| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is hacked by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG) Sterling Borges | |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Hammond - foul #3 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PF) Joseph Hammond | |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses short on a floater from the left block | 34-28 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bojan Kabacinski | 34-28 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill scores on a jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dante Hill | 34-30 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Dante Hill - foul #3 on Dante Hill, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Potter (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Eugene Courtemanche, Garf Wronski | |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Andrew Gaughan picks off the pass by John Kindel | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Potter - foul #2 on Henry Potter, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar (SF) Bojan Kabacinski | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Spencer Johnson | 35-32 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Glass | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Potter (fresh) SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Goran Zsohar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Ricci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 39-32 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is hacked by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Henry Potter, Andrew Gaughan, Goran Zsohar, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 39-35 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 39-35 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Sterling Borges | 39-35 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Patrick Wilkinson is blocked by Joseph Hammond | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Thompson and he's hacked by Garf Wronski - foul #1 on Garf Wronski, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Henry Potter (SF) Sterling Borges, Bojan Kabacinski | |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Christopher Baker is called for the reach on Andrew Gaughan - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Patrick Weissman steals it from Spencer Johnson | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is fouled on the floor by Dante Hill - foul #4 on Dante Hill, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Dante Hill, Andrew Gaughan, Henry Potter, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 44-37 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-37 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Wilkinson | 44-37 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Hammond | 44-37 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Bojan Kabacinski is denied by Jonathan Chappell | 44-37 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Wilkinson | 44-37 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-37 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leonard Thompson | 47-37 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Bojan Kabacinski is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Bojan Kabacinski, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Potter (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Goran Zsohar (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Eugene Courtemanche, Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Glass is called for the reach on Andrew Gaughan - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 49-37 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter loses the dribble to Jonathan Chappell | 49-37 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 49-37 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the follow up shot | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Potter (fresh) SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Goran Zsohar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar loses the dribble to Andrew Wilson | 51-37 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Potter | 53-39 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Henry Potter, Andrew Gaughan, Goran Zsohar, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Sterling Borges is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Garf Wronski | 55-41 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski double dribbles | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Garf Wronski - foul #2 on Garf Wronski, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Walter Knowles, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (C) Garf Wronski | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson | 57-41 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Hammond | 57-44 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Eugene Courtemanche, Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is whistled for traveling | 59-44 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Patrick Weissman steals the ball from Henry Potter | 59-44 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is fouled on the floor by Dante Hill - foul #5 on Dante Hill, team foul #10 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Dante Hill, Cesar Ricci | |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason buries a turnaround in the lane | 61-46 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Baker | 63-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason is whistled for traveling | 63-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PF) Gregory Reason | |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Cesar Ricci is called for the reach on Christopher Baker - foul #1 on Cesar Ricci, team foul #11 | 63-46 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Spencer Johnson | 63-46 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-46 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the follow up shot | 65-46 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci can't tip it in | 65-46 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel double dribbles | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is fouled on the floor by Michael Glass - foul #2 on Michael Glass, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |