| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Reason (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 41-18 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Chappell blocks the short jumper by Andrew Gaughan | 41-18 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 41-18 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #1 | 41-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SF), Cheslav Zucker (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Gregory Reason | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 41-18 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-18 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Cheslav Zucker | 42-20 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Robert Husky - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #2 | 42-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Cheslav Zucker | |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 44-20 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #1 | 44-20 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-22 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Robert Husky steps in front of the Brian Shurtleff pass | 44-22 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Eric Ansley is called for the reach on Henry Potter - foul #1 on Eric Ansley, team foul #2 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker (C) Robert Husky | |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Brian Shurtleff swats the layup by Frederick Zupfer | 44-22 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-22 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-22 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the offensive rebound | 44-22 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff and the foul's on Dante Hill - foul #1 on Dante Hill, team foul #3 | 46-22 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the free throw | 47-22 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #3 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Andrew Gaughan, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the offensive board | 47-23 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-23 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason gets the offensive rebound | 47-23 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's pass is intercepted by Frederick Zupfer | 47-25 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Cheslav Zucker (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer blows the layup | 47-25 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Swanson | 47-25 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 50-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Spencer Johnson (C) Cole Livingston, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the free throw | 50-28 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is fouled on the floor by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #6 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson double dribbles | 50-28 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson gets the rebound | 50-28 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan drills a fadeaway from the right block | 50-30 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-30 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 56-33 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-33 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the defensive board | 56-33 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Robert Husky is called for the reach on Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Robert Husky, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Brian Shurtleff, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Dante Hill (SF) Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | John Kindel is fouled on the floor by Spencer Johnson - foul #4 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason (C) Spencer Johnson | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the ball out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker (C) Gregory Reason | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - John Kindel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dante Hill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter lays it up and in | 56-35 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | John Kindel drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 58-35 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer's pass is intercepted by Ray Boyd | 58-35 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker blows the layup but the foul's on Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jonathan Chappell (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill | |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Leonard Thompson | 61-37 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Chappell swats the shot by Henry Potter | 61-37 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 61-37 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Chappell | 63-37 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-37 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the tip | 63-37 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-37 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 63-37 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Sterling Borges is called for the reach on Leonard Thompson - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Gregory Reason (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Robert Husky - foul #3 on Robert Husky, team foul #7 | 63-37 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 63-37 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dante Hill | 63-39 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Gaughan takes the ball from Jonathan Chappell | 63-39 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Gregory Reason | |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dante Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Potter (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 65-40 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Ansley | 67-40 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dante Hill | 67-42 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-45 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it back up and in | 72-45 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson travels with the ball | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), John Kindel (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Frederick Zupfer, Dante Hill | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Henry Potter - foul #3 on Henry Potter, team foul #8 | 72-45 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-45 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-45 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Kindel | 76-45 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-45 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 76-45 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Potter - foul #4 on Henry Potter, team foul #9 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Robert Husky | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 77-45 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 77-45 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan grabs the offensive board | 77-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Potter (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Spencer Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #9 | 77-45 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-46 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges gets the rebound | 77-46 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 77-46 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 77-46 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Henry Potter - foul #5 on Henry Potter, team foul #10 | 77-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason (PF) Henry Potter | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Swanson picks off the pass by Frederick Zupfer | 79-46 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-46 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Spencer Johnson | 79-46 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-46 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 79-46 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Reason | 79-46 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer grabs the board | 79-46 |
| 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) | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson blows the layup | 79-46 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 79-46 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 82-46 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-46 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the board | 82-46 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Sterling Borges is called for the reach on Ray Boyd - foul #5 on Sterling Borges, team foul #11 | 82-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG) Sterling Borges | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 83-46 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 83-46 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Wilkinson | 83-46 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Gaughan | 83-46 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-46 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 83-46 |