| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Novetsky (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Depp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Burden (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Richard Depp lays it up and in | 43-27 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Giordano | 43-29 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Booker | 43-32 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Shane Burden steals it from Kevin Holloway | 43-32 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Richard Depp grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Shane Burden is called for the reach on Mario Rarick - foul #1 on Shane Burden, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Randall Backus (SG), Marvin Muysenberg (C) Kevin Holloway, Mario Rarick, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SF), Reid Wainscott (PF) David Woods, Shane Burden | |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | John Savage is called for the reach on Marvin Muysenberg - foul #3 on John Savage, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (PG), Shane Burden (PF) Joshua Booker, John Savage | |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Reid Wainscott - foul #3 on Reid Wainscott, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF), John Savage (C) Gabriel Giordano, Reid Wainscott | |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | John Zeff is hacked by Randall Backus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Backus, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | James Cook misses the 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | John Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | John Savage hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Burden | 45-34 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sherman Hunter | 47-34 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Randall Backus steals it from James Cook in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | George Novetsky dunks the ball on a nice dish by Randall Backus | 49-34 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Glade is called for the reach on Shane Burden - foul #1 on Kenneth Glade, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Richard Depp (C) Sherman Hunter, Randall Backus, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (PG), Gabriel Giordano (SG), David Woods (SF) James Cook, John Zeff, William Carrasco | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker misses the floater from the left block | 49-34 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Holloway | 52-34 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Kevin Holloway is called for the reach on Joshua Booker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Holloway, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (C) John Savage | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-34 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott (C) Shane Burden | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Glade (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Novetsky (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Depp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reid Wainscott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 52-34 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Richard Depp misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reid Wainscott - foul #4 on Reid Wainscott, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG) Mario Rarick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SF), John Savage (C) David Woods, Reid Wainscott | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Richard Depp misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Richard Depp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Savage | 52-34 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | John Zeff is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Baccus (C) Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade is fouled on the floor by John Zeff - foul #2 on John Zeff, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg (C) David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway tips it home | 54-34 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | George Novetsky is called for the reach on Mario Laroche - foul #4 on George Novetsky, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), David Baccus (C) Kevin Holloway, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (PG) Joshua Booker | |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 54-34 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | John Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | James Cook is fouled on the floor by Robert Pillar - foul #1 on Robert Pillar, team foul #5 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Richard Depp (C) Sherman Hunter, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (PG), David Woods (SF), Shane Burden (PF) Gabriel Giordano, John Zeff, Mario Laroche | |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | David Woods scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-37 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | John Savage snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | David Woods is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Woods, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), Kenneth Glade (SF), George Novetsky (PF) Randall Backus, Mario Rarick, Robert Pillar, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (SG) Joshua Booker | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | David Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Cook | 54-39 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Richard Depp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Sherman Hunter (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), David Baccus (C) Vernon Preston, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (PG), John Zeff (SF), Mario Laroche (PF) James Cook, David Woods, Shane Burden | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | John Zeff connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Sherman Hunter - foul #1 on Sherman Hunter, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF) Gabriel Giordano | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | John Zeff makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marvin Muysenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Baccus (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zeff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Carrasco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mario Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Savage (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Joshua Booker steps in front of the Kevin Holloway pass | 54-42 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker lays it up and in | 54-44 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Joshua Booker is called for the reach on Kevin Holloway - foul #2 on Joshua Booker, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shane Burden (PF) John Savage | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden lays it in | 56-46 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), George Novetsky (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Kevin Holloway, Mario Rarick, Sherman Hunter, Marvin Muysenberg, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (SG) John Zeff | |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Booker | 56-49 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Gabriel Giordano is called for the reach on Randall Backus - foul #1 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Randall Backus makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Preston - foul #1 on Vernon Preston, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woods (SF) William Carrasco | |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Vernon Preston | 59-51 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it home | 59-53 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is fouled on the floor by George Novetsky - foul #5 on George Novetsky, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Kenneth Glade (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), Richard Depp (C) Randall Backus, Vernon Preston, Robert Pillar, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (PG), John Zeff (SF), John Savage (C) Joshua Booker, David Woods, Shane Burden | |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Zeff - foul #3 on John Zeff, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF) Gabriel Giordano | |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | John Savage snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | John Zeff is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Cook | 61-57 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Richard Depp is fouled on the floor by John Savage - foul #4 on John Savage, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), David Baccus (PF) Mario Rarick, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shane Burden (PF) John Savage | |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Richard Depp misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | James Cook comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Richard Depp lays it up and in on a great pass from David Baccus | 64-57 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Sherman Hunter steals the ball from William Carrasco in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Richard Depp clanks a floater from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sherman Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Glade (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Baccus (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Depp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zeff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Burden (tired) 7 pts. C - Mario Laroche (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | John Zeff can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses the shot from the right side | 64-57 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Shane Burden, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Kevin Holloway, Sherman Hunter, Kenneth Glade, David Baccus, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (PG), Gabriel Giordano (SG), David Woods (SF), Reid Wainscott (PF), John Savage (C) James Cook, John Zeff, William Carrasco, Shane Burden, Mario Laroche | |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gabriel Giordano | 64-57 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker misses the dunk | 64-57 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Woods | 64-57 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Marvin Muysenberg - foul #1 on Marvin Muysenberg, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (SF) Vernon Preston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert double dribbles | 64-57 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | John Savage throws it down | 64-59 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mario Rarick | 67-59 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | John Savage is called for a charge - foul #5 on John Savage, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), David Baccus (PF), Richard Depp (C) Mario Rarick, Robert Pillar, Marvin Muysenberg, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (PF) John Savage | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-59 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | David Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott tips it in | 67-61 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Booker - foul #3 on Joshua Booker, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Mario Rarick (SG) Vernon Preston, Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (PG), Shane Burden (PF) Joshua Booker, Mario Laroche | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF) Sherman Hunter, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Pillar | 70-61 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden blows the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Muysenberg - foul #2 on Marvin Muysenberg, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SG), William Carrasco (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Gabriel Giordano, David Woods, Reid Wainscott | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rarick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pillar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Muysenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Depp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zeff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Carrasco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Burden (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Laroche (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Depp - foul #1 on Richard Depp, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Kenneth Glade (SF) Mario Rarick, Robert Pillar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade loses the dribble to Mario Laroche | 70-65 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | James Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Glade - foul #2 on Kenneth Glade, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Baccus (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Marvin Muysenberg, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | James Cook makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | James Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade can't finish the layup | 70-66 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | David Baccus hits the follow up shot | 72-66 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG) Vernon Preston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (PG), Gabriel Giordano (SG), Reid Wainscott (C) James Cook, William Carrasco, Shane Burden | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Kevin Holloway is called for the reach on Joshua Booker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Holloway, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg (PF) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woods (SF) John Zeff | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg clanks a jump hook from close range | 72-68 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Reid Wainscott pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 72-68 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick is hacked by Reid Wainscott - foul #5 on Reid Wainscott, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shane Burden (PF) Reid Wainscott | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Mario Rarick - foul #2 on Mario Rarick, team foul #14 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Depp (C) David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mario Rarick | 74-69 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Mario Rarick steals the ball from Joshua Booker in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick throws it down | 76-69 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | David Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Mario Laroche is called for the reach on Richard Depp - foul #4 on Mario Laroche, team foul #15 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), Randall Backus (SF) Mario Rarick, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Woods and the foul's on Marvin Muysenberg - foul #3 on Marvin Muysenberg, team foul #15 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Kenneth Glade (SF) Sherman Hunter, Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Booker - foul #4 on Joshua Booker, team foul #16 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), Randall Backus (SF) Mario Rarick, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Booker | 80-75 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Richard Depp can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 80-75 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kevin Holloway | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Gabriel Giordano is called for the reach on Kevin Holloway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #17 | 80-75 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | David Woods scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Giordano | 82-78 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), David Baccus (PF) Sherman Hunter, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Richard Depp is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Booker - foul #5 on Joshua Booker, team foul #18 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (PG) Joshua Booker | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF) Randall Backus, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg gets the rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg is fouled in the backcourt by James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #19 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), Randall Backus (SF) Mario Rarick, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Kenneth Glade (SF) Sherman Hunter, Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | David Woods clanks a 3 from straight away | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick grabs the board | 85-78 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Gabriel Giordano is called for the reach on Mario Rarick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #20 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SF) Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade (SF) Sherman Hunter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-78 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche grabs the offensive rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 87-78 |