| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is hacked by Angelo Valencia - foul #3 on Angelo Valencia, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SF) Angelo Valencia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Lance Mulhern | 29-38 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn is hacked by William Niles - foul #1 on William Niles, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Paul Pool is fouled on the floor by Robby Burgan - foul #1 on Robby Burgan, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | William Niles steals the ball from Paul Pool | 29-38 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake slams it home on a great pass from William Niles | 29-40 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn loses the dribble to Paul Lake | 29-40 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim takes the ball from William Niles | 29-40 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Pool | 31-40 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern buries a jump hook from the right block | 31-42 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Paul Pool hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern's floater is tipped away by Jerome Rhone | 31-42 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Pool | 34-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pool (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | William Niles drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Lake | 34-44 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim's pass is intercepted by William Niles | 34-44 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the easy layup | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern tips it home | 34-46 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Rhone | 36-46 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is called for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Peter Carter (PF), Gerard Fichter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Paul Pool, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tommy Williamson | 39-46 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | William Adrian hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Carter - foul #1 on Peter Carter, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | Peter Carter snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Gerard Fichter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerard Fichter, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Tommy Williamson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Niles | 39-50 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Black | 39-50 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bert Ogburn | 42-50 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Bert Ogburn - foul #2 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Paul Pool (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Peter Carter, Gerard Fichter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF) William Niles, Shaun Matthews | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Al Adkins | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Paul Pool snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Black | 45-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Adrian (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Al Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is fouled on the floor by Bert Ogburn - foul #3 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone (PF) Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-52 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone blows the dunk but the foul's on William Arellano - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SF) Jimmy Black | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | William Niles scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lance Mulhern | 46-54 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | William Niles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | William Arellano picks off the pass by Jerome Rhone | 46-54 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | William Arellano can't throw it down | 46-54 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Paul Pool can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rafael Sullivan - foul #1 on Rafael Sullivan, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), William Adrian (SF), Al Adkins (PF) Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews, William Arellano | |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Paul Pool makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Paul Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Wilbert Owens - foul #1 on Wilbert Owens, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF) Robby Burgan | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Al Adkins | 49-56 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Black - foul #4 on Jimmy Black, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Dean Jessee (C) Jimmy Black, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG) Wilbert Owens | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Dean Jessee swats the short shot by William Adrian | 49-56 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Rhone | 49-56 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Al Adkins - foul #1 on Al Adkins, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (PF) Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) Al Adkins | |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bert Ogburn - foul #4 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Carter (PF) Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Peter Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Paul Pool hits the follow up shot | 53-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Adrian (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Adrian - foul #3 on William Adrian, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF) Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Adrian | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Arellano | 55-63 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is called for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Al Adkins (PF) William Arellano | |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rafael Sullivan - foul #2 on Rafael Sullivan, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG) Tommy Williamson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF) Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews | |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan hits a jump hook in the lane | 57-65 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Peter Carter travels with the ball | 57-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Paul Pool (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Jerome Rhone, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), William Arellano (PF) Wilbert Owens, Al Adkins | |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | William Niles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-65 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Paul Pool grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Paul Pool lays it up and in | 59-65 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | William Arellano hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone (PF) Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), William Adrian (SF), Al Adkins (PF) William Niles, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano | |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Al Adkins (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jimmy Black - foul #5 on Jimmy Black, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SF), Peter Carter (C) Jimmy Black, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF) Robby Burgan | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Al Adkins - foul #2 on Al Adkins, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Jerome Rhone swats the layup by Wilbert Owens | 59-71 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Dean Jessee (C) Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF) Wilbert Owens, Shaun Matthews, Al Adkins | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Glenn Brown (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson travels with the ball | 59-71 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | William Adrian scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Wilbert Owens | 59-73 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-73 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Peter Carter tips it back up and in | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews tips it home | 61-75 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan grabs the board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Tommy Williamson - foul #2 on Tommy Williamson, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Al Adkins steps in front of the Paul Pool pass | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens runs out the clock | 61-77 |