| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) SG - David Woodard (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) PF - Johnny Geise (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | William Corson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Johnny Geise doubles William Corson and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | David Woodard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Corson | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Lucien Costa is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Schwald - foul #1 on Ronnie Schwald, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | William Corson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Louis Jackson (PF) Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | William Corson steps in front of the Brooks Karst pass | 3-3 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Andrew Costello (PF) David Woodard, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Antonio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Ronnie Schwald - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise | |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams's pass is intercepted by Lucien Costa | 3-3 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | William Corson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 5-3 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lucien Costa | 8-3 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (SG), Javier Torres (PF), Zlatko Huminski (C) Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Johnny Geise (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Javier Torres - foul #1 on Javier Torres, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits the follow up shot | 12-4 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Geise, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Louis Jackson (PF) William Corson, Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Douglas Holmes (PF) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Johnny Geise | |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello misses the jumper from the free throw line | 12-4 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the offensive board | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 reb. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski hits the follow up shot | 14-4 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst travels with the ball | 14-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF) Alfred Lee | |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Brooks Karst steals it from Louis Jackson | 14-4 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is fouled on the floor by Louis Jackson - foul #1 on Louis Jackson, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Lucien Costa (SF) Andrew Costello, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (PF) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Schwald | 14-9 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Douglas Holmes picks off the pass by Javier Torres | 14-9 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is fouled on the floor by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SG), Andrew Costello (PF) David Woodard, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), Walter McGavisk (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-9 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG) Alfred Lee | |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #1 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Zlatko Huminski (C) Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG) David Freeman | |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Zlatko Huminski, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF) Ronald Adams, Walter McGavisk | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Freeman (fresh) SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith buries a floater from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-13 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-13 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | William Corson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Zlatko Huminski - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Lucien Costa (SF), Javier Torres (C) William Corson, Antonio Rodriguez, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst | |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Bell | 17-13 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Costello is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Andrew Costello, team foul #9 | 17-13 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Zlatko Huminski (C) Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (PF) Douglas Holmes | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres connects on the runner from the baseline set up by William Corson | 22-14 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #10 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Timothy Bell | |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Walter McGavisk - foul #1 on Walter McGavisk, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF) Walter McGavisk | |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes hits a turnaround from the baseline | 23-18 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 23-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PG), Lucien Costa (SF), Louis Jackson (PF) William Corson, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (PF) David Freeman, Douglas Holmes | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the lay-in | 23-18 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Costello (fresh) 4 reb. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 23-20 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Geise - foul #3 on Johnny Geise, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG) Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lucien Costa | 27-20 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell is whistled for traveling | 27-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SG), Zlatko Huminski (C) David Woodard, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Thomas Smith (SF) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Timothy Bell - foul #1 on Timothy Bell, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (C) Timothy Bell | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brooks Karst | 30-22 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | William Corson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski's floater is tipped away by Douglas Holmes | 30-22 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | William Corson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 30-22 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst knocks in the floater from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-24 |