| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) SF - Barton Young (fresh) PF - Paul Stephens (fresh) C - Charles Munk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) SG - Nick Tewksbury (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Samuel Duffield (fresh) C - Todd Brim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Todd Brim wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Alabama | Christopher Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Samuel Duffield steals the ball from Charles Munk | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Christopher Clark clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leonardo Russo | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Samuel Duffield swats the layup by Paul Stephens | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Todd Brim gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Brian Stetler loses the dribble to Charles Munk | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Barton Young lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Fred Johnson steals the ball from Brian Stetler in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury's pass is intercepted by Leonardo Russo | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo throws it down | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | Samuel Duffield's pass is intercepted by Fred Johnson | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson lays it up and in | 6-0 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leonardo Russo | 6-0 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson loses the dribble to Nick Tewksbury | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Brian Stetler lays it in on a great pass from Nick Tewksbury | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Brian Stetler gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Barton Young is fouled on the floor by Nick Tewksbury - foul #1 on Nick Tewksbury, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski (PG), Gregorio Russo (SG), Kevin Raybon (SF), Mike Correia (PF), Jacob Bono (C) Leonardo Russo, Fred Johnson, Barton Young, Paul Stephens, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Paul (PG), Keith Heredia (SG), Arthur Page (SF), William Moncayo (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Brian Stetler, Nick Tewksbury, Christopher Clark, Samuel Duffield, Todd Brim | |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stiles | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Paul can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Arthur Page tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Gregorio Russo is denied by Nicholas Stiles | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Kevin Raybon grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Galuski (fresh) SG - Gregorio Russo (fresh) SF - Kevin Raybon (fresh) PF - Mike Correia (fresh) C - Jacob Bono (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Paul (fresh) SG - Keith Heredia (fresh) SF - Arthur Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Moncayo (fresh) C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia's pass is intercepted by Arthur Page | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Arthur Page hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens (PF), Bryan Benny (C) Kevin Raybon, Jacob Bono | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Samuel Duffield (PF), Robert Brown (C) Robert Paul, William Moncayo, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Robert Brown misses short on a runner in the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Samuel Duffield grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Arthur Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Keith Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Keith Heredia comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Bryan Benny pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Bryan Benny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Arthur Page | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Alabama | Keith Heredia clanks a floater from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski is hacked by Arthur Page - foul #1 on Arthur Page, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Barton Young (SF), Jacob Bono (PF), Charles Munk (C) Robert Galuski, Gregorio Russo, Mike Correia, Paul Stephens, Bryan Benny | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Paul (PG), Nick Tewksbury (SG), William Moncayo (PF), Todd Brim (C) Brian Stetler, Keith Heredia, Arthur Page, Samuel Duffield | |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Jacob Bono scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 9-6 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Jacob Bono steals the ball from Robert Paul | 9-6 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Johnson | 12-6 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Barton Young pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 14-6 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Robert Brown makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nick Tewksbury | 14-8 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo (PG), Paul Stephens (PF) Leonardo Russo, Jacob Bono | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Arthur Page (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Samuel Duffield (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Robert Paul, Nick Tewksbury, Robert Brown, William Moncayo, Todd Brim | |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Nicholas Stiles gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gregorio Russo (fresh) SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barton Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Stephens (fresh) C - Charles Munk (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Samuel Duffield (fresh) C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Samuel Duffield drills a shot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Charles Munk picks off the pass by Nicholas Stiles | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens is hacked by Samuel Duffield - foul #1 on Samuel Duffield, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski (PG), Mike Correia (SF), Bryan Benny (C) Fred Johnson, Barton Young, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG) Brian Stetler | |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo comes up short on the runner in the paint | 17-10 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens tips it in | 19-10 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Arthur Page makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Heredia | 19-12 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski double dribbles | 19-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo (PG), Kevin Raybon (SF) Robert Galuski, Gregorio Russo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury (SG), William Moncayo (PF), Todd Brim (C) Arthur Page, Samuel Duffield, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Keith Heredia loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (SG), Jacob Bono (C) Kevin Raybon, Bryan Benny | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Robert Paul (SF) Keith Heredia, Christopher Clark | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mike Correia and the foul's on Todd Brim - foul #1 on Todd Brim, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Barton Young (SF), Charles Munk (C) Mike Correia, Jacob Bono | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Todd Brim knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Paul | 22-14 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Johnson and he's fouled by Todd Brim - foul #2 on Todd Brim, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (PF) Paul Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (SG), Arthur Page (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Nick Tewksbury, Robert Paul, Todd Brim | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-14 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Barton Young grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson is fouled on the floor by Keith Heredia - foul #1 on Keith Heredia, team foul #7 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo (PG) Leonardo Russo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Clark (SF) Arthur Page | |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Nicholas Stiles is hacked by Mike Correia - foul #1 on Mike Correia, team foul #1 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski (PG), Jacob Bono (C) Fred Johnson, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Page (SG) Brian Stetler | |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Christopher Clark drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Page | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Galuski (fresh) SG - Gregorio Russo (fresh) SF - Barton Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Correia (fresh) C - Jacob Bono (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Keith Heredia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Moncayo (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Barton Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-17 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Nicholas Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Arthur Page hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-17 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jacob Bono | 27-17 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Moncayo | 27-17 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Keith Heredia is hacked by Jacob Bono - foul #1 on Jacob Bono, team foul #2 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Kevin Raybon (SF), Paul Stephens (PF), Charles Munk (C) Robert Galuski, Gregorio Russo, Barton Young, Mike Correia, Jacob Bono | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Nick Tewksbury (SG), Samuel Duffield (PF), Robert Brown (C) Keith Heredia, Christopher Clark, William Moncayo, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Raybon - foul #1 on Kevin Raybon, team foul #3 | 27-17 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Kevin Raybon banks in the layup | 29-19 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | Brian Stetler's pass is intercepted by Charles Munk | 29-19 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Samuel Duffield | 29-19 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 29-22 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (SF) Kevin Raybon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Clark (SF), William Moncayo (C) Arthur Page, Robert Brown | |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo makes the 3rd free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leonardo Russo | 35-22 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | Samuel Duffield connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Brian Stetler | 35-24 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 37-24 |
| 03:58 | Alabama | Christopher Clark connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Stetler | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leonardo Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Correia (fresh) PF - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Munk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Tewksbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Duffield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Moncayo (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-27 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury throws it down set up by Brian Stetler | 39-29 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Munk | 42-29 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Christopher Clark buries a floater from the right side set up by William Moncayo | 42-31 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Leonardo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Christopher Clark gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | Nick Tewksbury can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Samuel Duffield grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Christopher Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Galuski (PG), Gregorio Russo (SG), Barton Young (SF), Jacob Bono (PF), Bryan Benny (C) Leonardo Russo, Fred Johnson, Mike Correia, Paul Stephens, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Paul (PG), Keith Heredia (SG), Arthur Page (SF), Nicholas Stiles (PF), Todd Brim (C) Brian Stetler, Nick Tewksbury, Christopher Clark, Samuel Duffield, William Moncayo | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Paul steals it from Jacob Bono | 42-31 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Jacob Bono is called for the reach on Robert Paul - foul #2 on Jacob Bono, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Todd Brim is hacked by Jacob Bono - foul #3 on Jacob Bono, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Stephens (PF) Jacob Bono | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Robert Paul misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Bryan Benny grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Arthur Page grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Robert Paul misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Nicholas Stiles grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Todd Brim loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Stiles - foul #1 on Nicholas Stiles, team foul #9 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (PF), Charles Munk (C) Paul Stephens, Bryan Benny | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Gregorio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Todd Brim misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Barton Young - foul #1 on Barton Young, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Whitefield (PG) Robert Galuski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Robert Brown (PF) Robert Paul, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Todd Brim makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Todd Brim makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Arthur Page | 44-33 |