| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers drills a floater from the baseline set up by James Lindsey | 24-31 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gene Bell blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Willie Sessions (PF) Joseph Lassiter, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | James Pell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart tips it in | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | William Stewart drills a floater from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | James Pell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Stewart | 29-33 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is called for 10 seconds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Larry Freese (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Willie Sessions, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Larry Freese clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Larry Freese is called for the reach on Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Larry Freese, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF) Rodney Brown, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-33 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Larry Freese grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | James Pell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Freese | 32-33 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | William Banton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Karl Woods | 32-38 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 37-41 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Bell steals it from Karl Woods | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Stewart | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Rodney Brown steals it from William Banton | 39-41 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James Lindsey | 39-41 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Larry Freese scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Larry Freese makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Stewart | 42-43 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Pell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Banton - foul #2 on William Banton, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF) Larry Freese | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Pell makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Pell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | William Jenkins picks off the pass by William Banton | 43-43 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | James Pell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Lassiter | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Banton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Karl Woods (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | William Banton is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SG), Willie Sessions (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Joseph Lassiter, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), James Lindsey (PF) William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | James Pell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Stewart | 45-45 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | James Pell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Gene Bell snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | James Pell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Stewart | 45-45 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Gerald Johnson is called for the reach on Gene Bell - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Gene Bell, Willie Sessions, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell loses the dribble to James Lindsey | 47-45 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mason Littrell - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leandro Romano | 47-46 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (PF) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Willie Sessions | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Banton, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Wayne Stewart swats the shot by Richard Rogers | 49-49 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), William Jenkins (C) Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG) Richard Rogers | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the turnaround near the basket | 49-51 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | James Pell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | William Banton buries a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | James Pell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Gene Bell tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | William Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | James Pell buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), James Lindsey (PF) William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky is fouled on the floor by Larry Freese - foul #3 on Larry Freese, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Sessions (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Joseph Lassiter steals the ball from Richard Rogers | 54-57 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph Lassiter is called for the reach on William Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Lassiter, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) Larry Freese, Willie Sessions, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Larry Freese (SG), Willie Sessions (PF) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Freese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | James Pell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gene Bell | 57-57 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Gene Bell is called for the reach on Karl Woods - foul #1 on Gene Bell, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Larry Freese, Willie Sessions, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) Cameron Beresky | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Stewart - foul #1 on Wayne Stewart, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Mason Littrell (PF) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson (C) James Lindsey | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Willie Sessions (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Raymond Davis, Karl Woods | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Joseph Lassiter picks off the pass by James Lindsey | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter throws it down | 59-57 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-57 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Mason Littrell (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Willie Sessions, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky is hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wayne Stewart | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the driving attempt from the right block | 59-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-59 |