| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Soles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Winebarger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendall Mucci (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hembree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Army | Alfred Winebarger inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Army | Alfred Winebarger misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 19:39 | Army | Kendall Mucci misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 18:55 | Army | Michael Soles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Reese - foul #1 on Dennis Reese, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:55 | Army | Michael Soles makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:55 | Army | Michael Soles makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Army | John Kost snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:10 | Army | John Kost misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:09 | Army | Kendall Mucci grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:50 | Army | Alfred Winebarger misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 27-32 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-32 |
| 17:28 | Army | John Kost grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 17:13 | Army | Alfred Winebarger misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Roy Clore | 27-32 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Kost - foul #3 on John Kost, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Army | Leo Sliva (SG), Ernest Bevis (SF), Donald Wiggin (PF), Michael Jolly (C) Edward Blodgett, Alfred Winebarger, John Kost, Kendall Mucci | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese | |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | Army | Donald Wiggin grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 16:28 | Army | Ernest Bevis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Soles - foul #1 on Michael Soles, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SF), Phillip Bailey (C) Roy Clore, Mark Bender | |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:48 | Army | Michael Jolly is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Army | John Kost (PF) Michael Jolly | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG) Rocco Russo | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Soles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Bevis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Kost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Wiggin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) SF - Mark England (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Hembree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Millstein and the foul's on Donald Wiggin - foul #2 on Donald Wiggin, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Army | Edward Blodgett (SG) Leo Sliva | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese (SG) Richard Grossman | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:30 | Army | John Kost pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:17 | Army | John Kost dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Soles | 32-36 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Millstein | 32-38 |
| 14:39 | Army | Edward Blodgett knocks in the runner in the lane | 34-38 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses the dunk | 34-38 |
| 14:16 | Army | Michael Soles snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 13:47 | Army | Donald Wiggin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 13:46 | Army | Ernest Bevis tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 13:18 | Army | The rebound goes to Donald Wiggin | 36-38 |
| 12:59 | Army | Edward Blodgett misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Reese - foul #2 on Dennis Reese, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Army | Leo Sliva (PG), Alfred Winebarger (SF), Michael Jolly (PF), Kendall Mucci (C) Michael Soles, Ernest Bevis, John Kost, Donald Wiggin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF), Ivan Wisnoski (C) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese, Mark England, Phillip Bailey, Louis Hembree | |
| 12:59 | Army | Edward Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:59 | Army | Edward Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore makes the fadeaway from the left block | 37-40 |
| 12:28 | Army | Leo Sliva's pass is intercepted by Richard Grossman in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo slams it home on a great pass from Richard Grossman | 37-42 |
| 12:09 | Army | Kendall Mucci scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Ivan Wisnoski scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Leo Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Blodgett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfred Winebarger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jolly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendall Mucci (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Wisnoski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Army | Edward Blodgett's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Bender | 39-44 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender connects on the shot from close range set up by Richard Grossman | 39-46 |
| 10:53 | Army | Alfred Winebarger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Army | Michael Soles (PG), Ernest Bevis (SG), John Kost (PF) Leo Sliva, Edward Blodgett, Michael Jolly | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Louis Hembree (C) Rocco Russo, Richard Grossman, Ivan Wisnoski | |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Mark Bender is denied by Kendall Mucci | 39-46 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Hembree | 39-46 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-46 |
| 10:11 | Army | Alfred Winebarger pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:56 | Army | Ernest Bevis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Soles | 41-46 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree blows the layup | 41-46 |
| 09:31 | Army | John Kost gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:25 | Army | John Kost misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Reese - foul #3 on Dennis Reese, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Army | Leo Sliva (SG), Donald Wiggin (C) Alfred Winebarger, Kendall Mucci | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SF), Phillip Bailey (C) Roy Clore, Mark Bender | |
| 09:25 | Army | John Kost makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:25 | Army | John Kost misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Millstein | 42-48 |
| 08:48 | Army | Thomas Millstein steals the ball from Leo Sliva | 42-48 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 08:08 | Army | John Kost buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Soles | 45-50 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Soles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Bevis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Kost (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Wiggin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark England (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Hembree (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Army | Edward Blodgett (SG), Alfred Winebarger (SF), Kendall Mucci (C) Leo Sliva, Ernest Bevis, John Kost | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese, Mark England, Louis Hembree | |
| 07:13 | Army | Donald Wiggin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kendall Mucci | 48-50 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rocco Russo | 48-52 |
| 06:23 | Army | Michael Soles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Army | John Kost (PF) Donald Wiggin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Wisnoski (C) Phillip Bailey | |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender is hacked by John Kost - foul #4 on John Kost, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Army | Ernest Bevis (PG) Michael Soles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Louis Hembree (C) Rocco Russo, Richard Grossman, Ivan Wisnoski | |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 05:34 | Army | Ernest Bevis pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:16 | Army | Edward Blodgett comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Reese - foul #4 on Dennis Reese, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Army | Leo Sliva (PG), Donald Wiggin (C) Alfred Winebarger, Kendall Mucci | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:16 | Army | Edward Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:16 | Army | Edward Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roy Clore | 49-54 |
| 04:36 | Army | Leo Sliva misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 04:34 | Army | John Kost tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore's fadeaway is rejected by John Kost | 51-54 |
| 04:08 | Army | The rebound goes to Ernest Bevis | 51-54 |
| 03:45 | Army | Ernest Bevis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 03:44 | Army | Leo Sliva grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 03:30 | Army | John Kost hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Bender - foul #1 on Mark Bender, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Army | Michael Soles (PG), Alfred Winebarger (SF), Kendall Mucci (C) Leo Sliva, Edward Blodgett, Donald Wiggin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG), Mark England (SF), Phillip Bailey (PF), Ivan Wisnoski (C) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese, Roy Clore, Mark Bender, Louis Hembree | |
| 03:30 | Army | John Kost makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:30 | Army | John Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Soles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Bevis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alfred Winebarger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Kendall Mucci (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark England (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Wisnoski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 53-54 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Ivan Wisnoski hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 02:46 | Army | Michael Soles hits a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Army | Edward Blodgett (SG) Ernest Bevis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF), Louis Hembree (C) Rocco Russo, Richard Grossman, Mark England, Phillip Bailey, Ivan Wisnoski | |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 02:03 | Army | Michael Soles makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree makes the turnaround in the lane | 58-61 |
| 01:18 | Army | Michael Soles makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Blodgett | 60-61 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree drills a runner from the left block set up by Dennis Reese | 60-63 |
| 00:34 | Army | Edward Blodgett comes up short on the floater near the basket | 60-63 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Soles is called for the reach on Roy Clore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Soles, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman (PG), Phillip Bailey (PF) Thomas Millstein, Mark Bender | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman is hacked by Alfred Winebarger - foul #1 on Alfred Winebarger, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman is fouled on the floor by Michael Soles - foul #3 on Michael Soles, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:24 | Army | The rebound goes to Kendall Mucci | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Army | Edward Blodgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese is hacked by Michael Soles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Soles, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:06 | Army | John Kost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 00:05 | Army | The offensive rebound goes to Kendall Mucci | 60-66 |
| 00:02 | Army | Michael Soles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the board | 60-66 |