| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) C - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | David Rooks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Aquino | 32-35 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gilbert Mortensen - foul #1 on Gilbert Mortensen, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Novetsky (PF) Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | George Novetsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is denied on a dunk by Charles Aquino | 32-37 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Rooks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Tontarski | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 34-39 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | George Novetsky grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | David Rooks hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Mize | 34-41 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen can't finish the layup | 34-41 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Lee - foul #2 on Adrian Lee, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SG), Jessie Ellington (PF) Duane Bumpers, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (SG), Vernon Preston (SF) Adrian Lee, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen lays it up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pillar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Preston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) C - Gilbert Mortensen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 36-41 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | David Grafton snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is hacked by Jessie Ellington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jessie Ellington, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas (SF), George Novetsky (PF) Vernon Preston, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Grafton | 36-44 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pillar - foul #1 on Robert Pillar, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), Robert Gilbert (PF) Jim Waid, Robert Pillar, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Gilbert | 36-45 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | John Boyd blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | David Rooks is called for the reach on Adrian Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Tontarski | 36-47 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (SG), Rusty Nicolas (SF), George Novetsky (C) Duane Bumpers, Vernon Preston, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Todd Mize | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-47 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington grabs the board | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pillar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Novetsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Adrian Lee and the foul's on David Grafton - foul #1 on David Grafton, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert (C) Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Gilbert | 39-47 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Vernon Preston (SG) Adrian Lee, Robert Pillar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | John Boyd comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-47 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Jim Waid knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Preston | 44-47 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Jessie Ellington (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Jim Waid, Vernon Preston, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Robert Tontarski, David Grafton, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar buries a jump hook near the basket | 46-47 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits a jump hook from the right block | 46-49 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Tyler Lockhart denies the turnaround by Gilbert Mortensen | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Lee | 46-49 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tyler Lockhart - foul #1 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Lonnie Marques (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Aquino | 47-49 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Todd Mize takes the ball from Duane Bumpers | 47-49 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Waid - foul #2 on Jim Waid, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SF), George Novetsky (PF) Robert Pillar, Lonnie Marques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas (SF) Duane Bumpers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Todd Mize | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Charles Aquino is called for the reach on George Novetsky - foul #4 on Charles Aquino, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Robert Tontarski picks off the pass by Vernon Preston | 47-49 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Novetsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Gilbert and he's fouled by Charles Aquino - foul #5 on Charles Aquino, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Vernon Preston, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SG), Todd Mize (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Mortensen - foul #2 on Gilbert Mortensen, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Jessie Ellington (PF) Jim Waid, Lonnie Marques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) David Grafton | |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee is fouled on the floor by Ismael Lowe - foul #4 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Rusty Nicolas (SF), George Novetsky (C) Duane Bumpers, Robert Pillar, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Ismael Lowe - foul #5 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Billy Bowen (C) Robert Tontarski, Ismael Lowe | |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Rooks | 52-55 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-55 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | John Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Ellington | 54-55 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Novetsky | 54-55 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-55 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is hacked by George Novetsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Novetsky, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Vernon Preston, Rusty Nicolas, Jessie Ellington, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), David Grafton (SF) Todd Mize, Billy Bowen | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert can't tip it in | 54-57 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | David Rooks gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | John Boyd lays it in on a great pass from David Grafton | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | David Rooks pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Adrian Lee - foul #3 on Adrian Lee, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Adrian Lee, Lonnie Marques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG), Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd, Randy Dulin | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pillar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Mortensen (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) SF - David Grafton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Todd Mize (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Mize - foul #3 on Todd Mize, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Novetsky (PF) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Billy Bowen (C) Robert Tontarski | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas (SF), Jessie Ellington (PF) Robert Pillar, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Jim Waid knocks in the floater from the left side | 56-62 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Waid - foul #3 on Jim Waid, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) Billy Bowen | |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | David Grafton grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG) Jim Waid | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Billy Bowen (C) Randy Dulin | |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Gilbert Mortensen steals the ball from Robert Tontarski in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Duane Bumpers - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) David Grafton | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Billy Bowen | 57-62 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Robert Tontarski steals it from Jessie Ellington | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | John Boyd blows the dunk | 57-62 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Billy Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | John Boyd steals it from Rusty Nicolas out of a doubleteam | 60-62 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | John Boyd jams it | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is hacked by Adrian Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adrian Lee, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Billy Bowen | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is hacked by Adrian Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adrian Lee, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG) Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) David Rooks | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is hacked by Jim Waid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Waid, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Todd Mize | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |