| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) C - Earl Loera (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Robinson | 26-29 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 26-29 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista loses the dribble to James Zacher | 26-29 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | James Zacher jams it | 28-29 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Peluso's pass is intercepted by Tom Baughman | 28-31 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it in | 28-33 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Robinson steps in front of the James Zacher pass | 28-33 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore blows the layup | 28-33 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Lohmann | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | James Zacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jerry McGrath and he's fouled by James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Wilford Greene is called for the reach on Michael Tribble - foul #2 on Wilford Greene, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by James Holland is blocked by Bryan Moore | 28-36 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) PF - James Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilford Greene | 28-38 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Jerry McGrath takes the ball from James Richardson | 28-38 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath can't throw it down | 28-38 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | James Holland pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble is hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #1 on Tom Baughman, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Johnston, Michael Tribble, James Holland, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Tom Baughman and he's hacked by Earl Loera - foul #1 on Earl Loera, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (PF) Phillip Rawley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Tom Baughman | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | David Peluso knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zacher | 30-41 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson tips it in | 30-43 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | David Peluso loses the dribble to Keith Asbury | 30-43 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore lays it up and in set up by Robert Robinson | 30-45 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | David Peluso clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista scores on a floater near the basket | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Wilford Greene - foul #3 on Wilford Greene, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Tom Baughman (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Robert Robinson, Wilford Greene, Bryan Moore | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry McGrath | 32-50 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #2 on Tom Baughman, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF) Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston is fouled on the floor by Keith Asbury - foul #3 on Keith Asbury, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Baptista | 32-50 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), Earl Loera (C) Michael Johnston, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Keith Asbury | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | David Peluso is whistled for a carry | 32-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista is called for 10 seconds | 32-52 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Zacher | 34-52 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Earl Loera picks off the pass by Jerry McGrath in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Yang steals it from James Zacher | 34-52 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista drills a floater in the paint set up by Jerry McGrath and he's hacked by James Zacher - foul #1 on James Zacher, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) David Lohmann, James Holland, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Bryan Moore (C) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the free throw | 34-54 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | James Richardson tips it but misses | 34-54 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore double dribbles | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF) David Peluso, James Zacher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #4 on Keith Asbury, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Earl Loera (C) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Keith Asbury | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Rawley - foul #1 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilford Greene - foul #4 on Wilford Greene, team foul #7 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF) Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Baptista | |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wilford Greene | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tom Baughman (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is hacked by Joel Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Thomas, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Joel Thomas steals it from Tom Baughman | 37-56 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is whistled for a carry | 37-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG), James Holland (C) Joel Thomas, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is fouled in the backcourt by David Lohmann - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mathew McCabe | 37-57 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Jerry McGrath is called for the reach on Mathew McCabe - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #8 | 37-57 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is fouled on the floor by David Peluso - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (C) Michael Johnston, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SG) Wilford Greene | |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Jerry McGrath - foul #3 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang buries a shot in the lane and the foul's on James Holland - foul #2 on James Holland, team foul #9 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF) David Peluso, James Holland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Bryan Moore | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Rawley | 42-62 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is open but misses the lay-in | 42-62 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | James Zacher drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Tribble and the foul's on Keith Asbury - foul #5 on Keith Asbury, team foul #10 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Earl Loera (C) Michael Johnston, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Bryan Moore (C) Keith Asbury, Jonathan Yang | |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | James Zacher is called for the reach on Tom Baughman - foul #2 on James Zacher, team foul #10 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG) James Zacher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | David Peluso scores on a floater from the left side | 47-62 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Mathew McCabe steals the ball from Robert Baptista | 47-62 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 47-62 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tom Baughman (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Baptista (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Tom Baughman steps in front of the Mathew McCabe pass | 47-62 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Earl Loera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Loera, team foul #11 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) Joel Thomas, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnston | 47-63 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | David Peluso clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | James Holland is whistled for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), Earl Loera (C) David Peluso, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Robert Robinson, Bryan Moore | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnston - foul #1 on Michael Johnston, team foul #12 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF) James Zacher, James Holland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (PG) Robert Baptista | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-64 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-64 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Matthew Forte | 47-64 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 47-66 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-66 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the dunk attempt | 47-66 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Baughman | 47-66 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-66 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses short on a runner in the lane | 47-66 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte runs out the clock | 47-66 |