| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Morado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elvin Rexford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford misses long on a shot in the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | William Morado hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | William Morado comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder tips it in | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Cesar Conti - foul #2 on Cesar Conti, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | William Morado hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Stanley - foul #1 on Christopher Stanley, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | William Morado makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | William Morado makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | David Richardson is whistled for a carry | 39-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas O'Connell (SG), Jose Cuevas (PF) William Morado, Elvin Rexford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley | |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas O'Connell and the foul's on David Richardson - foul #3 on David Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Jones (PG), Alvaro Morales (C) Mark Wilder, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), Emmett Degennaro (SF) David Richardson, Gary Ogg | |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Horne | 41-29 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | James Rife is whistled for a carry | 41-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Kelley (SF) Cesar Conti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alvaro Morales | 43-29 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski is fouled on the floor by Thomas O'Connell - foul #1 on Thomas O'Connell, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (SG), Elvin Rexford (PF) Thomas O'Connell, William Kelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF) Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Lincoln Gutoski | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Morado (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elvin Rexford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvaro Morales (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lincoln Gutoski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rife (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | William Morado tips it but misses | 43-31 |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | William Morado hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Cuevas | 46-31 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | James Rife clanks a shot from the right side | 46-31 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Elvin Rexford | 46-31 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | William Morado can't connect on a floater from close range | 46-31 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lincoln Gutoski | 46-34 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | William Morado grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford is hacked by Randall Bilodeau - foul #1 on Randall Bilodeau, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder (PG), Thomas O'Connell (SG), Cesar Conti (SF), William Kelley (PF), Kurt McNish (C) Robert Jones, William Morado, Jose Cuevas, Elvin Rexford, Alvaro Morales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Bradley Cardinale (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, James Rife, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley, Andrew Riley | |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-34 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | William Kelley grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti makes the shot from the left wing set up by Kurt McNish | 48-34 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | David Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti's layup is rejected by Andrew Horne | 48-34 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Emmett Degennaro and the foul's on Thomas O'Connell - foul #2 on Thomas O'Connell, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales (PF) William Kelley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Emmett Degennaro, Bradley Cardinale | |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas O'Connell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Morales (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rife (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales misses the jump hook from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti tips it in | 50-37 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Kurt McNish denies the turnaround by James Rife | 50-37 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | James Rife pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas O'Connell - foul #3 on Thomas O'Connell, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (SG), Elvin Rexford (PF) Thomas O'Connell, Alvaro Morales | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF), Bradley Cardinale (C) James Rife, Andrew Riley, Andrew Horne | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-38 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | William Morado grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder is fouled on the floor by David Richardson - foul #4 on David Richardson, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Jones (PG), Jose Cuevas (SF), Alvaro Morales (C) Mark Wilder, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski (PG), James Rife (SG) David Richardson, Gary Ogg | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales is fouled on the floor by Bradley Cardinale - foul #4 on Bradley Cardinale, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley (C) Bradley Cardinale | |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | William Morado snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | William Morado misses long on a runner from close range | 50-38 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Stanley | 50-38 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Christopher Stanley can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | James Rife can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | William Morado knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-38 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | James Rife is called for the reach on Alvaro Morales - foul #1 on James Rife, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder (PG), Thomas O'Connell (SG), Cesar Conti (SF), Kurt McNish (C) Robert Jones, William Morado, Jose Cuevas, Elvin Rexford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Richardson (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Andrew Horne (C) Lincoln Gutoski, Randall Bilodeau, Christopher Stanley | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas O'Connell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvaro Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rife (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Alvaro Morales steals it from Andrew Horne | 55-38 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kurt McNish | 58-38 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | David Richardson misses the jumper from the left side | 58-38 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish tips it in | 60-38 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | David Richardson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Riley | 60-41 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas O'Connell grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kurt McNish | 63-41 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | James Rife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Jones (PG), William Kelley (SF), Jose Cuevas (PF) Mark Wilder, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Moniz (PG), Lincoln Gutoski (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) David Richardson, Gary Ogg, James Rife, Andrew Horne | |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Emmett Degennaro denies the turnaround by Jose Cuevas | 63-41 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Thomas O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Moniz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Rife (SF) Joseph Moniz | |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | William Kelley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 66-41 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Emmett Degennaro | 66-44 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas travels with the ball | 66-44 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | James Rife can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley gets the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale misses the easy layup | 66-44 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | William Kelley grabs the board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas O'Connell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvaro Morales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lincoln Gutoski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmett Degennaro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Rife (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Cardinale (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Emmett Degennaro | 66-47 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | William Kelley loses the dribble to Bradley Cardinale | 66-47 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-47 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Thomas O'Connell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Cuevas | 68-47 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Thomas O'Connell is called for the reach on Emmett Degennaro - foul #4 on Thomas O'Connell, team foul #5 | 68-47 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lincoln Gutoski | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | William Kelley is hacked by Emmett Degennaro - foul #1 on Emmett Degennaro, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | William Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | William Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Lincoln Gutoski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas O'Connell snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas misses the turnaround from the left block | 70-49 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley lays it in | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 70-51 |