| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Ridgeway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Steadman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Elsass | 35-28 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | William Arellano hits a runner in the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | James Harper buries a turnaround from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan's layup is rejected by James Harper | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | James Steadman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Harper | 42-30 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake buries a floater from the left block set up by Lance Mulhern | 42-32 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | William Arellano swats the short shot by Justin Young | 42-32 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | James Steadman hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan can't connect on a runner near the basket | 44-32 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Justin Young drills a shot from the left block | 46-34 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | William Arellano can't finish the layup | 46-34 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | James Steadman snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | James Steadman's fadeaway is rejected by William Arellano | 46-34 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway grabs the board | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Steadman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | William Arellano is called for the reach on James Steadman - foul #2 on William Arellano, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Lawrence Baca (SG), David Allee (SF), Scott Couch (PF), Erik Romo (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Young, Philip Ridgeway, James Steadman, James Harper | |
| 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 | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | David Allee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Romo | 46-34 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Al Adkins steals the ball from Erik Romo | 46-34 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan hits a jumper in the paint set up by Shaun Matthews | 46-36 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Baca | 48-36 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbert Owens | 48-38 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | David Allee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Erik Romo grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | David Allee scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Kirwan | 51-38 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Scott Couch pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Erik Romo comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Shaun Matthews - foul #1 on Shaun Matthews, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), Justin Young (SG), Philip Ridgeway (SF), John Green (C) Christopher Kirwan, Lawrence Baca, David Allee, Scott Couch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Erik Romo misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Erik Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Mark Elsass is called for the reach on William Niles - foul #1 on Mark Elsass, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Steadman (PF) Erik Romo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Lake - foul #3 on Paul Lake, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) James Kennedy | |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | James Steadman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Arellano - foul #3 on William Arellano, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Couch (SF), James Harper (C) Philip Ridgeway, John Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | James Steadman makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | James Steadman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern loses the dribble to Scott Couch | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Couch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Steadman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | James Harper's layup is rejected by Lance Mulhern | 55-40 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Scott Couch tips it in | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-40 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Scott Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Paul Lake picks off the pass by James Harper | 57-40 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Scott Couch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | James Harper can't tip it in | 57-42 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | William Arellano gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | William Arellano is fouled on the floor by James Steadman - foul #2 on James Steadman, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Lawrence Baca (SG), Philip Ridgeway (SF), Erik Romo (PF), John Green (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Young, Scott Couch, James Steadman, James Harper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Erik Romo is called for the reach on Wilbert Owens - foul #2 on Erik Romo, team foul #3 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) William Niles | |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Baca - foul #1 on Lawrence Baca, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | William Adrian is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Adrian, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Erik Romo scores on a jumper in the paint | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Baca - foul #2 on Lawrence Baca, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), Scott Couch (PF) Christopher Kirwan, John Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shaun Matthews - foul #2 on Shaun Matthews, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF) Wilbert Owens, Shaun Matthews | |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Scott Couch - foul #3 on Scott Couch, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Allee (SF), James Harper (C) Philip Ridgeway, Erik Romo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Allee | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Baca (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Allee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Couch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Adrian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence Baca - foul #3 on Lawrence Baca, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Young (SG), James Steadman (PF) Lawrence Baca, Scott Couch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF), Wilbert Owens (C) William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | James Harper misses the lay-in | 65-48 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | David Allee grabs the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Justin Young comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wilbert Owens - foul #2 on Wilbert Owens, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erik Romo (C) James Harper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, Paul Lake | |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Justin Young makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Justin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mark Elsass | 67-48 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | David Allee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-48 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Mark Elsass steals the ball from Lance Mulhern | 67-48 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | David Allee clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 67-48 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Sullivan | 67-51 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Erik Romo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-51 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway (SF), James Harper (C) David Allee, Erik Romo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | James Steadman blocks the short jumper by Lance Mulhern | 67-51 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mark Elsass | 67-51 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Justin Young is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG) Mark Elsass | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (SF) Lance Mulhern | |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Steadman - foul #3 on James Steadman, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway misses long on a jump hook from close range | 67-52 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Justin Young pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Christopher Kirwan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Ridgeway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Steadman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | James Steadman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca (SG), David Allee (SF), Scott Couch (PF), Erik Romo (C) Justin Young, Philip Ridgeway, James Steadman, James Harper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-52 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kirwan - foul #2 on Christopher Kirwan, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-54 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | William Adrian is hacked by Scott Couch - foul #4 on Scott Couch, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | David Allee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Adrian - foul #2 on William Adrian, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | David Allee makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | David Allee misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | William Adrian is fouled on the floor by Scott Couch - foul #5 on Scott Couch, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Green (C) Scott Couch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | John Green knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kirwan | 70-58 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens is called for traveling | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | David Allee knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Wilbert Owens - foul #3 on Wilbert Owens, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | David Allee makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the runner from close range | 73-60 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Erik Romo misses badly on a runner in the lane | 73-60 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Al Adkins | 73-60 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Erik Romo steals it from Rafael Sullivan | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan runs out the clock | 73-60 |