| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) SG - James Nix (fresh) SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fresh) SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) PF - Rick Harden (fresh) C - Woodrow Room (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | James Nix scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gordon Campbell | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brady Hammes | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Frank Umstead - foul #1 on Frank Umstead, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell is fouled on the floor by Rick Harden - foul #1 on Rick Harden, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SF) Freddie Leland | |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Landers (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | George Danner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey McFate | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Minch - foul #1 on James Minch, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland (SF) Paul Banton | |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | John Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Joseph Landers takes the ball from George Danner | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | John Teeter is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McFate - foul #1 on Jeffrey McFate, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Jeffrey McFate, Sherman Washington, Richard Hack, James Minch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rick Harden (PF) Nile Robinson | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers's floater is tipped away by Austin Abraham | 7-4 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Danner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Johnson (fresh) SG - John Teeter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) C - Joseph Landers (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG) George Danner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG) Steven Johnson, John Teeter | |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Gordon Campbell denies the turnaround by Joseph Landers | 8-4 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook tips it home | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | James Nix scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gordon Campbell | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SF), Woodrow Room (C) Freddie Leland, Joseph Landers | |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | John Teeter steals the ball from Frank Umstead | 11-6 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook banks in the layup set up by John Teeter | 11-8 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Campbell | 13-8 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) Frank Umstead, Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Freddie Leland (SF), Nile Robinson (PF) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Rick Harden | |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington double dribbles | 13-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Minch (C) James Nix | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers (PF) Nile Robinson | |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | George Danner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG) James Minch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), Rick Harden (PF) Steven Johnson, John Teeter, Woodrow Room | |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | George Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Landers | 14-8 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden tips it in | 14-10 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Banton is hacked by Richard Hack - foul #1 on Richard Hack, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) George Danner, Jeffrey McFate, Sherman Washington, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), John Teeter (SG), Nile Robinson (C) Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Joseph Landers | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden misses the shot from close range | 14-10 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gordon Campbell | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Nix (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Teeter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Banton (fresh) PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nile Robinson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nile Robinson - foul #1 on Nile Robinson, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room (C) Rick Harden | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Austin Abraham | 18-10 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Paul Banton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Banton | 18-12 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-12 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes tips it back up and in | 20-12 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Nix - foul #1 on James Nix, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Jeffrey McFate (SG), Sherman Washington (SF), Richard Hack (PF), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix, Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino (SG), Freddie Leland (SF), Rick Harden (PF) John Teeter, Paul Banton, Woodrow Room | |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Rick Harden takes the ball from George Danner | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-14 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Richard Hack grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Danner | 23-14 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Sabatino | 23-17 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Richard Hack grabs the board | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - George Danner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Hack (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Minch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nile Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Richard Hack tips it in | 28-17 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 28-17 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | James Minch snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Richard Hack misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-17 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | James Minch tips it home | 30-17 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-17 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden hits the follow up shot | 30-19 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Sherman Washington is called for the reach on Shawn Cook - foul #1 on Sherman Washington, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) George Danner, Jeffrey McFate, Sherman Washington, Richard Hack, James Minch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), John Teeter (SF), Joseph Landers (PF), Woodrow Room (C) Shawn Cook, Freddie Leland, Rick Harden, Nile Robinson | |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino knocks in the shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-21 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell hits the follow up shot | 32-21 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brady Hammes | 35-21 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Gordon Campbell steals it from John Teeter | 35-21 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Campbell | 37-21 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room blows the layup but the foul's on Austin Abraham - foul #1 on Austin Abraham, team foul #7 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rick Harden (PF) Joseph Landers | |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | James Nix connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Umstead | 40-21 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Brady Hammes is called for the reach on Rick Harden - foul #1 on Brady Hammes, team foul #8 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Freddie Leland (SF) Paul Banton, Mike Sabatino | |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham travels with the ball | 40-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers (C) Woodrow Room | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nix (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sherman Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Hack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Johnson (fresh) SG - John Teeter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Landers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington dunks the ball set up by Frank Umstead | 42-23 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | James Nix steals the ball from Joseph Landers | 42-23 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sherman Washington | 45-23 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Sherman Washington blocks the jumper by John Teeter | 45-23 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-23 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | John Teeter grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland is called for traveling | 45-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix, Sherman Washington, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), Paul Banton (SF), Woodrow Room (C) Steven Johnson, John Teeter, Freddie Leland, Joseph Landers | |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gordon Campbell | 48-23 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden misses badly on a runner in the lane | 48-23 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-23 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden drills a runner from close range and the foul's on Austin Abraham - foul #2 on Austin Abraham, team foul #9 | 48-25 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden misses the free throw | 48-25 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | George Danner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-25 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden can't finish the layup | 48-25 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate pulls down the rebound | 48-25 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes misses short on a runner from the right block | 48-25 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook grabs the board | 48-25 |