| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr can't connect on a floater from close range | 25-20 |
| 19:52 | Michigan State | Richard Soares can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Richard Soares tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | David Partee pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt knocks in the shot from the right side | 27-20 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant double dribbles | 27-20 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leroy Farr | 30-20 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | David Partee is whistled for a carry | 30-20 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Lonnie Nicholson - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it in and the foul's on Leroy Farr - foul #3 on Leroy Farr, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Kostka (C) Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the free throw | 31-22 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is fouled on the floor by Gordon Guerrera - foul #3 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (PF) Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the runner near the basket | 31-22 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Gabriel Bartels | 31-24 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (PF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | David Partee's floater is tipped away by Richard Soares | 32-24 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | David Wike tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Wike - foul #1 on David Wike, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) Rocco Ricci | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is hacked by Richard Soares - foul #2 on Richard Soares, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scot Mastin, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is fouled on the floor by Richard Soares - foul #3 on Richard Soares, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | David Wike knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Gordon Guerrera is called for the reach on Scott Boyle - foul #4 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Patin (PF) Joseph Murphy, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Robert Patin loses the dribble to Gabriel Bartels | 33-29 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-29 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Rocco Ricci steps in front of the Freddy Derryberry pass in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels is hacked by Leroy Farr - foul #4 on Leroy Farr, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), James Kostka (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Rocco Ricci | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-31 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Kostka (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wike (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Richard Soares hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Scot Mastin | 35-33 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | James Kostka pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Lonnie Nicholson steals the ball from James Kostka | 35-33 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | James Kostka can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Scot Mastin steals the ball from David Wike | 35-33 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Robert Patin hits the finger roll set up by Scot Mastin | 37-33 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | David Partee double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Richard Soares (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) David Wike, David Partee, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Richard Soares - foul #4 on Richard Soares, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (PF) Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Joe Landin takes the ball from Scott Boyle | 37-35 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant hits a floater from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Robert Patin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Laplant | 40-39 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scott Boyle, Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Albert Laplant | |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | David Partee is hacked by Thomas Betancourt - foul #3 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses badly on a floater in the paint | 40-41 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Richard Soares is denied on a layup by Thomas Staggers | 40-41 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Wike | 40-43 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Leroy Farr - foul #5 on Leroy Farr, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF), James Kostka (C) Thomas Betancourt, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) David Partee, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | David Wike steps in front of the Freddy Derryberry pass | 40-45 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), David Partee (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) David Wike, Samuel Graham, Thomas Staggers | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is hacked by Gordon Guerrera - foul #5 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Laplant - foul #2 on Albert Laplant, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant tips it home | 42-47 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 44-47 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG) Joe Landin | |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is hacked by James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Kostka hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Soares blocks the short jumper by Lonnie Nicholson | 49-49 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant buries a fadeaway from the right block | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 54-51 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (PF) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is fouled in the backcourt by Rocco Ricci - foul #2 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Partee gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses long on a halfcourt shot | 55-51 |