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