| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Scholl (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Calabro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | James Fouch throws it down and he's hacked by Thomas Calabro - foul #1 on Thomas Calabro, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Jon Durant is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cooper - foul #3 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SF) Thomas Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 42-44 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-44 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Steve Scholl | 42-44 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl loses the dribble to Joseph Durocher | 42-44 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the dunk attempt | 42-44 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley tips it home | 42-46 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl misses the jumper from close range | 42-46 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro is fouled on the floor by Gerard Kelley - foul #2 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), James Foster (SF), David Wooten (PF) Mitchell Ralls, Jeremy Greaney, Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SF) Joseph Durocher, Gerard Kelley | |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Steve Scholl is blocked by Herbert Smith | 42-46 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | James Foster's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bryant | 42-46 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant lays it in | 42-48 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | James Fouch gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 42-51 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl is whistled for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Jeremy Greaney (SF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Arthur Brown, James Foster, David Wooten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Robert Dowdle (SF), Thomas Larson (C) Thomas Bryant, Harold Okamoto, Jon Durant | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Elizalde, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette's floater is tipped away by James Fouch | 42-51 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF) Jeffrey Elizalde, Herbert Smith, Robert Dowdle | |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Calabro - foul #2 on Thomas Calabro, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (PF), Woodrow Barton (C) Steve Scholl, Thomas Calabro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Woodrow Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fouch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Durocher steps in front of the Jonathan Gillette pass in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | James Fouch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), James Foster (SF), David Wooten (PF) Mitchell Ralls, Jonathan Gillette, Jeremy Greaney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Mark Douglas, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch, Thomas Larson | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Dowdle blocks the short jumper by Arthur Brown | 45-53 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | James Foster scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Woodrow Barton | 47-53 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | David Wooten snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton is hacked by Jon Durant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Durant, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Cooper steals the ball from Thomas Bryant | 49-55 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 49-58 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Bryant - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl (SG), Jeremy Greaney (SF), Thomas Calabro (PF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Thomas Cooper, James Foster, David Wooten, Woodrow Barton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF), James Fouch (PF), Thomas Larson (C) Thomas Bryant, Harold Okamoto, Herbert Smith, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Scholl (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Calabro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fouch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Mark Douglas steals it from Jonathan Gillette in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher lays it in on a great pass from Mark Douglas | 51-60 |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Kelley | 51-60 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette hits a jumper in the paint | 53-60 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Greaney - foul #1 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls loses the dribble to Thomas Larson | 53-61 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Calabro takes the ball from Thomas Larson | 53-61 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-61 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro is open but misses the lay-in | 55-61 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Gillette - foul #3 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper (SG), James Foster (SF), Woodrow Barton (C) Steve Scholl, Jeremy Greaney, Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Mark Douglas, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Okamoto | 55-65 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Larson | 55-65 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the lay-in but the foul's on Woodrow Barton - foul #4 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wooten (PF) Woodrow Barton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle (PF) Thomas Larson | |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro buries a jump hook in the lane | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Calabro - foul #3 on Thomas Calabro, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl (SF), Jonathan Gillette (C) Mitchell Ralls, Thomas Calabro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-68 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith tips it in | 57-70 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Harold Okamoto takes the ball from Steve Scholl in the backcourt | 57-70 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled on the floor by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Woodrow Barton (C) James Foster, Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG) Thomas Bryant | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Scholl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Woodrow Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey Elizalde (fresh) SG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jon Durant | 57-74 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | David Wooten is hacked by Robert Dowdle - foul #1 on Robert Dowdle, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jeremy Greaney (SF), Thomas Calabro (PF) Mitchell Ralls, Steve Scholl, David Wooten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF), James Fouch (PF), Thomas Larson (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Herbert Smith, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Barton loses the dribble to Patrick Huneycutt | 57-74 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher is hacked by Woodrow Barton - foul #5 on Woodrow Barton, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (C) Woodrow Barton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (SF) Patrick Huneycutt | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | James Fouch comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Calabro - foul #4 on Thomas Calabro, team foul #11 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls (PG), Steve Scholl (SG), James Foster (SF) Arthur Brown, Jeremy Greaney, Thomas Calabro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF), Robert Dowdle (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley, Thomas Larson | |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bryant picks off the pass by Mitchell Ralls | 60-77 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | James Fouch scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #12 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wooten (PF) Thomas Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) James Fouch | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Mitchell Ralls steps in front of the Jon Durant pass | 60-79 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Jon Durant is called for the reach on Steve Scholl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Durant, team foul #7 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Larson (PF) Robert Dowdle | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Steve Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-79 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette snags the defensive board | 62-79 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-79 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | David Wooten snags the offensive board | 62-79 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Mitchell Ralls comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-79 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Jon Durant pulls down the rebound | 62-79 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mitchell Ralls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Scholl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Wooten (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #13 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Thomas Cooper (SG), Jeremy Greaney (SF) Mitchell Ralls, Steve Scholl, James Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Robert Dowdle (PF), Gerard Kelley (C) Thomas Bryant, Herbert Smith, Thomas Larson, Jon Durant | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette grabs the board | 62-80 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 65-82 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Cooper | 68-82 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt is whistled for a carry | 68-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), James Fouch (PF) Joseph Durocher, Mark Douglas, Patrick Huneycutt | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette comes up short on the runner in the paint | 68-82 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cooper | 68-82 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Cooper hits the finger roll | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Robert Dowdle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #14 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro (C) Thomas Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Jon Durant (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | James Fouch steps in front of the Arthur Brown pass in the backcourt | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Calabro swats the short shot by James Fouch | 70-84 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro grabs the defensive rebound | 70-84 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses short on a floater in the lane | 70-84 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Thomas Calabro snags the offensive board | 70-84 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-84 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the board | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Jon Durant clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 70-84 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Durant | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant runs out the clock | 70-84 |