| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 28-24 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss is whistled for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Kelley | 31-24 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 31-24 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss tips it in | 31-26 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley scores on a floater from the left block | 33-26 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Searfoss | 33-28 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG) Lawrence Sanabria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF) Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-28 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Melvin Music steals it from John Desrochers | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Music (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Justin Larios is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Thomas Poole (SF), Chad Sanders (PF) Justin Larios, Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan | |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gavin Fay | 38-28 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | John Coffey is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Searfoss, Melvin Music | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders double dribbles | 38-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF) Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders | |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dusty Grant | 40-28 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Thomas Poole (SF) John Coffey, Jim Queen | |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (PF) Andrew Duncan | |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Searfoss | 42-32 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 44-32 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson tips it in | 46-32 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Searfoss | 46-35 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Lawrence Sanabria and he's hacked by Justin Larios - foul #1 on Justin Larios, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Melvin Music (C) Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | John Coffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is whistled for traveling | 49-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss's floater is knocked away by Gavin Fay | 49-35 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is fouled on the floor by Melvin Music - foul #2 on Melvin Music, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Thomas Poole (SF), Chad Sanders (PF) Michael Searfoss, Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gavin Fay and he's fouled by Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #4 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Justin Larios scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 52-37 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Justin Larios is called for the reach on Lawrence Sanabria - foul #2 on Justin Larios, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG) John Coffey | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-37 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Melvin Music grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled on the floor by John Desrochers - foul #2 on John Desrochers, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Melvin Music | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the tip | 52-37 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Charles - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Searfoss - foul #1 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole | |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jim Queen | 56-40 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Justin Larios steals the ball from Timothy Kelley | 56-40 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Justin Larios banks in the layup | 56-42 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Jim Queen picks off the pass by Timothy Kelley | 56-42 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Jim Queen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Searfoss | 56-45 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers travels with the ball | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Thomas Poole (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Melvin Music (C) Michael Searfoss, Justin Larios, Jim Queen, Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Melvin Music gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | John Coffey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG) Richard Sorrells | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 7 pts. 10 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Music (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 58-45 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Sanabria | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Raymond Parsons | 60-45 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Searfoss - foul #2 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG) Michael Searfoss | |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Coffey | 62-50 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Melvin Music - foul #3 on Melvin Music, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Melvin Music | 64-50 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #3 on Gavin Fay, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams runs out the clock | 64-52 |