| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Buelow (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Hatter | 36-39 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester is fouled on the floor by Wekesa Asaro - foul #3 on Wekesa Asaro, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF) Wekesa Asaro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the floater from the right block | 36-39 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Scannell - foul #2 on Robert Scannell, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-39 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Arlen Short banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lynn Brendle and the foul's on Matthew Hawkins - foul #3 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (PF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Arlen Short makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Koester | 41-41 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Arlen Short's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Munk | 41-41 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses badly on a shot from close range | 41-41 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Joshua Hatter is denied by Charles Munk | 41-41 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | George Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 41-41 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow is hacked by George Howell - foul #1 on George Howell, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Daniel Maranto (SG), Richard Broady (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), Joel Lamere (C) Joshua Hatter, Lynn Brendle, Joshua Buelow, Arlen Short, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, Travis Koester, George Howell, Charles Munk | |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 41-41 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Maranto | 44-43 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Broady swats the short shot by Donald Kent | 44-43 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clarence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Maranto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Broady (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Lamere (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Correia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro (PF), Arlen Short (C) Richard Broady, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Paul Smith, Mike Correia, Donald Kent | |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Fred Johnson and the foul's on Arlen Short - foul #3 on Arlen Short, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow (SF), Christopher Facer (C) Joel Lamere, Arlen Short | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Johnson | 44-48 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Joshua Buelow | 46-48 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from George Howell | 46-50 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Fred Johnson steals the ball from Clarence Jackson in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester banks in the layup set up by Fred Johnson | 46-52 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer misses the driving attempt in the lane | 46-52 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro is fouled on the floor by George Howell - foul #2 on George Howell, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Lynn Brendle (SG), Joel Lamere (SF), Arlen Short (C) Clarence Jackson, Daniel Maranto, Joshua Buelow, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Donald Kent (SF), Charles Munk (C) Fred Johnson, Travis Koester, George Howell, Tom Tewksbury | |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Williams (PF) Wekesa Asaro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent knocks in the runner near the basket | 46-54 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Arlen Short hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 46-54 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-54 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lynn Brendle | 48-54 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Lamere (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arlen Short (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Kent - foul #2 on Donald Kent, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Kevin Williams, Arlen Short | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, Paul Smith, Matthew Hawkins, Charles Munk | |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the shot in the paint set up by George Howell | 49-58 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | George Howell snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson travels with the ball | 49-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Daniel Maranto (SG), Joshua Buelow (SF) Joshua Hatter, Lynn Brendle, Joel Lamere | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ron Hay (C) Donald Kent | |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Facer | 52-58 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Ron Hay tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | George Howell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Johnson | 52-62 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Facer | 55-62 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Fred Johnson and he's hacked by Daniel Maranto - foul #1 on Daniel Maranto, team foul #3 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF) Wekesa Asaro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), Charles Munk (C) Fred Johnson, Tom Tewksbury, Ron Hay | |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | George Howell is whistled for a carry | 55-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Lynn Brendle (SG) Clarence Jackson, Daniel Maranto | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-65 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joel Lamere (C) Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG) Travis Koester | |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-65 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | George Howell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-65 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk tips it in | 55-67 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Buelow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Joel Lamere (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Munk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Daniel Maranto (SG), Wekesa Asaro (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Joshua Hatter, Lynn Brendle, Arlen Short, Joel Lamere | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG), Fred Johnson (SF), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, George Howell, Charles Munk | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Jackson - foul #2 on Clarence Jackson, team foul #4 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Broady (SF) Joshua Buelow | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer dunks the ball | 62-70 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Hawkins | 62-72 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-72 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer tips it in | 64-72 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith's pass is intercepted by Daniel Maranto in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Johnson | 64-75 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Fred Johnson steals the ball from Daniel Maranto | 64-75 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Lynn Brendle (SG), Joshua Buelow (SF) Clarence Jackson, Daniel Maranto, Richard Broady | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), George Howell (SF), Charles Munk (C) Paul Smith, Fred Johnson, Donald Kent | |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | George Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 64-81 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter slams it home | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Munk | 66-84 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro snags the offensive board | 66-84 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-84 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Buelow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | George Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-84 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk tips it home | 69-86 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is hacked by Charles Munk - foul #2 on Charles Munk, team foul #7 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (SG), Joel Lamere (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), Arlen Short (C) Lynn Brendle, Joshua Buelow, Wekesa Asaro, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Donald Kent (PF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, Travis Koester, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins, Charles Munk | |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-86 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Arlen Short is called for the reach on Donald Kent - foul #4 on Arlen Short, team foul #5 | 71-86 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto (SG) Joshua Hatter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Daniel Maranto | 71-86 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Arlen Short's pass is intercepted by Donald Kent | 71-86 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Smith | 71-89 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Fred Johnson steps in front of the Daniel Maranto pass | 71-89 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia lays it up and in set up by Fred Johnson | 71-91 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams's layup is rejected by Donald Kent | 71-91 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith grabs the board | 71-91 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Maranto - foul #2 on Daniel Maranto, team foul #6 | 71-91 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-92 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 71-92 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Arlen Short pulls down the rebound | 71-92 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Arlen Short can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Kent - foul #3 on Donald Kent, team foul #8 | 71-92 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Arlen Short makes the 1st free throw | 72-92 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Arlen Short makes the 2nd free throw | 73-92 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson runs out the clock | 73-92 |