| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Gregory Reason (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter loses the ball out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a jumper from the right side set up by Leonard Thompson | 28-46 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Spencer Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF) Andrew Gaughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Robert Husky, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 30-48 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Cole Livingston is called for the reach on Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Cole Livingston, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Robert Husky picks off the pass by Jerry Poch | 32-48 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky banks in the layup | 34-48 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Robert Husky steals it from Eric Ansley | 34-48 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan hits the finger roll set up by Robert Husky | 36-48 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell banks in the layup | 36-50 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-50 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson and he's fouled by Henry Potter - foul #3 on Henry Potter, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Dante Hill (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Cole Livingston, Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer tips it home | 38-53 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Potter - foul #4 on Henry Potter, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gregory Reason | 38-54 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson is whistled for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PF) Jerry Poch | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Andrew Gaughan takes the ball from John Kindel | 38-54 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Gaughan | 40-54 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | The jump hook by John Kindel is blocked by Andrew Gaughan | 40-54 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gaughan | 43-54 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is hacked by Sterling Borges in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG) Sterling Borges | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Dante Hill steals it from Eric Ansley | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #3 on Eric Ansley, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF), Cheslav Zucker (C) Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, John Kindel | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 46-56 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 46-56 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Thompson | 46-58 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Reason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dante Hill | 49-58 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Reason - foul #1 on Gregory Reason, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Cheslav Zucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cole Livingston | 52-60 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Spencer Johnson swats the dunk try by Jonathan Chappell | 52-60 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Frederick Zupfer | 52-60 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits the follow up shot | 54-60 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a floater from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Cheslav Zucker (PF) Cole Livingston, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Ray Boyd, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Cheslav Zucker | 55-60 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Jerry Poch swats the layup by Spencer Johnson | 55-60 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 55-60 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch can't connect on a floater from close range | 55-60 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kindel (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Eric Ansley | 55-62 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | John Kindel connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Spencer Johnson - foul #2 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Henry Potter (PF), Gregory Reason (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Cheslav Zucker, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason loses the dribble to Brian Shurtleff | 58-65 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | John Kindel lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 58-67 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-67 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 58-67 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Ansley | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-72 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Henry Potter picks off the pass by Leonard Thompson | 60-72 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Frederick Zupfer - foul #2 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG), Robert Husky (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Brian Shurtleff, John Kindel | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dante Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-74 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the tip | 60-74 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it but misses | 60-74 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley tips it back up and in | 60-76 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson snags the offensive board | 60-76 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sterling Borges | 63-76 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the jumper in the paint | 63-76 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold tips it back up and in | 63-78 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Chappell swats the layup by Dante Hill | 63-78 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Dante Hill steals the ball from Mark Arnold | 63-78 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-78 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges gets the offensive rebound | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-78 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses the tip | 63-78 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 63-78 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson and he's fouled by Henry Potter - foul #5 on Henry Potter, team foul #9 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Mark Arnold | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Reason - foul #2 on Gregory Reason, team foul #10 | 65-81 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-82 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-82 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 65-82 |