| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) SG - Antonio Chavez (fresh) SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) C - Garf Wronski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran's pass is intercepted by Clay Shaul | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a jumper from the right side set up by Clay Shaul and he's fouled by Joseph Hammond - foul #1 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Antonio Chavez | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Claud Zahran is denied by Jonathan Chappell | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Chris Kim takes the ball from Clarence Opitz | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Kim | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Chris Kim - foul #1 on Chris Kim, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (C) Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | John Kindel knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Weissman | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Chris Kim | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio Chavez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Zahran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Cesar Ricci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran is fouled on the floor by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SG), Goran Zsohar (SF), Garf Wronski (C) Chris Kim, Antonio Chavez, Claud Zahran, Joseph Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Christopher Baker | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Garf Wronski - foul #1 on Garf Wronski, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell lays it up and in set up by Clay Shaul | 6-12 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Wilson swats the layup by Cesar Ricci | 6-12 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Bojan Kabacinski is called for the reach on Clay Shaul - foul #1 on Bojan Kabacinski, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG) Goran Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF), Goran Zsohar (C) Cesar Ricci, Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Claud Zahran | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-12 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chris Kim | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Kim | 11-12 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Chris Kim - foul #2 on Chris Kim, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PG), Antonio Chavez (SG), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Chris Kim, Eugene Courtemanche, Claud Zahran, Bojan Kabacinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Hammond | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cesar Ricci (fresh) SG - Antonio Chavez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Goran Zsohar (fresh) PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (tiring) 6 pts. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Garf Wronski - foul #2 on Garf Wronski, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF) Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Amos Drapeau | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Antonio Chavez | 11-13 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (PG) Goran Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Christopher Baker | |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell's pass is intercepted by Eugene Courtemanche | 11-13 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran lays it up and in set up by Eugene Courtemanche | 13-13 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kindel | 13-16 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-16 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran tips it in | 15-16 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul loses the dribble to Claud Zahran | 15-16 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the jump hook near the basket | 15-16 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #1 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Goran Zsohar (C) Claud Zahran, Cesar Ricci | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clay Shaul | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Chavez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Goran Zsohar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Walter Knowles - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF) Antonio Chavez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Courtemanche | 19-16 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clay Shaul and he's fouled by Joseph Hammond - foul #2 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason (C) Joseph Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Reason and he's fouled by Amos Drapeau - foul #1 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez (SG) Eugene Courtemanche | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG) Clay Shaul | |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kindel | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PF) Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Christopher Baker | |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Antonio Chavez is called for the reach on John Kindel - foul #1 on Antonio Chavez, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Walter Knowles | |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Amos Drapeau | 24-25 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski scores on a jumper from close range | 26-25 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is hacked by Claud Zahran - foul #1 on Claud Zahran, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Gregory Reason (C) Bojan Kabacinski, Goran Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Walter Knowles (SF) John Kindel, Patrick Weissman | |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 26-28 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran comes up short on the shot from the right side | 26-28 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell lays it up and in on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Chavez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Zahran (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Reason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the dunk attempt | 26-30 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clay Shaul and he's hacked by Cesar Ricci - foul #1 on Cesar Ricci, team foul #11 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SG), Goran Zsohar (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Antonio Chavez, Claud Zahran, Cesar Ricci, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Goran Zsohar | 29-32 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Garf Wronski | 29-32 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Christopher Baker | |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Hammond - foul #3 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #12 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez (SG) Joseph Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Clarence Opitz | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 30-35 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Garf Wronski - foul #3 on Garf Wronski, team foul #13 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Bojan Kabacinski, Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Walter Knowles | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Jason Penley (PF) Amos Drapeau, Andrew Wilson | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Reason - foul #1 on Gregory Reason, team foul #14 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PF) Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG) John Kindel | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses the tip | 30-38 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Jason Penley can't finish the layup | 30-38 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cesar Ricci | 30-38 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski (SG), Eugene Courtemanche (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Antonio Chavez, Claud Zahran, Goran Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Jason Penley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-38 |