| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes inbounds the ball | 32-15 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is whistled for traveling | 32-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF) William Hansen, Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (SG), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-15 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine loses the ball out of bounds | 32-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, Rodney Hughes, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits a shot from close range | 32-17 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Silas Pan - foul #1 on Silas Pan, team foul #1 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF) Silas Pan | |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Hansen buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Walter Lamb - foul #1 on Walter Lamb, team foul #2 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), David Luman (SF) John White, Rodney Hughes | |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the free throw | 35-17 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Luman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-17 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 35-17 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Walter Lamb takes the ball from Joseph Daley | 35-17 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-17 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | David Luman can't tip it in | 35-17 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is hacked by James Coria - foul #2 on James Coria, team foul #3 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Walter Lamb, David Luman, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Hansen | 38-17 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Hughes | 38-20 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Coria - foul #3 on James Coria, team foul #4 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (PF), Gene Amon (C) James Coria, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - David Luman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | David Luman is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Stuart Lakey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Rodney Hughes | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the finger roll set up by Shelby Hise | 39-22 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 42-22 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | David Luman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shelby Hise | 42-24 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | John White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) David Luman, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen's layup is rejected by Rodney Hughes | 42-26 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | John White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Justin Rose swats the layup by Rodney Hughes | 45-26 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise grabs the offensive board | 45-26 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | George Scott is fouled on the floor by Justin Rose - foul #2 on Justin Rose, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (PG), David Luman (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) John White, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Joseph Daley picks off the pass by Walter Lamb | 45-26 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the easy layup | 45-26 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses long on a shot from close range | 45-26 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits the follow up shot | 45-28 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine and the foul's on Walter Lamb - foul #2 on Walter Lamb, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF) Walter Lamb, David Luman | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the free throw | 48-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it up and in set up by James Coria | 48-30 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Gary Barrientes steals it from Stuart Lakey | 48-30 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Jing-Quo Sun steps in front of the Shelby Hise pass | 48-30 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Rose | 50-30 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Justin Rose swats the short shot by Shelby Hise | 50-30 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #4 on Shelby Hise, team foul #6 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Cedric Owens, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-30 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Rodney Hughes is denied by Joshua Graham | 50-30 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes tips it home | 50-32 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hamm | 52-32 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | John White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-32 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 52-32 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Daley | 54-32 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | David Luman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Lamb | 54-35 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley tips it home | 56-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Luman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-35 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | David Luman is called for the reach on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on David Luman, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Justin Rose (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) John White, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-35 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 59-35 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes loses the dribble to Robert Hamm | 59-35 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Hansen | 62-35 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shelby Hise | 62-37 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens buries a turnaround from close range set up by William Hansen | 64-37 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Jing-Quo Sun steps in front of the James Coria pass | 64-37 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the finger roll | 66-37 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | James Coria clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-37 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes tips it in | 66-39 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #8 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Silas Pan, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-39 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Dema Lamparski is blocked by George Scott | 68-39 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley hits the follow up shot | 70-39 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Lamb | 70-41 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 73-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Coria - foul #4 on James Coria, team foul #9 | 73-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF) George Scott | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 74-41 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-41 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-41 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | William Hansen snags the defensive board | 75-41 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-41 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb snags the defensive board | 75-41 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-41 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the rebound | 75-41 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens blows the layup | 75-41 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the board | 75-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb is whistled for traveling | 75-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Scott (PF) Silas Pan | |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-41 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 75-41 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | David Luman scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Coria | 75-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 75-44 |