| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joel Craig out of a doubleteam | 35-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | John Watson comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Haddock - foul #3 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor (C) Shawn Haddock | |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Russell Towne's 3 pointer is rejected by Gavin Stryker | 37-34 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Witherell - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Russell Towne drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-35 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Henry Turk takes the ball from Russell Towne | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Turk | 40-37 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), William Krolikowski (PF) Joel Craig, Peter Clark | |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Carlos | 43-37 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Turk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the floater from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the easy layup | 45-39 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | John Witherell tips it in | 47-39 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-39 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Antonio King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Antonio King's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Carlos | 47-39 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Krolikowski | 47-39 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Mikula - foul #1 on John Mikula, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Shawn Haddock (C) Gavin Stryker, Henry Turk, Jerome Taylor | |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-40 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Antonio King is hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Eric Depew (SG) Antonio King, William Krolikowski | |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Depew | 47-42 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | William Callahan is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG) Henry Turk | |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | William Callahan steals the ball from Joel Craig | 47-42 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock takes the ball from Russell Towne | 47-42 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Kwakou Albarazi swats the short shot by Shawn Haddock | 47-42 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Eric Depew - foul #2 on Eric Depew, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Henry Turk (SF), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Eric Depew, Joel Craig, Peter Clark, Shawn Haddock | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | William Callahan is fouled on the floor by Gavin Stryker - foul #1 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is fouled on the floor by Gavin Stryker - foul #2 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Russell Towne connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-42 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Carlos | 50-42 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | William Krolikowski steals it from John Witherell | 50-42 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski's floater is knocked away by Stephen Harrold | 50-42 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Russell Towne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | John Witherell tips it home | 52-42 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski's pass is intercepted by Michael Carlos | 52-42 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Russell Towne splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio King - foul #3 on Antonio King, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Shawn Haddock (C) Antonio King, Gavin Stryker, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Haddock - foul #4 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew is fouled on the floor by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #4 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Henry Turk | |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Craig | 56-46 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Joel Craig steps in front of the Randy Sharp pass | 56-46 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the driving attempt from close range | 56-48 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | John Watson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Antonio King gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark is fouled on the floor by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Gavin Stryker (SG) Antonio King, Eric Depew | |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | John Watson blocks the short jumper by Shawn Haddock | 56-48 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | John Watson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-50 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Callahan | 58-50 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock lays it in uncontested | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Joel Craig - foul #1 on Joel Craig, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Joel Craig, Peter Clark, Shawn Haddock | |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Antonio King pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio King | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Jerome Taylor - foul #3 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) Gavin Stryker, Henry Turk, Jerome Taylor | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Antonio King | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 16 pts. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Haddock - foul #5 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Eric Depew, William Krolikowski, Shawn Haddock | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Carlos | 61-60 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits the finger roll set up by Michael Carlos | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG) Antonio King | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Henry Turk | 63-63 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | William Callahan lays it in | 65-63 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Joel Craig is blocked by William Callahan | 65-63 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Witherell | 65-63 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | John Watson is hacked by Joel Craig - foul #2 on Joel Craig, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses long on a floater from the right block | 66-63 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Russell Towne pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Henry Turk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Turk, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is hacked by Gavin Stryker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Kwakou Albarazi is called for the reach on Henry Turk - foul #5 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Henry Turk is called for the reach on Stephen Harrold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Turk, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 71-64 |