| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) SF - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Myles Smith (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Robert Brown blows the layup | 34-38 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac connects on the jumper near the basket | 34-40 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 37-40 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Myles Smith - foul #2 on Myles Smith, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Myles Smith can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey James | 40-41 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Myles Smith snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Ducksworth - foul #2 on William Ducksworth, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Myles Smith is called for the reach on Igor Kosakowski - foul #3 on Myles Smith, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | William Murray scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Shawn Wright | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) SF - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey James steals it from Peter Green | 43-42 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James slams it home | 45-42 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Bernardo Costa | 45-42 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Carlos Dodson steals it from Peter Green | 45-42 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is fouled on the floor by Ken Bowman - foul #2 on Ken Bowman, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, Ken Bowman, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Robert Dulac - foul #1 on Robert Dulac, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | David Blankenship buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 48-44 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Myles Smith can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Dulac - foul #2 on Robert Dulac, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SF) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-44 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Tommy Schooler is called for the reach on Joseph Touchette - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Murray and he's hacked by Mikel Bosancic - foul #4 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito (PF) Mikel Bosancic | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Ducksworth | 51-44 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito tips it in | 51-46 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito's pass is intercepted by William Murray | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | William Murray is denied on a layup by Robert Dulac | 51-46 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Dulac | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Ken Bowman (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF) Larry Blough, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 54-47 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Salvatore Esposito is blocked by Carlos Dodson | 54-47 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | David Blankenship scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 57-47 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-50 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | David Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Bernardo Costa is called for the reach on Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Peter Green (SG), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Tommy Schooler, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-50 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | William Murray comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-53 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | William Murray steals the ball from Robert Dulac | 64-53 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Myles Smith is denied by Robert Dulac | 64-53 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Peter Green lays it up and in and the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Wright, Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Bernardo Costa, Robert Dulac | |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Peter Green makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Larry Blough steals the ball from William Murray in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough can't throw it down | 64-56 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is whistled for traveling | 64-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG) Larry Blough, Peter Green | |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Brown denies the turnaround by Salvatore Esposito | 64-56 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Salvatore Esposito swats the short shot by Robert Brown | 64-56 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is fouled on the floor by Joseph Touchette - foul #1 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), Jeffrey James (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 64-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 66-56 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Jeffrey James, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Bernardo Costa (C) Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Ken Bowman steps in front of the Myles Smith pass | 66-57 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Robert Dulac (C) Peter Green, Bernardo Costa | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 66-57 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 66-57 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Robert Dulac denies the turnaround by Jeffrey James | 66-57 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Dulac - foul #3 on Robert Dulac, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Blough | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Larry Blough in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Blough, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Schooler | 70-62 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | William Murray snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Larry Blough is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Schooler - foul #3 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Larry Blough is called for the reach on Jeffrey James in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Blough, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 74-65 |