| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deandre Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) SG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Bruce Banks takes the ball from Jeffrey Wood | 28-30 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Bernard Vale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Vale, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce loses the dribble to Bernard Vale | 28-30 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale hits the finger roll | 30-30 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the dunk attempt | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is hacked by Eric Parkerson - foul #2 on Eric Parkerson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) Bernard Vale, Jeffrey Wood, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the dunk | 30-30 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Phillip Williams | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Deandre Crowe - foul #2 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG) Deandre Crowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Stubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter loses the dribble to Phillip Williams | 34-31 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jesse Brown (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Adam Stoehr, Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-31 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce tips it home | 36-33 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Bernard Vale | 38-33 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is hacked by Jesse Brown - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Deandre Crowe (SF) Jeffrey Wood, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Farris (C) Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Harry Evans is denied by Ernest Graff | 38-33 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | James Carlile grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown's floater is knocked away by Bruce Banks | 38-33 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Harry Evans can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Carlile (fairly fresh) SF - Deandre Crowe (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Harry Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | James Carlile gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown is hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #3 on Bruce Banks, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Bernard Vale, James Carlile, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Teodoro Esposito | 38-35 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alan Carpenter - foul #1 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Wood steps in front of the Eric Parkerson pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito blows the layup | 40-35 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Phillip Williams picks off the pass by Adam Stoehr in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Alan Carpenter is called for the reach on Harry McConaughy - foul #2 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Gregory Norman (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Jeremy Stubbs, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Adam Stoehr, Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Wood in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks knocks in the floater from close range | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deandre Crowe (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Norman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Eric Parkerson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Banks - foul #4 on Bruce Banks, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jesse Brown (PF) James Carlile, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Norman - foul #1 on Gregory Norman, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Timothy Martowski (C) Deandre Crowe, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF) Harry Evans | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF) Jeffrey Wood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Bernard Vale, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Adam Stoehr, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the runner from close range | 41-42 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs tips it home | 43-42 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Evans | 43-44 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Carlile scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Vale | 46-44 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is hacked by James Carlile in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Carlile, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Gregory Norman (C) James Carlile, Jeremy Stubbs, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Adam Stoehr (SG), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown can't tip it in | 46-46 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe tips it in | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deandre Crowe (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tired) 5 pts. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr is fouled on the floor by Gregory Norman - foul #2 on Gregory Norman, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), James Carlile (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Bernard Vale, Jeffrey Wood, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (PF) Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Adam Stoehr, Bruce Banks | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-46 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG) James Carlile | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff tips it in | 50-46 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Harry Evans connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Parkerson | 50-48 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Bruce Banks (PF) Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson's floater is tipped away by Ernest Graff | 50-48 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Farris blocks the short jumper by Ernest Graff | 50-48 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Harry Evans pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Jesse Brown blocks the short jumper by Anthony Farris | 50-48 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Pierce - foul #3 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Pierce is called for the reach on Jesse Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is hacked by Harry Evans - foul #1 on Harry Evans, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses short on a halfcourt shot | 51-48 |