| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otis Acord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Martino (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ricky Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Row (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Bonds (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Gilmore (fresh) C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord is hacked by Robert Rico in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rico, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Davis (PG) Robert Rico | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Lee | 48-41 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | David Row is hacked by Arthur Hunt - foul #3 on Arthur Hunt, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Lord (PF), Russell Sheldon (C) Jonathan Gilmore, Arthur Hunt | |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-41 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Anthony Davis grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Justin Martino - foul #3 on Justin Martino, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ralph Coleman (SG), James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) Otis Acord, Justin Martino, Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Willmon | 51-43 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 51-43 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | James Willmon snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-43 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Sheffield | 56-43 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Anthony Davis makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Lord | 56-45 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gibson - foul #1 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Anthony Lee (PF), David Row (C) James Wadley, James Willmon, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Surrett (SF), Jonathan Gilmore (PF) Christopher Gibson, Chris Lord | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | David Row misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield tips it in | 58-45 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Davis travels with the ball | 58-45 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield connects on the floater from the left block | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otis Acord (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Sheffield (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ralph Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Row (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Bonds (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Mike Surrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Gilmore (fresh) C - Russell Sheldon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Davis - foul #2 on Anthony Davis, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG), James Wadley (SF) Ricky Sheffield, Ralph Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rico (PG), Jeffrey Denham (SG), Christopher Gibson (SF), Arthur Hunt (C) Anthony Davis, Marc Bonds, Mike Surrett, Russell Sheldon | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | David Row clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lee | 60-45 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Robert Rico comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-45 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Wadley | 62-45 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | The jumper by Robert Rico is denied by David Row | 62-45 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Arthur Hunt steals it from Otis Acord in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Anthony Lee takes the ball from Arthur Hunt | 62-45 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Rico - foul #4 on Robert Rico, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield (SF), James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) James Wadley, Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Davis (PG), Mike Surrett (SF), Chris Lord (PF) Robert Rico, Christopher Gibson, Jonathan Gilmore | |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Hunt | 64-48 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Davis - foul #3 on Anthony Davis, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SF) Ricky Sheffield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-48 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Bonds (PG) Anthony Davis | |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Mike Surrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | James Willmon misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 64-48 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otis Acord (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Martino (tiring) 22 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Willmon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamaal Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Bonds (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Denham (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mike Surrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Lord (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Surrett and he's hacked by Otis Acord - foul #2 on Otis Acord, team foul #2 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ricky Sheffield (SF), Anthony Lee (PF), David Row (C) Otis Acord, Ralph Coleman, James Willmon, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Gilmore (PF), Russell Sheldon (C) Chris Lord, Arthur Hunt | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Davis (PG), Christopher Gibson (SF) Marc Bonds, Mike Surrett | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Wadley | 67-51 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Ralph Coleman (SF) James Wadley, Justin Martino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Bonds (SG), Mike Surrett (SF), Chris Lord (PF) Jeffrey Denham, Christopher Gibson, Jonathan Gilmore | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Lord | 67-54 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Lord - foul #3 on Chris Lord, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Willmon (PF) David Row | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (SG), Arthur Hunt (C) Anthony Davis, Russell Sheldon | |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt hits the follow up shot | 69-56 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Coleman | 71-56 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Ricky Sheffield knocks away the 3 by Marc Bonds | 71-56 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Mike Surrett snags the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham misses the jumpshot from the right side | 71-56 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | James Willmon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Surrett - foul #1 on Mike Surrett, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Justin Martino (SG), Jamaal Butler (C) Otis Acord, Ralph Coleman, Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Davis (PG), Christopher Gibson (SF), Jonathan Gilmore (PF), Russell Sheldon (C) Marc Bonds, Mike Surrett, Chris Lord, Arthur Hunt | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson clanks a floater from the left side | 73-56 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Russell Sheldon tips it back up and in | 73-58 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | James Wadley is hacked by Jeffrey Denham - foul #4 on Jeffrey Denham, team foul #10 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SF) Ricky Sheffield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Bonds (SG) Jeffrey Denham | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Davis | 75-61 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-61 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler can't tip it in | 75-61 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Martino (tiring) 25 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Willmon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamaal Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Davis (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Bonds (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Christopher Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Jonathan Gilmore (tiring) C - Russell Sheldon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Gibson | 75-64 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Marc Bonds - foul #2 on Marc Bonds, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee (PF), David Row (C) James Willmon, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rico (PG), Jeffrey Denham (SG), Arthur Hunt (C) Anthony Davis, Marc Bonds, Russell Sheldon | |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | David Row steals it from Christopher Gibson | 77-64 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Rico steals the ball from James Wadley in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Robert Rico hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | James Wadley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Ricky Sheffield (SF) James Wadley, Ralph Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Surrett (SF), Chris Lord (PF) Christopher Gibson, Jonathan Gilmore | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | David Row snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt misses the dunk attempt | 77-64 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord loses the dribble to Mike Surrett in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Justin Martino is called for the reach on Robert Rico - foul #4 on Justin Martino, team foul #3 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Bonds (SG), Russell Sheldon (C) Jeffrey Denham, Arthur Hunt | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-64 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | James Willmon grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Willmon | 79-64 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-67 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | James Willmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ralph Coleman (SG) Otis Acord, Justin Martino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson (SF), Jonathan Gilmore (PF) Mike Surrett, Chris Lord | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-67 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Russell Sheldon snags the offensive board | 79-67 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | James Wadley is called for the reach on Robert Rico - foul #1 on James Wadley, team foul #4 | 79-67 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Russell Sheldon blows the layup | 79-67 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | James Wadley can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-67 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Russell Sheldon snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Marc Bonds is whistled for traveling | 79-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG), Anthony Lee (PF), David Row (C) Ricky Sheffield, James Willmon, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (SG), Chris Lord (PF) Marc Bonds, Jonathan Gilmore | |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Lee | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rico | 81-70 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Martino (tired) 31 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Row (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Rico (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Denham (tired) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Lord (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Sheldon (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Justin Martino | 83-70 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Justin Martino takes the ball from Robert Rico | 83-70 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino can't finish the layup | 83-70 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Rico | 83-70 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Jamaal Butler (C) Ralph Coleman, David Row | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Bonds (SG), Mike Surrett (SF), Jonathan Gilmore (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Jeffrey Denham, Christopher Gibson, Chris Lord, Russell Sheldon | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jamaal Butler - foul #2 on Jamaal Butler, team foul #5 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield (SF) James Wadley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Sheffield | 85-72 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Mike Surrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 85-72 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee gets the rebound | 85-72 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jamaal Butler | 87-72 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Mike Surrett travels with the ball | 87-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ralph Coleman (SF), James Willmon (PF) Otis Acord, Ricky Sheffield, Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (SG), Christopher Gibson (SF) Marc Bonds, Mike Surrett | |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James Wadley is hacked by Arthur Hunt - foul #4 on Arthur Hunt, team foul #12 | 87-72 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James Wadley misses the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Robert Rico hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 88-72 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | James Wadley grabs the board | 88-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | James Wadley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 88-72 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 88-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Christopher Gibson is fouled on the floor by James Willmon - foul #2 on James Willmon, team foul #6 | 88-72 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Robert Rico comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-72 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham gets the offensive rebound | 88-72 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-75 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Wadley runs out the clock | 88-75 |