| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Primo (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaiming Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Zaremski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice inbounds the ball | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh is open and scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Aaron | 51-41 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Garf Zaremski - foul #3 on Garf Zaremski, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Philip Merrick (SG), Michael Penland (PF) Brian Montano, James Lee, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Womac (C) Garf Zaremski | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 19:18 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu is denied on a layup by Michael Penland | 53-41 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Bice is called for the reach on James Primo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bice, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (SG), David Thompson (C) Philip Merrick, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Leon Graham (C) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu | |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Lee | 55-41 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Singleton | 55-41 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF) James Lee, James Primo, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Kevin Korte (C) John Williams, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 18:10 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Kevin Korte | 56-41 |
| 17:56 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG) Nathan Fortenberry | |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | John Singleton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 17:48 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Michael Bice | 56-41 |
| 17:32 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | John Singleton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | David Aaron pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 17:08 | Pepperdine | John Singleton is called for the reach on Terrance Unruh - foul #4 on John Singleton, team foul #1 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Lee (SG), James Primo (SF), Michael Penland (PF), David Thompson (C) John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Larry Womac (C) David Aaron, Kevin Korte | |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Nathan Fortenberry, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Colley (PF) Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | David Thompson travels with the ball | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penland (PF) James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SF) Michael Bice | |
| 16:31 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses badly on a shot from the left block | 56-41 |
| 16:30 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac tips it but misses | 56-41 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lee | 59-41 |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SG), Paul Thomas (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) James Lee, Michael Penland, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Leon Graham (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Terrance Unruh, Larry Womac | |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Primo | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Philip Merrick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Primo (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Allshouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shaiming Chiu (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:44 | Pepperdine | David Aaron drills a floater from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Montano | 63-44 |
| 15:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush is hacked by James Primo - foul #4 on James Primo, team foul #3 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), James Colley (PF), David Thompson (C) Philip Merrick, James Primo, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Shaiming Chiu, Leon Graham | |
| 15:04 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 15:02 | Pepperdine | John Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 14:46 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano's floater is knocked away by Terrance Unruh | 63-47 |
| 14:28 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac grabs the board | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. David Thompson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 63-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (PG), Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, James Colley, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Larry Womac | |
| 13:59 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu scores on a turnaround in the paint | 63-49 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | James Lee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte (C) Garf Zaremski | |
| 13:36 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse is hacked by Michael Penland - foul #2 on Michael Penland, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (PG), Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) Philip Merrick, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Garf Zaremski (C) Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Kevin Korte | |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | David Aaron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Bice - foul #2 on Michael Bice, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), James Primo (SF), Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) James Lee, Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas, James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 12:58 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu scores on a jump hook in the paint | 65-51 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Terrance Unruh - foul #2 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (PF) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu | |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 12:19 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Nathan Fortenberry | 66-53 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (SG), Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Robert Seal, Paul Thomas, James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Leon Graham (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Garf Zaremski | |
| 11:42 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Singleton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lee (tired) 3 ast. SF - James Primo (tired) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Penland (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathan Scott (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Unruh (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bice (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Womac (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott buries a floater in the paint | 68-53 |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu (PF) Larry Womac | |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Paul Thomas, James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Kevin Korte (C) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Leon Graham | |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 11:00 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | James Lee is called for the reach on Raymond Allshouse - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SG) James Lee | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (SG) Shaiming Chiu | |
| 10:36 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Scott - foul #1 on Jonathan Scott, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Lee (SG), Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:36 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:36 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penland (PF) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry is fouled on the floor by James Primo - foul #5 on James Primo, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), David Thompson (C) Brian Montano, James Primo, Michael Penland, James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Womac (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) Raymond Allshouse, Kevin Korte | |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | David Thompson gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | David Aaron steps in front of the John Singleton pass in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush banks in the layup set up by David Aaron | 68-59 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Nathan Fortenberry is called for the reach on John Singleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Fortenberry, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SG), James Colley (PF) James Lee, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG) Nathan Fortenberry | |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 10:14 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac is open and buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Garf Zaremski | 69-61 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | David Thompson misses the floater near the basket | 69-61 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick tips it back up and in | 71-61 |
| 09:41 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick loses the dribble to Robert Bush in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 09:35 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse lays it in on a great pass from Robert Bush | 71-63 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is called for 10 seconds | 71-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Lee (SG), Paul Thomas (PF) John Singleton, Philip Merrick, James Colley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Larry Womac | |
| 09:07 | Pepperdine | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 08:48 | Pepperdine | Paul Thomas swats the short shot by Garf Zaremski | 71-63 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-63 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | David Thompson snags the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Paul Thomas, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Leon Graham (C) John Williams, Michael Bice, Garf Zaremski | |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Penland - foul #3 on Michael Penland, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Philip Merrick (SF) Brian Montano, Matthew Judkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Larry Womac (PF) Nathan Fortenberry, Terrance Unruh, Shaiming Chiu | |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by David Aaron - foul #2 on David Aaron, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 07:42 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 07:41 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham tips it but misses | 75-64 |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Singleton (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lee (very tired) 3 ast. SF - Philip Merrick (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Penland (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Allshouse (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Robert Bush (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Womac (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Graham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac is denied on a layup by Jonathan Scott | 75-64 |
| 07:22 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac hits the follow up shot | 75-66 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is hacked by David Aaron in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Aaron, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), David Thompson (C) James Lee, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Kevin Korte (C) David Aaron, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 07:17 | Pepperdine | Philip Merrick is called for the reach on Raymond Allshouse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Merrick, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| 07:17 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 07:17 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 77-68 |
| 07:04 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 06:58 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (SG) Matthew Judkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG) Raymond Allshouse | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Michael Penland (PF) John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG) John Williams | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland is hacked by Shaiming Chiu - foul #3 on Shaiming Chiu, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Philip Merrick (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, Matthew Judkins, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 06:28 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrance Unruh | 78-70 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Chiu - foul #4 on Shaiming Chiu, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Matthew Judkins (SF), David Thompson (C) John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu, Kevin Korte | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 05:50 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Larry Womac is blocked by Michael Penland | 80-70 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 80-70 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Philip Merrick (SG), Paul Thomas (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, James Lee, Michael Penland, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh | |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse can't finish the layup | 80-70 |
| 05:38 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the tip | 80-70 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Singleton | 82-70 |
| 04:56 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 82-70 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins snags the defensive board | 82-70 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick's fadeaway is rejected by Garf Zaremski | 82-70 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 82-70 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Matthew Judkins | 82-70 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 82-70 |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Lee (SG), Michael Penland (PF), David Thompson (C) Philip Merrick, Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Nathan Fortenberry (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Leon Graham (C) John Williams, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Garf Zaremski | |
| 04:09 | Pepperdine | David Aaron is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 82-70 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | John Singleton is called for the reach on Michael Bice - foul #5 on John Singleton, team foul #10 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SF), Paul Thomas (PF) John Singleton, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Kevin Korte (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Leon Graham | |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lee (very tired) 3 ast. SF - Philip Merrick (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Paul Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Unruh (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bice (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chiu (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Korte (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | David Thompson is whistled for traveling | 84-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF), James Colley (PF) Philip Merrick, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:59 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-72 |
| 02:58 | Pepperdine | David Aaron tips it in | 84-74 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SF) Matthew Judkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Leon Graham (C) David Aaron, Kevin Korte | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 84-74 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | James Colley snags the offensive board | 84-74 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-74 |
| 02:14 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 84-74 |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF), Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Philip Merrick, James Colley, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SF), Robert Bush (PF) Nathan Fortenberry, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu | |
| 02:01 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh banks in the layup on a great pass from David Aaron | 84-76 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-76 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse snags the defensive board | 84-76 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 84-76 |
| 01:29 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse tips it back up and in | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Terrance Unruh picks off the pass by Brian Montano in the backcourt | 84-78 |
| 01:24 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush can't finish the layup | 84-78 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott snags the defensive board | 84-78 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-78 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano grabs the offensive board | 84-78 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott is called for traveling | 84-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas (PF) Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Leon Graham | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | David Aaron clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Scott - foul #2 on Jonathan Scott, team foul #11 | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | David Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | David Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | David Aaron is called for the reach on Paul Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Aaron, team foul #14 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (SG), Philip Merrick (SF), David Thompson (C) James Lee, Matthew Judkins, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-79 |
| 00:34 | Pepperdine | David Aaron snags the offensive board | 86-79 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-79 |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski grabs the offensive board | 86-79 |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) Robert Seal, Philip Merrick, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:28 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Scott | 86-79 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Unruh - foul #3 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #15 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (SG), Philip Merrick (SF), David Thompson (C) James Lee, Matthew Judkins, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski pulls down the rebound | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Aaron | 87-82 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | David Aaron is called for the reach on Robert Seal in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Aaron, team foul #16 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG) David Aaron | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal misses the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Williams | 88-85 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick is fouled in the backcourt by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #17 | 88-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | John Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-85 |