| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Ware (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent McCleave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas George inbounds the ball | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Hedeon Orcholski - foul #3 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson is hacked by Daniel Orange in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Orange, team foul #1 | 45-21 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | John Tilford makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Richardson | 45-24 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Thomas George knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 47-24 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Robert Patton pulls down the rebound | 47-24 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Robert Patton clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 47-24 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder snags the defensive board | 47-24 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | John Tilford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-27 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Robert Patton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-27 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Tilford | 47-29 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Thomas George connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Orange | 49-29 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 49-29 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley tips it in | 49-31 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Keith Ware hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by John Tilford - foul #3 on John Tilford, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Michael Wade (C) Daniel Orange, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (SG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (C) John Tilford, Henry Richardson, Andy Ruder | |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the free throw | 52-31 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley is hacked by Daniel Huff - foul #1 on Daniel Huff, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Keith Ware | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley comes up short on the shot in the lane | 52-31 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Terry Knapp takes the ball from David Stahl | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Whittington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Huff (fresh) C - Michael Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Knapp (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Corley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hedeon Orcholski | 52-33 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Hedeon Orcholski steals it from Joseph Whittington | 52-33 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer slams it home set up by Hedeon Orcholski | 52-35 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-35 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela tips it in | 54-35 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Hedeon Orcholski | 54-37 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-37 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington tips it in | 56-37 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer drills a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #2 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Keith Ware (SG), Thomas George (SF), Robert Patton (PF), Brent McCleave (C) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Henry Richardson (SF), Steven Hall (C) Hedeon Orcholski, Terry Knapp, Chris Schwieger | |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Corley | 56-39 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Ware - foul #1 on Keith Ware, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG) Kevin Plummer | |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Keith Ware pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Robert Patton connects on the floater from close range | 58-39 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Hedeon Orcholski | 58-39 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley drills a floater from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Robert Patton comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 58-41 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Keith Ware gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave misses the shot from close range | 60-41 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Richardson - foul #3 on Henry Richardson, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (SG), John Honeycutt (C) Keith Ware, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SF), Andy Ruder (C) Hedeon Orcholski, Steven Hall | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas George (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Robert Patton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Knapp (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Corley (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | John Tilford hits a shot from the left side | 62-43 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Thomas George is hacked by Terry Knapp - foul #4 on Terry Knapp, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brent McCleave (C) Thomas George | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Andy Ruder blocks the short jumper by Daniel Orange | 62-43 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG), Daniel Huff (PF) Daniel Orange, Robert Patton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Chris Schwieger (PF) Terry Knapp, Paul Corley | |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Kevin Plummer is called for the reach on Keith Ware - foul #2 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave knocks in the runner in the paint | 64-43 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | John Honeycutt is called for the reach on Henry Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Keith Ware | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 64-43 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Honeycutt | 64-43 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Richardson - foul #4 on Henry Richardson, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG), Thomas George (SF), Joseph Whittington (PF) David Stahl, John Honeycutt, Daniel Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SF), Paul Corley (PF), Steven Hall (C) Kevin Plummer, Chris Schwieger, Andy Ruder | |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson is hacked by Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #3 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #6 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG) Henry Richardson | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 66-43 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | Steven Hall gets the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Keith Ware connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Orange | 69-43 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Keith Ware steps in front of the Steven Hall pass in the backcourt | 69-43 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses badly on a shot in the paint | 69-43 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Thomas George tips it back up and in | 71-43 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley loses the dribble to Brent McCleave | 71-43 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-43 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Whittington is called for the reach on Paul Corley - foul #1 on Joseph Whittington, team foul #7 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), John Honeycutt (SF), Robert Patton (PF), Michael Wade (C) Daniel Orange, Keith Ware, Thomas George, Joseph Whittington, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (SG), Henry Richardson (SF), Andy Ruder (C) John Tilford, Terry Knapp, Steven Hall | |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 73-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Corley (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 73-43 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley gets the rebound | 73-43 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 73-45 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Andy Ruder steals it from Robert Patton | 73-45 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-45 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Robert Patton pulls down the rebound | 73-45 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | David Stahl is hacked by Paul Corley - foul #2 on Paul Corley, team foul #7 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF) John Honeycutt, Robert Patton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (PF) Hedeon Orcholski, Paul Corley | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | David Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | David Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger is fouled on the floor by Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Wade, team foul #8 | 75-45 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger makes the 1st free throw | 75-46 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger makes the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-47 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer snags the defensive board | 75-47 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Valenzuela in the backcourt | 75-47 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-47 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chris Schwieger | 75-47 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #4 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #9 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Honeycutt (SF) Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Steven Hall (C) Henry Richardson, Andy Ruder | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Huff | 75-48 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 75-48 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington tips it back up and in | 77-48 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | John Tilford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Henry Richardson (SF) Kevin Plummer, Terry Knapp | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Tilford - foul #4 on John Tilford, team foul #8 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Wade (C) Daniel Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger grabs the board | 77-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Whittington (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Chris Schwieger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #5 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #10 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 77-49 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Corley (PF), Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger, Steven Hall | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-50 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder gets the offensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder is called for 3 seconds | 77-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG), Daniel Huff (PF) Daniel Orange, Joseph Whittington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Terry Knapp (SF) Hedeon Orcholski, Henry Richardson | |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Keith Ware buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 79-50 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 79-50 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley gets the offensive rebound | 79-50 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 79-50 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp tips it but misses | 79-50 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Keith Ware | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Paul Corley - foul #3 on Paul Corley, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington (SF) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Henry Richardson (SF) Kevin Plummer, Terry Knapp | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | David Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 80-50 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 80-50 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-50 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | David Stahl pulls down the rebound | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Henry Richardson steals it from Michael Wade | 80-50 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | John Tilford lays it in set up by Henry Richardson | 80-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Stahl runs out the clock | 80-52 |