| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) SG - Elton Granger (fresh) SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) C - Michael Petti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Floyd Dahms (fresh) SF - Richard Schaffer (fresh) PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) C - Marcos Martin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marcos Martin - foul #1 on Marcos Martin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | David Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Coleman | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Miami (FL) | Richard Schaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Dahms | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by John Labelle - foul #1 on John Labelle, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Ernest Ferrante (PF) Elton Granger, John Labelle, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Lin Tang (SF), David Henderson (C) James Carter, Floyd Dahms, Richard Schaffer, Marcos Martin | |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Petti | 11-5 |
| 16:39 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 11-7 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mile Zumbach | 13-7 |
| 15:58 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Petti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Swietomierz Symanski (fresh) SG - Oscar Mendez (fresh) SF - Lin Tang (fresh) PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti blows the layup | 13-7 |
| 15:35 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 15:29 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez is fouled on the floor by David Hutson - foul #1 on David Hutson, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Elton Granger (SG), John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) David Hutson, Mile Zumbach, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin (C) Darrell Steves | |
| 15:17 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang is fouled on the floor by John Labelle - foul #2 on John Labelle, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG) John Labelle | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:06 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by Oscar Mendez | 13-9 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 14:48 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Elton Granger - foul #1 on Elton Granger, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF), Buddy Davis (C) Steven Michaels, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Oscar Mendez, Lin Tang, Marcos Martin | |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis misses the lay-in | 13-10 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 14:08 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:44 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Floyd Dahms, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Marcos Martin (C) James Carter, Floyd Dahms, Ricardo Lopez | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Marcos Martin | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Oscar Mendez, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Michael Petti (C) Norman Calloway, Elton Granger, Donald Coleman, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), Darrell Steves (PF) Swietomierz Symanski, Oscar Mendez, Lawrence Rinaldi, David Henderson | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | David Hutson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:36 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | James Carter clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Hutson - foul #2 on David Hutson, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG) David Hutson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang (SF), David Henderson (C) Richard Schaffer, Marcos Martin | |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman (PF) Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), Marcos Martin (C) James Carter, Floyd Dahms, Lin Tang, Darrell Steves | |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Michaels (fresh) SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) C - Michael Petti (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Swietomierz Symanski (fresh) SG - Oscar Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Schaffer (fresh) PF - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Marcos Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Lin Tang (SF), Darrell Steves (PF) Swietomierz Symanski, Oscar Mendez, Richard Schaffer, David Henderson | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG), Norman Calloway (SF) Mile Zumbach, Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), David Henderson (C) James Carter, Floyd Dahms, Lin Tang, Marcos Martin | |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman lays it in and he's hacked by Oscar Mendez - foul #2 on Oscar Mendez, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Lin Tang (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Oscar Mendez, Richard Schaffer, Darrell Steves | |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman misses the free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:59 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to David Henderson | 16-10 |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin misses the turnaround in the paint | 16-10 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Richard Schaffer (SF), Darrell Steves (PF) James Carter, Lin Tang, Marcos Martin | |
| 10:02 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Henderson | 16-12 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:49 | Miami (FL) | Richard Schaffer is fouled on the floor by Norman Calloway - foul #1 on Norman Calloway, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) Norman Calloway | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Floyd Dahms, Richard Schaffer, David Henderson | |
| 09:34 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Michael Petti (C) Steven Michaels, Elton Granger, Ernest Ferrante, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), David Henderson (C) James Carter, Lawrence Rinaldi, Marcos Martin | |
| 08:45 | Miami (FL) | Richard Schaffer is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto is fouled on the floor by Richard Schaffer - foul #1 on Richard Schaffer, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Lin Tang (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Floyd Dahms, Richard Schaffer, Darrell Steves | |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin is alone and throws it down on a great pass from James Carter | 18-16 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mile Zumbach | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Norman Calloway (fairly fresh) SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Petti (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lin Tang (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rinaldi (fresh) PF - David Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang travels with the ball | 21-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG), Elton Granger (SG) Norman Calloway, Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), Darrell Steves (PF) James Carter, Lin Tang, Lawrence Rinaldi, David Henderson | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Schaffer is called for the reach on Elton Granger - foul #2 on Richard Schaffer, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang (SF), David Henderson (C) Richard Schaffer, Marcos Martin | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:51 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves's floater is tipped away by Buddy Davis | 23-16 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Darrell Steves is called for the reach on Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Darrell Steves, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Floyd Dahms, Darrell Steves | |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:34 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson misses long on a floater from the right block | 23-16 |
| 06:16 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:54 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lin Tang and he's hacked by Buddy Davis - foul #1 on Buddy Davis, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Michael Petti (C) Elton Granger, Ernest Ferrante, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Floyd Dahms (SG), Darrell Steves (PF) James Carter, Lin Tang, David Henderson | |
| 05:54 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-18 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-18 |
| 05:02 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Marcos Martin | 23-18 |
| 04:46 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mile Zumbach - foul #1 on Mile Zumbach, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG) Steven Michaels | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Carter (PG), Lin Tang (SF), David Henderson (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Lawrence Rinaldi, Marcos Martin | |
| 04:46 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:46 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Dahms makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 04:08 | Miami (FL) | Norman Calloway steps in front of the Lin Tang pass | 26-20 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Calloway | 28-20 |
| 03:49 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Petti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Dahms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Tang (fresh) PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-20 |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 03:20 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Dahms | 28-23 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mile Zumbach | 30-23 |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 02:43 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto drills a shot from the right side | 32-23 |
| 02:08 | Miami (FL) | The jump hook by David Henderson is blocked by Donald Coleman | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darrell Steves - foul #2 on Darrell Steves, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Elton Granger (SG), John Labelle (SF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Mile Zumbach, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF), Lawrence Rinaldi (PF), Marcos Martin (C) James Carter, Floyd Dahms, Lin Tang, Darrell Steves, David Henderson | |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis (C) Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Henderson (PF) Lawrence Rinaldi | |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hutson | 36-25 |
| 00:20 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Swietomierz Symanski | 36-25 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski is fouled on the floor by David Hutson - foul #3 on David Hutson, team foul #10 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG) David Hutson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi (PF) David Henderson | |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-27 |