| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) SF - James Hooper (fresh) PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | James Hooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | George Mayo clanks a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | James Hooper clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Mayo | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski's floater is knocked away by George Mayo | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | James Hooper is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Kelly O'Kerson - foul #1 on Kelly O'Kerson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | James Hooper steals the ball from George Mayo | 3-0 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Henderson is called for the reach on James Hooper - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 3-0 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Parkinson | 6-0 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #1 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Frank Hollomon (PF), Andrew Combs (C) Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson, Timothy Johnson | |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) SF - Brandon Inge (fresh) PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) C - Andrew Combs (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green loses the dribble to Frank Dixon | 9-2 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits the finger roll set up by Frank Dixon | 11-2 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green knocks in the jumper from the left block | 11-4 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Frank Hollomon | 11-4 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Misner | 11-4 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon grabs the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson is fouled on the floor by Brandon Green - foul #1 on Brandon Green, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Taylor, Frank Dixon, Allen Misner, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Ray Warren, Brandon Green, Andrew Combs | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | George Mayo knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by James Bancroft and he's fouled by Brandon Inge - foul #1 on Brandon Inge, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson (C) Frank Hollomon | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the free throw | 14-4 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 14-4 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson tips it but misses | 14-4 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | James Bancroft gets the rebound | 14-4 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-4 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | George Mayo snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | George Mayo is fouled on the floor by Kelly O'Kerson - foul #2 on Kelly O'Kerson, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Frank Hollomon (PF) Brandon Inge, Kelly O'Kerson | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's layup is rejected by Timothy Johnson | 14-4 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Wilkerson | 14-4 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | James Bancroft drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Henderson | 17-4 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Andrew Combs (C) Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Timothy Johnson | |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Inge (fresh) PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Frank Hollomon picks off the pass by Wilbur Honeycutt | 17-6 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs drills a floater from close range | 17-8 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allen Misner | 19-8 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Green | 19-11 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Frank Hollomon | 19-11 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Parkinson | 19-11 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor is called for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), George Mayo (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Green, Brandon Inge, Frank Hollomon, Andrew Combs | |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ray Warren | 19-16 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is hacked by Ray Warren - foul #1 on Ray Warren, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Richard Taylor, Frank Dixon, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Radlinski - foul #1 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | James Hooper hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 20-19 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | James Bancroft drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 23-19 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Calvin Enos is called for the reach on Ray Warren - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Richard Roberts, Calvin Enos, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs (PF) Ryan Whitacre | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ray Warren | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Combs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 26-22 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Dennis Parkinson steals the ball from Ray Warren | 26-22 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | George Mayo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) George Mayo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon (PF) Timothy Johnson | |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | James Hooper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 28-25 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | James Hooper hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 31-25 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 31-25 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Combs | 31-25 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski loses the ball out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Taylor, Frank Dixon, Allen Misner, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Frank Hollomon, Andrew Combs | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Ryan Whitacre is called for the reach on Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre double dribbles | 33-25 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | George Mayo knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Bancroft | 35-25 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre drills a jumper from close range | 37-27 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Whitacre - foul #2 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #9 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Frank Dixon (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Calvin Enos, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Andrew Johnson, Ryan Whitacre | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by George Mayo - foul #1 on George Mayo, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) George Mayo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Hooper (SF), Frank Hollomon (C) Andrew Combs, Timothy Johnson | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Inge (fresh) SG - Brandon Green (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) C - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Frank Hollomon | 38-30 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Henderson steals the ball from Frank Hollomon | 38-30 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled on the floor by Brandon Green - foul #2 on Brandon Green, team foul #10 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG) Brandon Inge, Brandon Green | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kelly O'Kerson - foul #3 on Kelly O'Kerson, team foul #11 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs (C) Kelly O'Kerson | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs is hacked by Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #6 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson (C) James Hooper | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dennis Parkinson - foul #2 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #7 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Warren - foul #2 on Ray Warren, team foul #12 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Hooper (SF) Frank Hollomon | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Henderson steps in front of the Andrew Combs pass | 43-32 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | James Bancroft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski loses the dribble to Terry Wilkerson | 43-32 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon is fouled on the floor by Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #13 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Allen Misner (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, George Mayo, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Andrew Combs | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Allen Misner gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-32 |