| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tontarski steals it from Christopher Matos | 26-37 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Boyd | 26-40 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Robert Tontarski steals the ball from David Riley | 26-40 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | David Rooks lays it in set up by Robert Tontarski | 26-42 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | David Riley is fouled on the floor by David Rooks - foul #2 on David Rooks, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by David Rooks during a doubleteam - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Brewer | 26-42 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Mize | 26-42 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 26-42 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | John Knight misses short on a jump hook from close range | 26-42 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Dulin | 26-44 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is hacked by Drew Mathis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Drew Mathis, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 28-46 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Randy Dulin, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | David Riley misses short on a turnaround from close range | 29-46 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-48 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the tip | 29-48 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Rooks - foul #4 on David Rooks, team foul #5 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Lawrence Ridley, Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Rooks, Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Aquino | 30-48 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Randy Dulin | 30-50 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is hacked by Drew Mathis - foul #4 on Drew Mathis, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Richard Phillips, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Todd Mize | |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino lays it up and in on a great pass from David Grafton | 32-52 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Charles Aquino steps in front of the David Riley pass | 32-52 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino banks in the layup and he's fouled by Alfred Barrett - foul #2 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #3 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Christopher Matos, Phillip Mangold, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) David Grafton | |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Knight gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-54 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Dulin | 32-54 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SF) John Boyd | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Knight (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-56 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Edward Thomas takes the ball from Robert Tontarski | 34-56 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer lays it in set up by Edward Thomas | 36-56 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), John Boyd (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | David Riley's pass is intercepted by Robert Tontarski | 36-56 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | John Boyd snags the offensive board | 36-56 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-56 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the floater from just outside the lane | 38-56 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the shot from the right side | 38-56 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | David Grafton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-56 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ismael Lowe - foul #2 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG), Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | John Boyd blows the wide open layup | 40-56 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino can't tip it in | 40-56 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Knight (fresh) PF - Herman Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 42-56 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (C) David Riley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) John Boyd | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | John Knight scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's pass is intercepted by Herman Brewer | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Herman Brewer | 47-58 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Ridley takes the ball from Charles Aquino | 47-58 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Todd Mize swats the short shot by Lawrence Ridley | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | David Grafton snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | David Rooks drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler Lockhart | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer's fadeaway is rejected by David Grafton | 47-61 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | David Rooks snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | John Knight gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | David Grafton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tyler Lockhart | 47-64 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-64 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is whistled for traveling | 47-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), John Boyd (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | David Grafton takes the ball from John Knight | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) SF - John Knight (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Herman Brewer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Lockhart (tiring) 4 ast. SF - David Grafton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Brewer - foul #1 on Herman Brewer, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips is hacked by Tyler Lockhart - foul #1 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | John Boyd connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 49-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold snags the offensive board | 49-69 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold's pass is intercepted by John Boyd | 49-69 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Boyd | 49-71 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer hits a runner in the lane | 51-71 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Alfred Barrett takes the ball from David Grafton | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Grafton - foul #1 on David Grafton, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF) Richard Phillips, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses long on a runner in the lane | 52-71 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 52-71 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Todd Mize picks off the pass by Drew Mathis | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin runs out the clock | 52-71 |