| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bud Hellman - foul #1 on Bud Hellman, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG) Shawn Stephens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman loses the dribble to Dustin Burge | 21-29 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 21-29 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Whitlow | 23-29 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Justin Whitlow - foul #3 on Justin Whitlow, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Justin Whitlow, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on Shawn Stephens | 23-31 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson blows the layup | 23-31 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bud Hellman | 26-31 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Robert Bostwick picks off the pass by Dustin Burge | 26-31 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick lays it up and in | 28-31 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Burge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits the finger roll | 30-33 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Bud Hellman steals the ball from Willie Wilson | 30-33 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Carroll - foul #3 on Leon Carroll, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Bud Hellman, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Randell Armstrong (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Ronald O'Callaghan, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton is fouled on the floor by Jeff Boatman - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF) Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Bud Hellman, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene (PF) Bud Hellman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Bud Hellman (PF) Robert Bostwick, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Randell Armstrong | |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG) Shawn Stephens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Colby McNorton - foul #1 on Colby McNorton, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SG) Rufus Borman | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 33-34 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens is hacked by Ronald O'Callaghan - foul #2 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is fouled on the floor by Shawn Stephens - foul #3 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #6 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG) Shawn Stephens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong (SF) Jon Prince | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan misses the runner in the lane | 33-34 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Blaine Kaczmarek out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Justin Whitlow - foul #4 on Justin Whitlow, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Lloyd Greene (PF) Justin Whitlow, Bud Hellman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG) Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 33-36 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson loses the dribble to Robert Bostwick | 33-36 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 35-36 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan is called for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Francis Johnson (C) Robert Bostwick, Lloyd Greene, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Ronald O'Callaghan, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Leon Carroll and he's hacked by Joseph Carver - foul #1 on Joseph Carver, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Randell Armstrong | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Whitlow - foul #5 on Justin Whitlow, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF) Justin Whitlow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rufus Borman - foul #3 on Rufus Borman, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson (C) Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SG) Willie Wilson, Rufus Borman | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald O'Callaghan | 40-40 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-40 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Prince | 40-40 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Passmore (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick is fouled on the floor by James Passmore - foul #1 on James Passmore, team foul #9 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) James Passmore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Carroll | 43-42 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 43-42 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses long on a shot from the left block | 43-42 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman tips it home | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses the shot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 45-42 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bostwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek tips it home | 45-44 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman double dribbles | 45-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Willie Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Francis Johnson - foul #3 on Francis Johnson, team foul #10 | 45-44 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick's floater is knocked away by Victor Myrick | 45-46 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald O'Callaghan is called for the reach on Leon Carroll - foul #3 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Bud Hellman (PF) James Passmore, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Ronald O'Callaghan, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman blows the dunk | 45-46 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Passmore (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SG), Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Jon Prince, Rufus Borman, Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson buries a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #11 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) James Passmore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick tips it home | 45-50 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Leon Carroll | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Dustin Burge | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Blaine Kaczmarek is called for the reach on Robert Bostwick - foul #1 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Stephens | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Carroll - foul #4 on Leon Carroll, team foul #12 | 50-52 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |