| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | John White snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Dema Lamparski swats the layup by Gary Barrientes | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise buries a shot from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is hacked by Gene Amon - foul #1 on Gene Amon, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hansen | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon's floater is knocked away by Dema Lamparski | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hansen | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dema Lamparski | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is whistled for a carry | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | James Coria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (fresh) SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - George Scott (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) C - Justin Rose (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stuart Lakey | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF) Joshua Graham | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on David Luman - foul #1 on David Luman, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Graham (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses the free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb travels with the ball | 4-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF) George Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Joshua Graham | |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens double dribbles | 4-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) Silas Pan, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Justin Rose is called for the reach on Walter Lamb - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF), Dale Dancer (C) George Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Lamb | 7-13 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine loses the dribble to Dale Dancer | 7-13 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stuart Lakey - foul #1 on Stuart Lakey, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Cedric Owens, Justin Rose | |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Stuart Lakey steps in front of the Shelby Hise pass | 8-16 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF) John White, Shelby Hise, Silas Pan, David Luman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (fresh) SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't finish the layup | 8-17 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Hansen | 8-20 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Sun | 8-20 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-20 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 8-20 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-20 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't tip it in | 8-20 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun steps out of bounds on the sideline | 8-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | John White misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-20 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Justin Rose grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - George Scott (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) C - Justin Rose (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-22 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | George Scott gets the offensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | David Luman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John White | 11-22 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) David Luman, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes is hacked by Joshua Graham - foul #1 on Joshua Graham, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (SF) Rodney Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Stuart Lakey | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | John White buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Joshua Graham | |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 15-25 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Hansen and he's fouled by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #6 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF) John White, Shelby Hise, David Luman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) William Hansen | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | James Coria loses the dribble to Stuart Lakey | 15-28 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Justin Rose is called for the reach on Walter Lamb - foul #2 on Justin Rose, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Luman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Scott (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise's pass is intercepted by Joseph Daley | 15-28 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | John White drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shelby Hise | 18-28 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF) John White, Shelby Hise, David Luman, George Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Justin Rose denies the turnaround by Gary Barrientes | 18-29 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes tips it home | 20-29 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-32 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Justin Rose buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun and he's hacked by Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Cedric Owens | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the free throw | 20-35 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise hits a floater from the left side | 22-35 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Rose | 22-35 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 22-37 |