| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Howell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Engle | 37-33 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Scannell and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Alton Butler | 40-36 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Frank Bonenfant picks off the pass by Travis Koester | 40-36 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 42-36 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | George Howell connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Scannell and he's hacked by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | George Howell makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is hacked by George Howell - foul #2 on George Howell, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Carl Janik (C) Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Branden Jones is denied by Matthew Hawkins | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Janik | 45-36 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler is fouled on the floor by George Howell - foul #3 on George Howell, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG), Tom Tewksbury (C) Travis Koester, George Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (SF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins (C) Frank Bonenfant | |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Edward Levins | |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Correia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Kent (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Smith and he's fouled by Ronnie Burley - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), George Howell (SF), Charles Munk (C) Paul Smith, Mike Correia, Donald Kent | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Robert Davis (SF) Alton Butler, Branden Jones | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | George Howell snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Leonard steals it from Tom Tewksbury | 48-38 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard hits the finger roll | 48-40 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by George Howell | 50-40 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Scannell - foul #1 on Robert Scannell, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (PG), Travis Koester (SG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, Fred Johnson, Tom Tewksbury, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Edward Levins (C) Ronnie Burley, Carl Janik, William Engle | |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Levins | 50-40 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Howell | 52-40 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Davis | 52-42 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent blows the layup | 52-42 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Fred Johnson (SF), Charles Munk (C) Paul Smith, George Howell, Donald Kent | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Robert Davis, Edward Levins | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the lay-in | 54-42 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Munk | 56-44 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alton Butler | 56-47 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Bonenfant - foul #1 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (SF) Travis Koester | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SF) Scott Brown | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones can't finish the layup | 58-47 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the shot in the lane | 58-47 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant clanks a runner from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 60-47 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Burley and he's hacked by Matthew Hawkins - foul #3 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (PG), Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, Fred Johnson, Matthew Hawkins, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Carl Janik (C) Alton Butler, Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Travis Koester - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (SF), Edward Levins (C) Robert Davis, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Donald Kent - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Kenneth Hassen | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Levins | 61-52 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester buries a runner in the paint | 63-52 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Kent (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Janik | 63-52 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown tips it in | 63-54 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent buries a runner from the baseline set up by Travis Koester | 65-54 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Travis Koester - foul #2 on Travis Koester, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF), Charles Munk (C) Paul Smith, Travis Koester, George Howell, Donald Kent, Tom Tewksbury | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins can't finish the layup | 65-54 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Scannell - foul #2 on Robert Scannell, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Howell (SF) Mike Correia | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ronnie Burley - foul #2 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis double dribbles | 66-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG) Ronald Leonard | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Howell | 68-54 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the tip | 68-54 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | George Howell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | William Engle can't finish the layup | 68-54 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant tips it home | 68-56 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 71-58 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronnie Burley - foul #3 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG), Fred Johnson (SF), Donald Kent (PF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Travis Koester, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent snags the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith tips it but misses | 71-58 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell is hacked by Branden Jones - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Tom Tewksbury takes the ball from Ronald Leonard | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 73-58 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Donald Kent blocks the short jumper by Edward Levins | 73-58 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell runs out the clock | 73-58 |