| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otis Acord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Martino (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Sheffield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lee (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Row (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey East (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ali Haslett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) PF - Clarence Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Christopher Russell inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey East and he's fouled by David Row - foul #2 on David Row, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | David Row snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams can't throw it down | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Ali Haslett tips it in | 34-30 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield misses the lay-in | 34-30 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ali Haslett | 34-32 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord clanks a shot from the right side | 34-32 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-32 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | David Row misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Williams - foul #1 on Vincent Williams, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ralph Coleman (SF), James Willmon (PF) Otis Acord, Ricky Sheffield, Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elbert Frost (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Andrew Farr (PF), Kyle Hill (C) Ali Haslett, Christopher Russell, Clarence Lang, Vincent Williams | |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | David Row makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | David Row makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Kyle Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Justin Martino is denied by Andrew Farr | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | Scott Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | James Willmon grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Kyle Hill is called for the reach on David Row - foul #2 on Kyle Hill, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler (C) David Row | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Chabot (PG) Jeffrey East | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Justin Martino | 38-34 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Kyle Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Scott Johnson tips it home | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Martino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Willmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamaal Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Chabot (fresh) SG - Elbert Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Martino | 41-36 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | William Chabot can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Elbert Frost steps in front of the Ralph Coleman pass | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Kyle Hill misses the floater from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Wadley | 43-36 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Kyle Hill hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Chabot | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | James Wadley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Wadley, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Ricky Sheffield (SF), Anthony Lee (PF), David Row (C) James Wadley, Ralph Coleman, James Willmon, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey East (PG), Ali Haslett (SG), Christopher Russell (SF), Clarence Lang (PF), Vincent Williams (C) William Chabot, Elbert Frost, Scott Johnson, Andrew Farr, Kyle Hill | |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Acord | 45-38 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Justin Martino - foul #1 on Justin Martino, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | David Row buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ricky Sheffield | 47-38 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SF) Justin Martino | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | David Row tips it home | 49-38 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Clarence Lang misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-38 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | David Row knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otis Acord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Sheffield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Lee (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Row (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey East (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ali Haslett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) PF - Clarence Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | David Row swats the layup by Vincent Williams | 51-40 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Clarence Lang grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Clarence Lang snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Row - foul #3 on David Row, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG), James Wadley (SF), James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) Ricky Sheffield, Ralph Coleman, Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Chabot (PG), Elbert Frost (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Andrew Farr (PF) Jeffrey East, Ali Haslett, Christopher Russell, Clarence Lang | |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Martino | 53-41 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Jamaal Butler denies the turnaround by Vincent Williams | 53-41 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino is hacked by Elbert Frost - foul #1 on Elbert Frost, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield (SF) Otis Acord | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey East (PG), Kyle Hill (C) William Chabot, Vincent Williams | |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Elbert Frost picks off the pass by Ricky Sheffield | 53-41 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Elbert Frost banks in the layup | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SF), Anthony Lee (PF) Justin Martino, James Willmon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG), David Row (C) Ricky Sheffield, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ali Haslett (SG) Elbert Frost | |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | David Row gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | James Wadley misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Farr - foul #2 on Andrew Farr, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Russell (SF) Kyle Hill | |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Ali Haslett's floater is knocked away by Anthony Lee | 55-43 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Ali Haslett grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ali Haslett | 55-45 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Martino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Lee (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - David Row (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey East (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ali Haslett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) PF - Andrew Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Justin Martino picks off the pass by Jeffrey East in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman misses the lay-in | 58-45 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Farr gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Justin Martino steals the ball from Jeffrey East | 58-45 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Scott Johnson swats the shot by Justin Martino | 58-45 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Christopher Russell snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East is called for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG), Ricky Sheffield (SF), James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) James Wadley, Ralph Coleman, Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Chabot (PG), Elbert Frost (SG), Kyle Hill (SF), Clarence Lang (PF), Vincent Williams (C) Jeffrey East, Ali Haslett, Christopher Russell, Andrew Farr, Scott Johnson | |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams connects on the floater in the lane | 58-47 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | William Chabot pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by James Willmon - foul #1 on James Willmon, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SF), David Row (C) Justin Martino, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey East (PG), Ali Haslett (SG), Christopher Russell (SF) William Chabot, Elbert Frost, Kyle Hill | |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | James Willmon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Otis Acord misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | David Row pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | David Row misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Vincent Williams - foul #2 on Vincent Williams, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee (PF) James Willmon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Farr (C) Vincent Williams | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | David Row makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | David Row makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Christopher Russell is fouled on the floor by Otis Acord - foul #2 on Otis Acord, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kyle Hill (C) Clarence Lang | |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield misses short on a floater near the basket | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | David Row snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Farr - foul #3 on Andrew Farr, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Jamaal Butler (C) Otis Acord, David Row | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Johnson (SF) Christopher Russell | |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Ricky Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Sheffield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Lee (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jamaal Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey East (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ali Haslett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 03:33 | Minnesota | Andrew Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jamaal Butler - foul #1 on Jamaal Butler, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG) Ricky Sheffield | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elbert Frost (SG), Clarence Lang (PF), Vincent Williams (C) Ali Haslett, Andrew Farr, Kyle Hill | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee is fouled on the floor by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Acord (PG) Ralph Coleman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman (SG), David Row (C) Justin Martino, Jamaal Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ali Haslett (SG), Christopher Russell (SF) Elbert Frost, Scott Johnson | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams blows the layup | 63-54 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Anthony Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Martino (SG), Ricky Sheffield (SF) Ralph Coleman, James Wadley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 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) | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-54 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Acord and he's hacked by Clarence Lang - foul #2 on Clarence Lang, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Ralph Coleman (SF), James Willmon (PF), Jamaal Butler (C) Otis Acord, Ricky Sheffield, Anthony Lee, David Row | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Russell | 69-56 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Christopher Russell is called for the reach on Jamaal Butler - foul #3 on Christopher Russell, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Jamaal Butler misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Justin Martino steals it from Ali Haslett | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Justin Martino lays it up and in | 71-56 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Vincent Williams connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey East | 71-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Ralph Coleman drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Wadley | 73-58 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | James Wadley is called for the reach on Jeffrey East - foul #4 on James Wadley, team foul #8 | 73-58 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Jeffrey East makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Wadley runs out the clock | 73-60 |