| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Watson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | The jumper by John Watson is denied by Peter Clark | 36-31 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Peter Clark | 39-31 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Callahan | 39-33 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Boris Gorzynski is called for the reach on Joel Craig - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Kwakou Albarazi swats the short shot by Peter Clark | 39-33 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Callahan | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Peter Clark - foul #2 on Peter Clark, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock buries a turnaround from the left block | 41-33 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi drills a driving attempt near the basket | 41-35 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the contested jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gavin Stryker | 43-35 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | William Callahan buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 43-37 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig is fouled on the floor by Kwakou Albarazi as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Eric Depew (SG), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, Peter Clark, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Boris Gorzynski, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor travels with the ball | 43-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF) Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos's floater is tipped away by Jerome Taylor | 43-37 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp buries a turnaround from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew is fouled on the floor by John Witherell - foul #3 on John Witherell, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Gavin Stryker (SG), Shawn Haddock (C) Antonio King, Eric Depew, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the driving attempt from the right block | 45-41 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-41 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Jerome Taylor (C) William Krolikowski, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF) Antonio King | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), John Mikula (PF) Boris Gorzynski, Stephen Harrold | |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gavin Stryker | 47-41 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | John Witherell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Witherell, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Witherell, John Mikula | |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is fouled on the floor by Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock (C) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | John Mikula misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-41 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Russell Towne | 52-43 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | John Watson takes the ball from Henry Turk | 52-43 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Russell Towne hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Watson | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Henry Turk - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), William Krolikowski (SF), Peter Clark (PF) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (PF) Russell Towne, John Watson, John Mikula | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #5 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shawn Haddock - foul #3 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Joel Craig (SF) Eric Depew, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Watson (SF) Randy Sharp, Michael Carlos | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses short on a shot from the baseline | 54-47 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 54-47 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | John Watson gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | John Watson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-47 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Russell Towne scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Watson | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | William Callahan picks off the pass by Gavin Stryker | 54-50 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is hacked by Gavin Stryker - foul #3 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Eric Depew (SG), Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Antonio King, Gavin Stryker, William Krolikowski, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) Boris Gorzynski, John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold is hacked by Joel Craig - foul #1 on Joel Craig, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | John Witherell clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the tip | 54-50 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Peter Clark | 54-50 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | John Witherell's layup is rejected by Peter Clark | 54-50 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Carlos is called for the reach on Joel Craig - foul #3 on Michael Carlos, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG) Eric Depew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Watson | 54-50 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Turk | 57-51 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | John Witherell scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-53 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | John Witherell grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Peter Clark - foul #3 on Peter Clark, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) Antonio King, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (C) Randy Sharp, John Witherell, Michael Carlos | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | John Mikula loses the dribble to Henry Turk | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-53 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Gavin Stryker is called for the reach on Russell Towne - foul #4 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Eric Depew (SG) Gavin Stryker, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) John Mikula | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 57-55 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | John Watson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Towne | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Turk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock tips it home | 59-57 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Depew steps in front of the Boris Gorzynski pass | 59-57 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew lays it in | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Antonio King, Eric Depew, William Krolikowski, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig is hacked by Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Callahan | 62-57 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Henry Turk takes the ball from Stephen Harrold | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk lays it up and in | 64-57 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | William Callahan hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Harrold | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Towne - foul #4 on Russell Towne, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (PF) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | William Callahan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 65-59 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Callahan | 65-61 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Gavin Stryker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Towne, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) William Krolikowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Peter Clark | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark is hacked by Randy Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Sharp, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (SF) Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF) William Krolikowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Gavin Stryker takes the ball from Boris Gorzynski | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is hacked by Randy Sharp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Sharp, team foul #14 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (PF) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) William Krolikowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock is hacked by Boris Gorzynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #15 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (PF) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) William Krolikowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock runs out the clock | 70-61 |