| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Boatright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clint Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Deroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Broadnax (fresh) C - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Boatright and he's hacked by Michael Bollin - foul #1 on Michael Bollin, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Francis Broadnax is called for the reach on Orville Curtis - foul #2 on Francis Broadnax, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 31-39 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF), David Atkins (PF) Michael Bollin, Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Mark Toms (SG), Michael Fergus (PF), De Xayavong (C) Matthew Boatright, Clint Schultz, Francis Broadnax, Robert Zitzmann | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Orville Curtis | 33-39 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Fergus misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-39 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Busick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Toms (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Deroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - De Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | David Atkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Fergus - foul #1 on Michael Fergus, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Martin Lusk, David Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright (PG), Clint Schultz (SG) Charlie Holmes, Mark Toms | |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clint Schultz - foul #3 on Clint Schultz, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Gregory Allen | 34-39 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Clint Schultz steals it from Orlando Joiner | 34-39 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz lays it in | 34-41 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Bollin | 36-41 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Boatright | 36-44 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin is fouled on the floor by Richard Deroche - foul #1 on Richard Deroche, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), David Atkins (PF) Bryan Busick, Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Toms (SG), Francis Broadnax (PF), Robert Zitzmann (C) Clint Schultz, Michael Fergus, De Xayavong | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Richard Deroche is called for the reach on Orville Curtis - foul #2 on Richard Deroche, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Matthew Boatright steps in front of the David Atkins pass | 36-44 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright lays it in | 36-46 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Lusk - foul #3 on Martin Lusk, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Michael Bollin, David Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz (SG) Mark Toms | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Busick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Boatright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clint Schultz (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Deroche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Broadnax (fresh) C - Robert Zitzmann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Francis Broadnax picks off the pass by Martin Lusk | 39-47 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-47 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Lusk | 44-47 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax hits the finger roll set up by Robert Zitzmann | 44-49 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Francis Broadnax | 44-49 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clint Schultz | 44-52 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Orville Curtis - foul #2 on Orville Curtis, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James James (SG), Michael Bollin (SF), David Atkins (PF), Thomas Liska (C) Orville Curtis, Bryan Busick, Orlando Joiner, Gregory Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Mark Toms (SG), Michael Fergus (SF), De Xayavong (C) Matthew Boatright, Clint Schultz, Richard Deroche, Robert Zitzmann | |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Martin Lusk is blocked by De Xayavong | 47-53 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Atkins tips it home | 49-53 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 49-53 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James James (fresh) SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Liska (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Toms (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Broadnax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - De Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska banks in the layup set up by Martin Lusk | 51-53 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Bollin - foul #2 on Michael Bollin, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (PG), Orville Curtis (SG), Gregory Allen (C) Martin Lusk, James James, Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche (SF) Michael Fergus | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bollin | 54-55 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Bollin picks off the pass by Charlie Holmes | 54-55 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz (SG), Michael Fergus (PF) Mark Toms, Francis Broadnax | |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | De Xayavong can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bryan Busick - foul #4 on Bryan Busick, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner (PF) David Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | De Xayavong misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | De Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Deroche, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG) Michael Bollin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright (PG), Robert Zitzmann (C) Charlie Holmes, De Xayavong | |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Deroche | 54-58 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Busick and he's hacked by Matthew Boatright - foul #2 on Matthew Boatright, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (SF), David Atkins (C) Bryan Busick, Gregory Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | De Xayavong (PF) Richard Deroche | |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Orville Curtis | 58-58 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | David Atkins is called for the reach on Clint Schultz - foul #2 on David Atkins, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Liska (C) Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Liska (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Boatright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clint Schultz (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - De Xayavong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Zitzmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-60 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Fergus hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Clint Schultz and the foul's on Thomas Liska - foul #2 on Thomas Liska, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gregory Allen (C) Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Toms (SG), Richard Deroche (SF) Clint Schultz, Robert Zitzmann | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Fergus makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin is fouled on the floor by Richard Deroche - foul #4 on Richard Deroche, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Robert Zitzmann (C) Matthew Boatright, Michael Fergus | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner (PF) David Atkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright (PG), Clint Schultz (SG) Charlie Holmes, Mark Toms | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | De Xayavong pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Zitzmann | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Orville Curtis and he's fouled by De Xayavong - foul #1 on De Xayavong, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax (PF) De Xayavong | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Deroche | 65-66 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Clint Schultz splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk is hacked by Francis Broadnax - foul #3 on Francis Broadnax, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Zitzmann pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Matthew Boatright can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Orville Curtis is called for the reach on Francis Broadnax in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orville Curtis, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG) Matthew Boatright | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Deroche gets the rebound | 66-71 |