| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugenio Leon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Krause (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Vernon Hardee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Griego (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Ken Cook scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Osborne | 36-29 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hardee - foul #2 on Vernon Hardee, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow is fouled on the floor by Robert Osborne - foul #1 on Robert Osborne, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Cook | 36-29 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Roland Krause grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Ken Cook misses the easy layup | 36-29 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne is hacked by Ronald Newberry - foul #1 on Ronald Newberry, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Ken Cook hits the finger roll | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Ken Cook jams it | 40-29 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter loses the dribble to Ken Cook | 40-29 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Roland Krause makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eugenio Leon | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Ken Cook can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Darrow - foul #2 on Richard Darrow, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John McKiddy (PG), John Phillips (PF) Robert Osborne, Vernon Hardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Ken Cook misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Ken Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | John Phillips grabs the board | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John McKiddy (fresh) SG - Eugenio Leon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Krause (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Cook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Ken Cook clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Griego - foul #4 on William Griego, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Parker (PG) John McKiddy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Ken Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Ken Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | John Parker steals the ball from Vincent Hansel | 44-29 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | John Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Ken Cook | 46-29 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | William Griego loses the dribble to John Parker | 46-29 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon blows the layup | 46-29 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Vincent Hansel | 46-29 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry connects on the shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Roland Krause misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon is hacked by William Griego - foul #5 on William Griego, team foul #4 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee (PF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hankins (SG), Charlie Baggett (C) William Griego, Vincent Hansel | |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Roland Krause comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Hankins gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-31 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the tip | 46-31 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | John Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee tips it back up and in | 48-31 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Vernon Hardee gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Roland Krause can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie Baggett - foul #1 on Charlie Baggett, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Phillips (C) Ken Cook | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Charlie Baggett | |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Roland Krause makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Roland Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hardee - foul #3 on Vernon Hardee, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore (SF), Irwin Vadnais (C) Roland Krause, Vernon Hardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Hankins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter | 50-34 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore misses the 3 from straight away | 50-34 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Irwin Vadnais | 50-34 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | John Phillips misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Barrett - foul #2 on Stephen Barrett, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (PF) Michael Hankins | |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugenio Leon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Whitmore (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Irwin Vadnais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the dunk attempt | 52-34 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is hacked by Eugenio Leon - foul #1 on Eugenio Leon, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ken Cook (C) Irwin Vadnais | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry jams it set up by Darnell Carpenter | 52-36 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Darrow | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Hansel and he's fouled by John Parker - foul #4 on John Parker, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Osborne (PG), Roland Krause (SF), Vernon Hardee (PF) John Parker, Eugenio Leon, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gerald Sutherland (SG) Vincent Hansel | |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Richard Darrow is called for the reach on Robert Osborne - foul #3 on Richard Darrow, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (PF), Charlie Baggett (C) Gerald Sutherland, Richard Darrow | |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Baggett | 52-42 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Ken Cook makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Hardee | 54-42 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Ken Cook gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Darnell Carpenter steals the ball from Robert Osborne | 54-42 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Newberry, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon (SG), John Phillips (C) Roland Krause, Ken Cook | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Charlie Baggett | |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett is fouled on the floor by Robert Osborne - foul #2 on Robert Osborne, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais (C) Vernon Hardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett (PF) Vincent Hansel | |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | John Phillips gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Darrow | 57-42 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugenio Leon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Whitmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Irwin Vadnais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Baggett (fresh) C - Richard Darrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon's pass is intercepted by Stephen Barrett | 57-42 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett hits the finger roll | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore tips it home | 59-44 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry buries a turnaround from the right block | 59-46 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Darnell Carpenter - foul #4 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Parker (PG), Roland Krause (SF), Vernon Hardee (PF), Ken Cook (C) Robert Osborne, Eugenio Leon, John Phillips, Irwin Vadnais | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hankins (SG), Vincent Hansel (C) Charlie Baggett, Richard Darrow | |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Ken Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Parker | 63-46 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Whitmore takes the ball from Stephen Barrett | 63-46 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore hits the finger roll | 65-46 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hardee - foul #4 on Vernon Hardee, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon (SG) Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Ken Cook misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon grabs the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Vernon Hardee and he's hacked by Vincent Hansel - foul #3 on Vincent Hansel, team foul #10 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Osborne (PG), Bennie Zingler (SF), John Phillips (PF), Irwin Vadnais (C) John Parker, Roland Krause, Vernon Hardee, Ken Cook | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett (C) Michael Hankins | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Eugenio Leon makes the free throw | 68-48 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Osborne steals it from Ronald Newberry | 68-48 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne is whistled for traveling | 68-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John McKiddy (SG), Robert Whitmore (SF) Eugenio Leon, Bennie Zingler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gerald Sutherland (SG) Vincent Hansel | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-48 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McKiddy (fresh) SF - Robert Whitmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Irwin Vadnais (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Sutherland (fresh) SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 18 pts. C - Charlie Baggett (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-48 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John McKiddy | 71-48 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-50 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Osborne | 73-50 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett loses the dribble to Robert Osborne | 73-50 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | John McKiddy knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Whitmore and he's fouled by Gerald Sutherland - foul #1 on Gerald Sutherland, team foul #11 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (PF), Richard Darrow (C) Gerald Sutherland, Charlie Baggett | |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | John McKiddy misses the free throw | 75-50 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 75-50 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-50 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | John McKiddy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-50 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Darnell Carpenter picks off the pass by John Phillips | 75-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Ronald Newberry is denied by John Phillips | 75-50 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore snags the defensive board | 75-50 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-50 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais can't tip it in | 75-50 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 75-50 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry double dribbles | 75-50 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Irwin Vadnais and he's hacked by Darnell Carpenter - foul #5 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #12 | 77-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Matthews (SF) Darnell Carpenter | |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Robert Whitmore makes the free throw | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Newberry | 78-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Irwin Vadnais drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John McKiddy | 80-52 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | John McKiddy steals it from Richard Darrow | 80-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Robert Osborne runs out the clock | 80-52 |