| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Pinette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Butts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Yother (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Wasielewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey East (fresh) PF - Craig Hassett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey East is called for the reach on Donald Pinette - foul #2 on Jeffrey East, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Pinette, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Chester Yother steps in front of the Miroslav Slusarski pass | 25-23 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Danny Wasielewski steals it from Joseph Slinkard in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Wasielewski | 25-25 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Miroslav Slusarski - foul #1 on Miroslav Slusarski, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Pinette, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF) Donald Pinette | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells's floater is tipped away by Anthony Butts | 27-25 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Slinkard | 27-25 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother hits a turnaround from the left block | 29-25 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Wells | 29-25 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Kim Seale steals it from Wallace Wells | 29-25 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Cunningham - foul #1 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Christopher Dunbar (C) Joseph Slinkard, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Gregory Turner (SF), Shawn Kilburn (C) Miroslav Slusarski, Danny Wasielewski, Jeffrey East, Wallace Wells | |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Pinette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Dunbar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) PF - Craig Hassett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Wadley - foul #2 on James Wadley, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG) James Wadley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses the easy layup | 31-28 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Craig Hassett | 31-28 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Pinette - foul #4 on Donald Pinette, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF), Chester Yother (C) Donald Pinette, Anthony Butts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Danny Wasielewski (SG), Wallace Wells (C) Dave Ranger, Arnold Nicola, Craig Hassett | |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale tips it home | 33-29 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey East (SF), Craig Hassett (PF) Gregory Turner, Shawn Kilburn | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Slusarski - foul #2 on Miroslav Slusarski, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Anthony Butts (PF) Joseph Slinkard, Christopher Dunbar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn (PF) Craig Hassett | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Danny Wasielewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arnold Nicola (SG) Danny Wasielewski | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kim Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Chester Yother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey East (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG) James Wadley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells's dunk attempt is rejected by Kim Seale | 33-29 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses the driving attempt in the paint | 33-29 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother misses the tip | 33-29 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shawn Kilburn | 33-29 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Butts - foul #2 on Anthony Butts, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar (PF), Edward Williams (C) Anthony Butts, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Danny Wasielewski (SG), Craig Hassett (PF) Miroslav Slusarski, Arnold Nicola, Shawn Kilburn | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham hits the finger roll | 35-29 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Turner (SF) Jeffrey East | |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Kim Seale steals the ball from Craig Hassett | 35-29 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Randy Cunningham | 37-29 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Christopher Dunbar denies the turnaround by Danny Wasielewski | 37-29 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Danny Wasielewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells tips it home | 37-31 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Slinkard | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kim Seale (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Dunbar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) SG - Danny Wasielewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Craig Hassett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Wallace Wells (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Randy Cunningham steps in front of the Danny Wasielewski pass | 39-31 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-31 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wallace Wells | 39-31 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts (SG), Donald Pinette (SF), Chester Yother (C) Randy Cunningham, Kim Seale, Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Jeffrey East (SF), Shawn Kilburn (C) Dave Ranger, Danny Wasielewski, Gregory Turner, Wallace Wells | |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Slinkard | 41-31 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski is hacked by Donald Pinette - foul #5 on Donald Pinette, team foul #7 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Randy Cunningham (SG), Kim Seale (SF) Joseph Slinkard, Donald Pinette, Christopher Dunbar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on James Wadley - foul #3 on James Wadley, team foul #8 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Williams (PF), Christopher Dunbar (C) Randy Cunningham, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wallace Wells (C) Craig Hassett | |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Miroslav Slusarski picks off the pass by Anthony Butts | 43-32 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Arnold Nicola misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Arnold Nicola gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Wasielewski (SG) Arnold Nicola | |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts is hacked by Danny Wasielewski - foul #2 on Danny Wasielewski, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale drills a floater in the lane | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. SF - Kim Seale (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) C - Christopher Dunbar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Wasielewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey East (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Wells (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar misses long on a runner in the lane | 45-32 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn misses the fadeaway in the lane | 45-32 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells tips it in | 45-34 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Wallace Wells - foul #2 on Wallace Wells, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham (SG) Anthony Butts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hassett (PF) Shawn Kilburn | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Danny Wasielewski | 47-36 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Craig Hassett swats the short shot by Christopher Dunbar | 47-36 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Danny Wasielewski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Wallace Wells blocks the jumper by Kim Seale | 47-36 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett misses the easy layup | 47-36 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Wadley runs out the clock | 47-36 |