:55 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-54 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG) Thomas Chen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:37 | Pepperdine | William Washington clanks a floater from the right side | 50-54 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Aaron Tate | 52-54 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Sprague - foul #2 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG), Calvin Clifford (C) Michael Bissette, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Johnnie Lockett (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF) Gary McDonald, William Washington, Louis Templin, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens misses the 3rd free throw | 52-56 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Ross - foul #2 on Peter Ross, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens | |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 16:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Peter Ross | 52-56 |
| 16:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 15:58 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Benjamin Kelley (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (tiring) 2 reb. C - Calvin Clifford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Meredith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Grimsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Rains (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter makes the jumper near the basket set up by Peter Ross | 52-58 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 15:03 | Pepperdine | William Meredith is whistled for a carry | 54-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Linwood Otani (SG), Duane Johnson (SF), Leonard Hall (PF) Aaron Tate, Thomas Chen, Benjamin Kelley, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Louis Templin (PF), Timothy Stevens (C) Peter Ross, William Meredith, Robert Carter, Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Otani | 57-58 |
| 14:43 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary McDonald, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 14:29 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens is hacked by Duane Johnson - foul #4 on Duane Johnson, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SF), Aaron Jude (C) Duane Johnson, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel (C) Timothy Stevens | |
| 14:02 | Pepperdine | Leonard Hall steals it from Freddy McDaniel | 57-58 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen is fouled in the backcourt by Gary McDonald - foul #4 on Gary McDonald, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), William Meredith (SG) Gary McDonald, William Washington | |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Bissette, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley (PF) Louis Templin | |
| 13:41 | Pepperdine | Michael Bissette picks off the pass by William Meredith | 57-58 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Bissette | 59-58 |
| 13:13 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 12:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 59-61 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Aaron Jude | 59-61 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is hacked by Peter Ross - foul #3 on Peter Ross, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG), Benjamin Kelley (SF), Calvin Clifford (C) Michael Bissette, Thomas Chen, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Louis Templin (PF), Timothy Stevens (C) William Meredith, Johnnie Lockett, Robert Grimsley, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford can't finish the layup | 59-61 |
| 12:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 12:26 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani is hacked by William Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague (PF) Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 12:08 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin double dribbles | 61-61 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford hits a wide open jumper near the basket set up by Aaron Tate | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Linwood Otani (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Clifford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Templin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross is hacked by Calvin Clifford - foul #1 on Calvin Clifford, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Rains (C) Timothy Stevens | |
| 11:18 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 11:16 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross is hacked by Daniel Sprague - foul #3 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (PF) Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG), Robert Grimsley (PF) William Washington, Louis Templin | |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 10:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Aaron Jude (C) Aaron Tate, Linwood Otani, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett (PG), Louis Templin (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Peter Ross, Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Chen and he's hacked by Freddy McDaniel - foul #3 on Freddy McDaniel, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens (PF) Louis Templin | |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 09:50 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG) William Meredith | |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Carter steals the ball from Benjamin Kelley in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel knocks in the floater from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley tips it home | 68-66 |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | William Washington misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Kelley - foul #2 on Benjamin Kelley, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF), Calvin Clifford (C) Benjamin Kelley, Leonard Hall, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Louis Templin (PF), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Linwood Otani | 70-68 |
| 08:35 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Ross | 70-70 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is hacked by William Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Washington, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG) William Washington | |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague gets the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 08:21 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 08:10 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Calvin Clifford - foul #2 on Calvin Clifford, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG) Michael Bissette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley (PF) Robert Carter | |
| 08:10 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 08:10 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Chen and the foul's on Robert Grimsley - foul #1 on Robert Grimsley, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (SG) Linwood Otani | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG) Peter Ross | |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Aaron Tate steals the ball from Gary McDonald in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Tate | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Duane Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Thomas Chen (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Sprague (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Clifford (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Meredith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Templin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Grimsley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Rains (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Calvin Clifford is called for the reach on Robert Grimsley - foul #3 on Calvin Clifford, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Daniel Sprague, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Louis Templin, Richard Rains | |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Aaron Jude | 76-72 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate misses the lay-in | 76-72 |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 07:09 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley comes up short on the shot in the lane | 76-72 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall is fouled on the floor by Freddy McDaniel - foul #4 on Freddy McDaniel, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (SG), Benjamin Kelley (SF) Aaron Tate, Thomas Chen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF) William Meredith, Robert Carter | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 07:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 07:00 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald travels in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Linwood Otani | 79-72 |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Grimsley | 79-75 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Gary McDonald picks off the pass by Linwood Otani in the backcourt | 79-75 |
| 06:06 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leonard Hall - foul #4 on Leonard Hall, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF), Calvin Clifford (C) Duane Johnson, Linwood Otani, Leonard Hall, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Louis Templin (PF), Timothy Stevens (C) Johnnie Lockett, Robert Grimsley, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 06:06 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 06:06 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-77 |
| 05:35 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-77 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette snags the defensive board | 82-77 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Thomas Chen is denied by Louis Templin | 82-77 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley tips it but misses | 82-77 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | William Washington gets the rebound | 82-77 |
| 05:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Kelley - foul #3 on Benjamin Kelley, team foul #11 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG), Linwood Otani (SG) Michael Bissette, Benjamin Kelley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Johnnie Lockett (SG) Gary McDonald, William Washington | |
| 05:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 05:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Timothy Stevens steps in front of the Linwood Otani pass in the backcourt | 82-78 |
| 04:56 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-78 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate snags the defensive board | 82-78 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnnie Lockett - foul #3 on Johnnie Lockett, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (SF), Leonard Hall (PF) Thomas Chen, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG), Richard Rains (C) Robert Carter, Timothy Stevens | |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 04:25 | Pepperdine | William Meredith misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 83-78 |
| 04:23 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin tips it home | 83-80 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Peter Ross is called for the reach on Aaron Tate in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Ross, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (SG), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF) Johnnie Lockett | |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-80 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the board | 85-80 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the easy layup | 85-80 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette tips it home | 87-80 |
| 03:27 | Pepperdine | William Meredith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 87-80 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall snags the defensive board | 87-80 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (tiring) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Duane Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Bissette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Jude (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Meredith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Templin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Rains (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is fouled in the backcourt by William Meredith - foul #2 on William Meredith, team foul #14 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG), Benjamin Kelley (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Calvin Clifford (C) Aaron Tate, Duane Johnson, Leonard Hall, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Louis Templin, Richard Rains | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Pepperdine | Calvin Clifford steals it from William Meredith | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford is open but misses the lay-in | 89-80 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford gets the offensive rebound | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Clifford | 92-80 |
| 02:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 92-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG), Linwood Otani (SG), Leonard Hall (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Michael Bissette, Benjamin Kelley, Daniel Sprague, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Timothy Stevens (C) Peter Ross, William Meredith, Robert Carter, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Gary McDonald - foul #5 on Gary McDonald, team foul #15 | 92-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG) Gary McDonald | |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the 1st free throw | 93-80 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 94-80 |
| 02:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Hall - foul #5 on Leonard Hall, team foul #12 | 94-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF) Thomas Chen, Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 94-81 |
| 02:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 94-82 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate misses the lay-in | 94-82 |
| 01:55 | Pepperdine | William Washington gets the rebound | 94-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 94-82 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude pulls down the rebound | 94-82 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Otani | 96-82 |
| 01:16 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Ross | 96-84 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Tate | 99-84 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 99-84 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude pulls down the rebound | 99-84 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate hits a floater from the right wing | 101-84 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett is hacked by Duane Johnson - foul #5 on Duane Johnson, team foul #13 | 101-84 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Benjamin Kelley (SF) Aaron Tate, Linwood Otani, Duane Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Louis Templin (SF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Peter Ross, Robert Grimsley | |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett misses the 1st free throw | 101-84 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 101-84 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens snags the offensive board | 101-84 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sprague - foul #4 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #14 | 101-84 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 101-85 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 101-86 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette runs out the clock | 101-86 |