| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Merlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) PF - Tim Speer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Robert Coppola inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Hartford | Dale Furtado steals the ball from Daniel Richter in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen is hacked by Johnny Propp - foul #1 on Johnny Propp, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell lays it in | 31-31 |
| 19:10 | Hartford | Brad Merlin is hacked by Joshua Powell - foul #2 on Joshua Powell, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | Tim Speer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joshua Powell | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen is fouled on the floor by Tim Speer - foul #2 on Tim Speer, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG), David Tillery (PF), James Ketterman (C) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, Jerry Kwapniewski, Joshua Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (SG), Donald Motley (PF) Brad Merlin, Tim Speer | |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Hartford | Robert Coppola pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SF) Dale Furtado | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (SF), Adam Depew (C) Robert Coppola, Daniel Richter | |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Mazon | 33-31 |
| 17:22 | Hartford | Johnny Propp scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Reno | 33-33 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | David Tillery hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 16:51 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Reno and he's hacked by David Tillery - foul #1 on David Tillery, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Albert Mazon, Antonio Moretz, Ryan Autry, David Tillery, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Robert Coppola (SF), Tim Speer (PF) Johnny Propp, Ryan Reno, Adam Depew | |
| 16:51 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski loses the dribble to Robert Lapierre | 35-35 |
| 16:02 | Hartford | Brad Merlin can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski grabs the board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joshua Powell (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Lapierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brad Merlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) PF - Tim Speer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Motley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Coppola takes the ball from Michael Steffen | 35-35 |
| 15:32 | Hartford | Robert Coppola is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Albarazi - foul #3 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Ryan Autry (SF), James McNeill (PF) Michael Steffen, Dale Furtado, Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Ryan Reno (SF), Harry Murray (PF), Daniel Richter (C) Robert Lapierre, Robert Coppola, Tim Speer, Donald Motley | |
| 15:16 | Hartford | Douglas Hall is denied on a layup by Joshua Powell | 35-35 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz (SG), David Tillery (PF), James Ketterman (C) Dikembe Albarazi, James McNeill, Joshua Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG) Brad Merlin | |
| 14:38 | Hartford | Harry Murray knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Propp | 35-37 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry's floater is tipped away by Daniel Richter | 35-37 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Mazon | 38-37 |
| 13:39 | Hartford | Ryan Reno drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Propp | 38-39 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dale Furtado (SF), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Albert Mazon, Ryan Autry, David Tillery, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Robert Coppola (SF), Tim Speer (PF), Donald Motley (C) Douglas Hall, Ryan Reno, Harry Murray, Daniel Richter | |
| 13:10 | Hartford | Johnny Propp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 12:43 | Hartford | Donald Motley gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:37 | Hartford | Johnny Propp buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Steffen | 40-41 |
| 12:09 | Hartford | Johnny Propp misses the jump hook from the right block | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Tim Speer - foul #3 on Tim Speer, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McNeill (PF) Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG) Johnny Propp, Brad Merlin | |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:01 | Hartford | Tim Speer gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:57 | Hartford | Douglas Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Adam Depew (C) Tim Speer | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Moretz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McNeill (fresh) C - Joshua Powell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Donald Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Depew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Donald Motley steals the ball from James McNeill | 41-41 |
| 11:15 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 11:13 | Hartford | Donald Motley tips it home | 41-43 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 10:50 | Hartford | Robert Coppola grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Hartford | Donald Motley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:43 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre tips it home | 41-45 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), David Tillery (PF), James Ketterman (C) Michael Steffen, James McNeill, Joshua Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Ryan Reno (SF), Tim Speer (PF), Daniel Richter (C) Douglas Hall, Robert Coppola, Donald Motley, Adam Depew | |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Tim Speer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-45 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Furtado | 44-45 |
| 10:05 | Hartford | Daniel Richter is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SG), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF) Antonio Moretz, David Tillery | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG) Robert Lapierre | |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski blows the layup but the foul's on Tim Speer - foul #4 on Tim Speer, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Tillery (PF) James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (SG), Harry Murray (PF) Brad Merlin, Tim Speer | |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Mazon - foul #3 on Albert Mazon, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Motley (PF) Ryan Reno | |
| 09:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Richter - foul #2 on Daniel Richter, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McNeill (SF) Dale Furtado | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Robert Coppola (SF) Johnny Propp, Harry Murray | |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:47 | Hartford | Daniel Richter connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Merlin | 47-49 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Kwapniewski is blocked by Daniel Richter | 47-49 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski tips it in | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James McNeill (fairly fresh) PF - David Tillery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Merlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Motley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Richter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Hartford | Jerry Kwapniewski swats the layup by Daniel Richter | 49-49 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 07:04 | Hartford | Daniel Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:50 | Hartford | Robert Coppola misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-49 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | James McNeill snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry connects on the shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:05 | Hartford | Robert Coppola is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Coppola, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), James Ketterman (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Albert Mazon, Ryan Autry, James McNeill, David Tillery, Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Ryan Reno (SF), Tim Speer (PF), Adam Depew (C) Douglas Hall, Brad Merlin, Robert Coppola, Donald Motley, Daniel Richter | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Steffen | 53-49 |
| 05:21 | Hartford | Adam Depew is open and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Propp and the foul's on Michael Steffen - foul #2 on Michael Steffen, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 05:21 | Hartford | Adam Depew makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen double dribbles | 53-52 |
| 05:00 | Hartford | Adam Depew is hacked by Joshua Powell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Powell, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 05:00 | Hartford | Adam Depew makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:00 | Hartford | Adam Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Depew - foul #1 on Adam Depew, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz (SG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Healy (SF), Harry Murray (C) Ryan Reno, Adam Depew | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Antonio Moretz is called for the reach on Robert Lapierre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell is whistled for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Richter (C) Tim Speer | |
| 03:52 | Hartford | Harry Murray is whistled for a carry | 54-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski (PF) James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Donald Motley (C) Robert Lapierre, Daniel Richter | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Moretz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Merlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Healy (fresh) PF - Harry Murray (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Motley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Harry Murray - foul #3 on Harry Murray, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG) Antonio Moretz | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (SG), Robert Coppola (SF) Brad Merlin, Matthew Healy | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:11 | Hartford | Ryan Reno makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Motley | 56-59 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Ryan Reno is called for the reach on Joshua Powell - foul #3 on Ryan Reno, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), James Ketterman (PF) Michael Steffen, Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Adam Depew (C) Johnny Propp, Harry Murray | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:41 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (SG), Tim Speer (PF) Ryan Reno, Adam Depew | |
| 02:25 | Hartford | Douglas Hall is called for 3 seconds | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell's layup is rejected by Robert Coppola | 58-59 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Albarazi and he's fouled by Robert Coppola - foul #4 on Robert Coppola, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF) Albert Mazon, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Brad Merlin (SG), Daniel Richter (C) Douglas Hall, Robert Lapierre, Donald Motley | |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:17 | Hartford | Johnny Propp makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-62 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the shot in the lane | 61-62 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Furtado and he's fouled by Brad Merlin - foul #2 on Brad Merlin, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:40 | Hartford | Brad Merlin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joshua Powell - foul #4 on Joshua Powell, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:40 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:40 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi drills a shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Hartford | Tim Speer misses the shot in the lane | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Hartford | Tim Speer tips it in | 66-66 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Merlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Tim Speer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Hartford | Tim Speer wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Hartford | Robert Coppola double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SF), David Tillery (PF), James Ketterman (C) Dale Furtado, Jerry Kwapniewski, Joshua Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Steffen | 68-66 |
| 04:12 | Hartford | Robert Coppola loses the dribble to David Tillery in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 68-66 |
| 03:56 | Hartford | Johnny Propp pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Brad Merlin is hacked by Dikembe Albarazi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Antonio Moretz (SG) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Motley (PF) Tim Speer | |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 70-68 |
| 03:15 | Hartford | Johnny Propp buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Coppola | 70-71 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Daniel Richter steals it from Antonio Moretz | 70-71 |
| 02:32 | Hartford | Daniel Richter blows the layup but the foul's on James Ketterman - foul #3 on James Ketterman, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McNeill (SF), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Ryan Autry, David Tillery, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Hall (PG), Robert Lapierre (SG), Ryan Reno (SF) Johnny Propp, Brad Merlin, Robert Coppola | |
| 02:32 | Hartford | Daniel Richter misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:32 | Hartford | Daniel Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dale Furtado (SF) Albert Mazon, James McNeill | |
| Subs | Hartford | Johnny Propp (PG), Tim Speer (PF) Douglas Hall, Donald Motley | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 02:17 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Daniel Richter | 70-72 |
| 02:17 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Coppola (SF) Ryan Reno | |
| 01:55 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Johnny Propp | 70-74 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 70-74 |
| 01:27 | Hartford | Daniel Richter pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:09 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jerry Kwapniewski | 70-74 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell hits a floater from the left side | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Antonio Moretz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Powell (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Johnny Propp (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Tim Speer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Richter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Moretz - foul #3 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Moretz - foul #4 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG) Robert Lapierre | |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Johnny Propp makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz is whistled for a carry | 74-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (SF), Harry Murray (PF) Robert Coppola, Tim Speer | |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Michael Steffen is called for the reach on Harry Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Steffen, team foul #14 | 74-78 |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Harry Murray misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:20 | Hartford | Harry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | Hartford | Ryan Reno pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (SG) Brad Merlin | |
| 00:10 | Hartford | Harry Murray is hacked by Antonio Moretz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #15 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SG) Antonio Moretz | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:10 | Hartford | Harry Murray misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:10 | Hartford | Harry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 00:01 | Hartford | Daniel Richter grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 00:01 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Daniel Richter runs out the clock | 74-80 |