| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Kostka (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Staggers - foul #2 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer blows the layup over the doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Kostka - foul #3 on James Kostka, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (PF) James Kostka | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Staggers | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it up and in set up by Gordon Guerrera | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Sugg | 32-34 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph McNeer steals it from Thomas Staggers | 32-34 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer jams it | 34-34 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lonnie Nicholson | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Staggers - foul #3 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), James Lower (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Gordon Guerrera, Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lower | 34-37 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | James Lower is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Lower (fresh) SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Bradley Barnette is called for the reach on Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), James Kostka (PF) Ralph Petrey, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Kostka - foul #4 on James Kostka, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (PF) James Kostka | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette's pass is intercepted by Thomas Staggers | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Bradley Barnette is called for the reach on Joe Landin - foul #2 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette makes the wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 36-39 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Landin | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gordon Guerrera - foul #2 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Jimmie Williams is called for the reach on Dustin Reese - foul #3 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 37-45 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph McNeer | 39-45 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Jimmie Williams steals it from Rocco Ricci | 39-45 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer knocks in the jumper in the paint | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Lower (fresh) SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bradley Barnette - foul #3 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Joseph McNeer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Lonnie Nicholson takes the ball from Jimmie Williams | 41-47 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gordon Guerrera | 41-49 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #3 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG) Ralph Petrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SF) Michael Penner | |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Josiah Green is called for the reach on Joseph McNeer - foul #2 on Josiah Green, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it in set up by Gordon Guerrera | 43-51 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer tips it in | 45-51 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is fouled on the floor by Bradley Barnette - foul #4 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (SG), Don Ross (SF) Joseph McNeer, Bradley Barnette | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey loses the dribble to Gordon Guerrera | 45-53 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green lays it in set up by Gordon Guerrera | 45-55 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Ralph Petrey is denied by Lonnie Nicholson | 45-55 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-55 |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joe Landin | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Lonnie Nicholson blocks the short jumper by Ralph Petrey | 48-57 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Ross (fresh) PF - Leroy Farr (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Bradley Barnette (SF), James Kostka (PF) Ralph Petrey, Don Ross, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), James Lower (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Gordon Guerrera, Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | James Kostka misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Hust - foul #2 on Thomas Hust, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | James Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | James Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-57 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | James Kostka misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Hust, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Leroy Farr (C) Edward Sugg, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | James Kostka is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Ralph Petrey | 51-57 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Joseph McNeer - foul #1 on Joseph McNeer, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Nicholson | 51-59 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer tips it but misses | 51-59 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | James Kostka hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is whistled for a carry | 53-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Thomas Staggers (C) James Lower, Dustin Reese | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Joe Landin - foul #2 on Joe Landin, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a shot near the basket set up by Gordon Guerrera | 54-61 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Kostka (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Leroy Farr (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Leroy Farr - foul #1 on Leroy Farr, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Jimmie Williams (C) Ralph Petrey, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bradley Barnette | 56-63 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust | |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the runner from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Joe Landin steals it from James Kostka | 56-63 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it up and in set up by Joe Landin | 56-65 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't throw it down | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | James Kostka grabs the board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Edward Sugg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Sugg, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Ian Littell (PF) Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Michael Penner is called for the reach on Edward Sugg - foul #1 on Michael Penner, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Gordon Guerrera, Ian Littell, Thomas Staggers | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Sugg - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Ian Littell (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) James Lower, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams is denied on a dunk by Thomas Staggers | 58-68 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer gets the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Sugg | 60-68 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Edward Sugg is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Sugg, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Kostka and the foul's on Thomas Staggers - foul #4 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Ian Littell | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera runs out the clock | 63-70 |