| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is hacked by Colin Thornell - foul #2 on Colin Thornell, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the jumper from the right block | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle hits a shot from the left side set up by Todd Lawless | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | John Horst clanks a turnaround near the basket | 36-38 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Lawless | 39-38 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Nathaniel Breit | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Brodbeck | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Bartlett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | John Horst snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | John Horst banks in the layup | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Colin Thornell steals it from Daniel Bower | 41-42 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Horst - foul #2 on John Horst, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Winston Crawford (SG), William Dorton (PF) Tony Tuttle, Todd Lawless, Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Terry Normandin (SF), Arnold Dominquez (PF), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Richard Bartlett, David Brodbeck, John Horst | |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | William Dorton pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | John Dummer buries a shot from the left block | 44-42 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | William Dorton gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | John Dummer is fouled on the floor by Terry Normandin - foul #2 on Terry Normandin, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Jeffrey Jacques (C) Winston Crawford, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | William Dorton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Courtney Shadle, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Colin Thornell (SG) Courtney Shadle, David Stouffer | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dummer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) C - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Tony Tuttle is called for the reach on Randall Quiros - foul #1 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Daniel Bower (PF) John Dummer, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett (SF), David Brodbeck (PF), John Horst (C) Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase | |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Winston Crawford - foul #1 on Winston Crawford, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | John Horst gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Tony Tuttle takes the ball from Colin Thornell | 44-42 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Todd Lawless (SF), Ryan Mello (C) Tony Tuttle, Nathaniel Breit, Jeffrey Jacques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez (C) John Horst | |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bartlett | 44-42 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | John Dummer steals the ball from Richard Bartlett | 44-42 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bower | 44-42 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Lawless | 46-42 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Bower - foul #3 on Daniel Bower, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), William Dorton (PF), Jeffrey Jacques (C) John Dummer, Winston Crawford, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, Arnold Dominquez | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Todd Lawless, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF) Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stouffer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Chase (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Stouffer | 46-47 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG) Todd Lawless | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG), Arnold Dominquez (PF), John Horst (C) David Stouffer, David Brodbeck, Leon Chase | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 46-47 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | William Dorton denies the turnaround by Courtney Shadle | 46-47 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | William Dorton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Horst - foul #3 on John Horst, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bower (PF) Jeffrey Jacques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG) Courtney Shadle | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | William Dorton makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | William Dorton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | William Dorton grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | John Dummer is hacked by Arnold Dominquez - foul #2 on Arnold Dominquez, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Todd Lawless (SF), Jeffrey Jacques (C) John Dummer, Nathaniel Breit, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett (SF), David Brodbeck (PF) Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez | |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Daniel Bower is denied by David Brodbeck | 47-47 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 47-47 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Crawford | 47-47 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Jacques hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Bower - foul #4 on Daniel Bower, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) Tony Tuttle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, John Horst | |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Winston Crawford (fresh) SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Jacques (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Chase (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Richard Bartlett blocks the short jumper by Winston Crawford | 47-48 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits a jumper from the right side set up by Courtney Shadle | 47-50 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), John Dummer (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), William Dorton (PF) Winston Crawford, Todd Lawless, Daniel Bower, Jeffrey Jacques | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG) Courtney Shadle | |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros hits a turnaround from the left block | 47-52 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SG), Daniel Bower (PF) John Dummer, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Horst (C) Leon Chase | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett blows the layup | 49-52 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Brodbeck | 49-52 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | John Horst gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Daniel Bower is called for the reach on Richard Bartlett - foul #5 on Daniel Bower, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Dorton (PF) Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ryan Mello is called for the reach on Randall Quiros - foul #2 on Ryan Mello, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Dorton | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Tony Tuttle is called for the reach on Randall Quiros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett (SF) Terry Normandin | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Colin Thornell steals it from William Dorton | 52-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros is hacked by Tony Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | William Dorton pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Dorton misses the halfcourt shot | 52-56 |