| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the jumper from close range | 19-24 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is hacked by Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a jump hook in the paint | 19-26 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-26 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-26 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the shot from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski and he's fouled by Gary Chevalier - foul #3 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the free throw | 21-28 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 21-31 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren tips it in | 23-31 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Ray Warren steps in front of the Nelson Lister pass | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) PF - David Veiga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ivan Radlinski | 26-31 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's pass is intercepted by David Veiga | 26-31 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 28-31 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the runner in the lane | 28-31 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Felix Vanvalkenburg, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Brandon Green - foul #3 on Brandon Green, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brandon Green - foul #4 on Brandon Green, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Webre (C) Brandon Green, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (C) Nelson Lister | |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | David Webre buries a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos lays it in set up by Gary Chevalier and the foul's on David Webre - foul #1 on David Webre, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Menzel - foul #1 on Michael Menzel, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG) Michael Menzel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | David Webre snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Johnson | 34-35 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the fadeaway near the basket | 34-35 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Larry Horne hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-37 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it in | 34-39 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Larry Horne pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Larry Horne buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier and he's fouled by Ivan Radlinski - foul #1 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), David Veiga (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Ivan Radlinski, Ryan Whitacre, David Webre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nelson Lister - foul #2 on Nelson Lister, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (PF) Larry Horne | |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Felix Vanvalkenburg swats the short shot by Calvin Enos | 35-42 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ray Warren | 37-42 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the dunk but he's hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), David Webre (SF) Michael Menzel, Felix Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nelson Lister | 37-44 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Johnson | 37-44 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 37-44 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) David Webre, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Andrew Johnson steals the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 40-44 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Larry Horne swats the short shot by Ray Warren | 40-44 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF), David Veiga (C) Andrew Johnson, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 43-46 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Jarrod King (C) Gary Chevalier, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Taylor steps in front of the David Veiga pass | 43-48 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos scores on a turnaround in the paint | 43-50 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | David Veiga connects on the turnaround in the paint | 45-50 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, David Veiga, David Webre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos, Larry Horne, Jarrod King | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Ivan Radlinski is denied by Dwayne Stanhope | 45-52 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 45-52 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it in | 45-54 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-54 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Whitacre - foul #2 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF) Brandon Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (C) Nelson Lister | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren drills a shot from the left side set up by Ivan Radlinski | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Larry Horne blows the layup | 47-56 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Whitacre | 50-58 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF) Felix Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Robert Taylor, Larry Horne | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Ivan Radlinski steps in front of the Nelson Lister pass | 50-58 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson is denied on a dunk by Nelson Lister | 50-58 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre tips it but misses | 50-58 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos lays it up and in | 50-60 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is hacked by Ray Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Warren, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson misses the shot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg tips it home | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Jarrod King is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Johnson - foul #3 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Jarrod King misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Jarrod King misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | David Webre snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Jarrod King snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | David Webre steals it from Jarrod King | 52-62 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | David Veiga loses the dribble to Nelson Lister | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier runs out the clock | 52-62 |