| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Larry Murray steps in front of the Eric McKinnies pass | 21-32 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | William Yokoyama is called for the reach on Larry Murray - foul #2 on William Yokoyama, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Jonathan Pannell, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (SG), Theodore Dunigan (SF), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, William Yokoyama, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff hits a jumper from the left block | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-32 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Anthony Westhoff | 25-32 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | George Crane hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Lovell | 25-34 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff is hacked by George Crane - foul #1 on George Crane, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), William Yokoyama (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Robert Lovell, Theodore Dunigan, Arthur Krebs, George Crane | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Tomlinson - foul #2 on Wilfred Tomlinson, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Roy Greene knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Avery | 27-34 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols lays it in set up by Wilfred Tomlinson | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Eric McKinnies steps in front of the Pavel Luczynski pass | 27-36 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Roy Greene steals the ball from William Yokoyama | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pavel Luczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Greene | 27-36 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Roy Greene banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Pannell and he's hacked by Eric McKinnies - foul #1 on Eric McKinnies, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Pavel Luczynski, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan (SF), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-36 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | George Crane gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Kevin Debord is called for the reach on Theodore Dunigan - foul #1 on Kevin Debord, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Jonathan Pannell, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (PG), Eric McKinnies (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Wilfred Tomlinson, Theodore Dunigan, Arthur Krebs | |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Lovell | 30-38 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Robert Nichols swats the short shot by Jason Desilets | 30-38 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Mancini is called for the reach on Robert Lovell - foul #3 on Alvaro Mancini, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (PG), Theodore Dunigan (SF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Robert Lovell, Eric McKinnies, George Crane | |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan tips it in | 30-40 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Giorgi - foul #1 on Kenneth Giorgi, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SG), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) William Yokoyama, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (PF) George Crane | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Dunigan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Anthony Westhoff blocks the jumper by Theodore Dunigan | 30-40 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Arthur Krebs - foul #2 on Arthur Krebs, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SG) Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama (SG), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, Robert Nichols | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on George Crane - foul #2 on George Crane, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG) Lewis Avery, Jonathan Pannell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Robert Nichols (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) William Yokoyama, Arthur Krebs, George Crane | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Mancini is called for the reach on Wilfred Tomlinson - foul #4 on Alvaro Mancini, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama (SG), Arthur Krebs (C) Eric McKinnies, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Avery - foul #1 on Lewis Avery, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Theodore Dunigan, Robert Nichols | |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Eric McKinnies | 38-44 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama misses long on a runner in the lane | 38-44 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Kenneth Giorgi takes the ball from Anthony Westhoff | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies loses the dribble to Anthony Westhoff | 38-44 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (SG), Theodore Dunigan (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, William Yokoyama, Arthur Krebs, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lovell and he's hacked by Jason Desilets - foul #2 on Jason Desilets, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) Jonathan Pannell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Greene | 38-47 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the shot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Larry Murray is called for the reach on Robert Lovell - foul #2 on Larry Murray, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Larry Murray, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama (SG), Arthur Krebs (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, George Crane | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Pannell - foul #1 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (PG), George Crane (C) Robert Lovell, Arthur Krebs | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Jason Desilets swats the shot by Robert Nichols | 38-48 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff is hacked by George Crane - foul #3 on George Crane, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Arthur Krebs (C) William Yokoyama, George Crane | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Pavel Luczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Dunigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell scores on a floater from close range set up by Pavel Luczynski | 42-50 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Westhoff - foul #2 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Roy Greene (PF) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama (SF) Theodore Dunigan | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Greene | 42-50 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets misses the tip | 42-50 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Larry Murray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Avery | 44-53 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eric McKinnies | 44-56 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Arthur Krebs | 44-56 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Roy Greene steals the ball from William Yokoyama | 44-56 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Roy Greene comes up short on the floater in the paint | 44-56 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Roy Greene gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lewis Avery - foul #2 on Lewis Avery, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (SG), Theodore Dunigan (SF), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, William Yokoyama, Robert Nichols | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Roy Greene snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Alvaro Mancini | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell is hacked by James Fullerton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Fullerton, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Pavel Luczynski, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), William Yokoyama (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, Theodore Dunigan, Arthur Krebs, George Crane | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Larry Murray | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell runs out the clock | 49-58 |