| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schmitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward George (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Elsea (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Antonio Bellomy (fresh) PF - Edgar Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Capp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | David Schmitz inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 40-39 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | James Elsea snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Edward George hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-39 |
| 19:23 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Robert Crabtree | 40-39 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 19:02 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree tips it home | 42-39 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:38 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:20 | Liberty | Thomas Miller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward George - foul #3 on Edward George, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Best (PG) Edward George | |
| 18:20 | Liberty | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:20 | Liberty | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | James Elsea is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| 17:48 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:46 | Liberty | David Schmitz grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:31 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer can't finish the layup | 44-39 |
| 17:30 | Liberty | Thomas Miller tips it in | 46-39 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | John Best knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Elsea | 46-42 |
| 17:02 | Liberty | Thomas Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | John Best grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | John Best buries a floater from close range | 46-44 |
| 16:39 | Liberty | David Schmitz buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gregory Tyus | 49-44 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | John Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | James Elsea misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 16:30 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Schmitz | 49-44 |
| 16:18 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Ralph Schafer | 51-44 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Capp misses the floater from the right side | 51-44 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Edgar Mason tips it home | 51-46 |
| 15:49 | Liberty | David Schmitz is fouled on the floor by Edgar Mason - foul #2 on Edgar Mason, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (PG), Chris Puls (SG), Justin Lerma (SF), Dean Hazlewood (PF), Lee Lott (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Thomas Miller, Robert Crabtree | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward George (PG), Carlos Long (SF), Thomas Green (PF), Eddie O'Dell (C) James Elsea, Antonio Bellomy, Edgar Mason, Fredrick Capp | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - John Mokriski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Puls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Hazlewood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Lott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward George (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Best (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Long (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Liberty | Chris Puls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edward George - foul #4 on Edward George, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen (SG) Edward George | |
| 15:39 | Liberty | Chris Puls misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:39 | Liberty | Chris Puls misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Justin Lerma hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by George Rasmussen - foul #1 on George Rasmussen, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Justin Lerma makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Hazlewood | 54-46 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Carlos Long tips it in | 54-48 |
| 14:39 | Liberty | John Mokriski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Green - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) John Best | |
| 14:39 | Liberty | John Mokriski makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 14:39 | Liberty | John Mokriski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Long | 56-51 |
| 14:14 | Liberty | Chris Puls misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Green | 56-54 |
| 13:44 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, Chris Puls, Justin Lerma, Dean Hazlewood, Lee Lott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Best (PG), James Elsea (SG), Antonio Bellomy (SF), Fredrick Capp (C) William Niles, George Rasmussen, Thomas Green, Eddie O'Dell | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | John Best misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 13:32 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 13:09 | Liberty | David Schmitz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Schafer | 59-54 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | James Elsea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Elsea, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edgar Mason (PF) Carlos Long | |
| 12:40 | Liberty | James Elsea steps in front of the Ralph Schafer pass | 59-54 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | James Elsea jams it | 59-56 |
| 12:21 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 12:20 | Liberty | David Schmitz snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 12:11 | Liberty | David Schmitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Puls (SF) David Schmitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), George Rasmussen (SG), Thomas Green (PF), Eddie O'Dell (C) James Elsea, Antonio Bellomy, Edgar Mason, Fredrick Capp | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Eddie O'Dell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 11:48 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Puls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Best (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Liberty | Chris Puls knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Miller | 62-56 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | John Best comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | William Niles is fouled on the floor by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (PG), David Schmitz (SF), Dean Hazlewood (PF), Lee Lott (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, Thomas Miller, Robert Crabtree | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Elsea (SG), Antonio Bellomy (SF), Edgar Mason (PF) William Niles, John Best, Eddie O'Dell | |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy loses the dribble to David Schmitz | 62-56 |
| 10:07 | Liberty | Chris Puls buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Hazlewood | 64-56 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy is hacked by Lee Lott - foul #1 on Lee Lott, team foul #2 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Thomas Miller (PF) Chris Puls, Lee Lott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Carlos Long (C) George Rasmussen, Thomas Green | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Carlos Long clanks a driving attempt from close range | 64-56 |
| 09:31 | Liberty | Thomas Miller gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 09:26 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus is hacked by Carlos Long - foul #2 on Carlos Long, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Best (PG), Fredrick Capp (C) William Niles, Edgar Mason | |
| 09:26 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:26 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Fredrick Capp | 65-56 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Carlos Long is whistled for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ralph Schafer (SG), Justin Lerma (SF), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, David Schmitz, Dean Hazlewood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:04 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 09:02 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Capp snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Carlos Long makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 08:20 | Liberty | Thomas Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | John Best can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Bellomy | 65-58 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Justin Lerma picks off the pass by Fredrick Capp | 65-58 |
| 07:47 | Liberty | Carlos Long swats the short shot by Robert Crabtree | 65-58 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Lerma (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Best (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Elsea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Bellomy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carlos Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Capp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | John Best connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Bellomy | 65-60 |
| 07:15 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | James Elsea clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Schafer - foul #1 on Ralph Schafer, team foul #3 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (PG), Chris Puls (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Dean Hazlewood (PF), Lee Lott (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, Justin Lerma, Thomas Miller, Robert Crabtree | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward George (PG), George Rasmussen (SF), Edgar Mason (PF), Thomas Green (C) John Best, Antonio Bellomy, Carlos Long, Fredrick Capp | |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | James Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | James Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:56 | Liberty | John Mokriski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Edgar Mason snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Rasmussen, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy (SF) James Elsea | |
| 06:22 | Liberty | David Schmitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green travels with the ball | 65-62 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Best (SF) Antonio Bellomy | |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Edgar Mason swats the short shot by Dean Hazlewood | 65-62 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Green pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | George Rasmussen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 05:17 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:53 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood is fouled on the floor by George Rasmussen - foul #3 on George Rasmussen, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, Chris Puls, Lee Lott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carlos Long (PF), Eddie O'Dell (C) Edgar Mason, Thomas Green | |
| 04:53 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Carlos Long | 65-62 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Carlos Long buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 04:25 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Schmitz | 67-64 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Eddie O'Dell comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Crabtree - foul #2 on Robert Crabtree, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Justin Lerma (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) David Schmitz, Dean Hazlewood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Elsea (SG), Fredrick Capp (C) Edward George, George Rasmussen | |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Eddie O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Eddie O'Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:57 | Liberty | Justin Lerma misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:38 | Liberty | Fredrick Capp steals it from Justin Lerma | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Lerma (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Best (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Elsea (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Long (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie O'Dell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Capp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Capp misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Crabtree - foul #3 on Robert Crabtree, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Puls (SF) Justin Lerma | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Antonio Bellomy (SF), Thomas Green (PF) John Best, Carlos Long, Eddie O'Dell | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Capp makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Capp makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:00 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Tyus | 69-68 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Liberty | David Schmitz (SF) Chris Puls | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward George (PG), Edgar Mason (PF) William Niles, Thomas Green | |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Edgar Mason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 02:25 | Liberty | Thomas Miller jams it | 71-68 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | James Elsea drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Bellomy | 71-70 |
| 01:50 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 01:10 | Liberty | Thomas Miller makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Tyus | 76-73 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Antonio Bellomy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:39 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Liberty | Fredrick Capp steps in front of the Ralph Schafer pass | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Edward George misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus grabs the board | 76-73 |