| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement clanks a floater from the right block | 26-28 |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Guajardo | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Gabaldon is called for the reach on Timothy Dempsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline's floater is tipped away by Paul Guajardo | 26-28 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Dempsey is called for the reach on Michael Lemoine - foul #3 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG) Timothy Dempsey | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-28 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:57 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Paul Guajardo - foul #2 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG) Samuel Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Lemoine, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SG) Scott Mattes | |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Marbury | 31-31 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hall - foul #2 on Michael Hall, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Trevor Dickens, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (C) Jeremy Savage | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Carbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Byron Clement (PF) Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore (SF) Paul Guajardo | |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Sammie Littlefield - foul #2 on Sammie Littlefield, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG) Michael Marbury | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rountree (fresh) SF - Richard Devore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Fanning (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Harold Fanning | 33-34 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning can't connect on a floater in the paint | 33-34 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Curtis Cordray steps in front of the Michael Lemoine pass in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray lays it in | 33-36 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:27 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Jeff Stratton (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Michael Carbaugh, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Scott Mattes (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Curtis Cordray, Kevin Rountree, Richard Devore, Harold Fanning, Sammie Littlefield | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-36 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeff Stratton | 37-36 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (PF) Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ismael Dorton | 37-36 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Marbury | 40-36 |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Dempsey | 40-39 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ismael Dorton | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey connects on the 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Dempsey - foul #4 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Michael Marbury, Jeremy Savage, Ismael Dorton, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Kevin Rountree (SG), Harold Fanning (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Timothy Dempsey, Scott Mattes, Trevor Dickens, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Byron Clement steps in front of the Curtis Cordray pass | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (C) Samuel Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore (SF) Paul Guajardo | |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray is fouled on the floor by Michael Carbaugh - foul #2 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF) Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse (C) Richard Devore | |
| 09:30 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield tips it in | 44-44 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Kevin Rountree is called for the reach on Michael Hall - foul #1 on Kevin Rountree, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF) Kevin Rountree, Sammie Littlefield | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Hall | 46-44 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Curtis Cordray | 46-47 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Hall and he's hacked by Harold Fanning - foul #1 on Harold Fanning, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Tracy Greene (SG) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Paul Guajardo (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Curtis Cordray, Harold Fanning, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Stratton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SG) Scott Mattes | |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Dempsey | 48-49 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Sammie Littlefield blocks the jumper by Ismael Dorton | 48-49 |
| 06:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Greene - foul #1 on Tracy Greene, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Marbury, Tracy Greene, Michael Carbaugh, Ismael Dorton, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Scott Mattes (SG), Norman Hillhouse (C) Timothy Dempsey, Kevin Rountree, Sammie Littlefield | |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-51 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement tips it in | 50-51 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Cline - foul #3 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (SF) Trevor Dickens | |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is hacked by Norman Hillhouse - foul #3 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore (SF) Paul Guajardo | |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse misses the dunk attempt | 52-53 |
| 03:46 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Savage | 54-55 |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Cordray is blocked by Lawrence Cline | 54-55 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Devore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Fanning (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cline | 54-55 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage is hacked by Richard Devore - foul #1 on Richard Devore, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Samuel Gabaldon, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Paul Guajardo (PF) Curtis Cordray, Richard Devore | |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Savage steals it from Paul Guajardo | 54-55 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Savage | 56-55 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harold Fanning | 56-58 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Hall, Michael Carbaugh, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens (SF) Harold Fanning | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline tips it in | 58-58 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Hillhouse | 58-61 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Gabaldon | 61-61 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Timothy Dempsey | 61-61 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Mattes | 61-63 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon clanks a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey is called for 10 seconds | 63-63 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Byron Clement steals the ball from Timothy Dempsey | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Cline | 65-63 |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens gets the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Scott Mattes | 65-65 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Dempsey and the foul's on Samuel Gabaldon - foul #3 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Lemoine, Samuel Gabaldon, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Kevin Rountree (SG), Harold Fanning (C) Timothy Dempsey, Scott Mattes, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Marbury, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Norman Hillhouse (C) Kevin Rountree, Harold Fanning | |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh drills a floater near the basket | 70-68 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Hall is called for the reach on Curtis Cordray - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Hall, Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes (SG) Timothy Dempsey | |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Curtis Cordray - foul #2 on Curtis Cordray, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG) Curtis Cordray | |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Gabaldon | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Gabaldon - foul #4 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Mattes - foul #3 on Scott Mattes, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes is hacked by Lawrence Cline - foul #4 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |