| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fresh) SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brodbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Colin Thornell | 23-26 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle's pass is intercepted by Randall Quiros | 23-26 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett buries a jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 25-26 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | John Horst grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle lays it in on a great pass from Todd Lawless and the foul's on David Brodbeck - foul #2 on David Brodbeck, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Lawless takes the ball from Colin Thornell | 27-29 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit clanks a turnaround near the basket | 27-29 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | John Horst grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | John Horst pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros scores on a runner from the right block | 29-29 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Ryan Mello steals the ball from David Brodbeck | 29-29 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tony Tuttle | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Thornell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bartlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horst (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | John Horst comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-31 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Tuttle | 29-33 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | David Brodbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Winston Crawford (SG), William Dorton (C) Tony Tuttle, Todd Lawless, Ryan Mello | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | William Dorton is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | William Dorton gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Stouffer - foul #1 on David Stouffer, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG) David Stouffer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Ryan Mello (C) John Dummer, Daniel Bower | |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Tony Tuttle steps in front of the Courtney Shadle pass | 29-35 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle hits the finger roll | 29-37 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Tony Tuttle steals it from Arnold Dominquez | 29-37 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle lays it up and in | 29-39 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-39 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | William Dorton misses the tip | 29-39 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | William Dorton tips it in | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Chase (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winston Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (tiring) 12 pts. PF - William Dorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Tuttle - foul #3 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF), David Brodbeck (PF), John Horst (C) Courtney Shadle, Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Todd Lawless (SF), Daniel Bower (PF) Winston Crawford, Nathaniel Breit, William Dorton | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Dummer and he's hacked by John Horst - foul #3 on John Horst, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Stouffer (PG) Randall Quiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | John Horst is whistled for a carry | 31-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG) David Stouffer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF) Tony Tuttle | |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses the easy layup | 31-44 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Colin Thornell is called for the reach on Todd Lawless - foul #1 on Colin Thornell, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Dorton (C) Ryan Mello | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower tips it back up and in | 31-46 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle is hacked by John Dummer - foul #3 on John Dummer, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros (PG) Courtney Shadle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) Todd Lawless | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | John Horst hits the follow up shot | 33-46 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | John Dummer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses the floater from the right side | 36-49 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower gets the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | William Dorton scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Tony Tuttle and he's fouled by John Horst - foul #4 on John Horst, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF), Leon Chase (C) Richard Bartlett, John Horst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Todd Lawless (SF) John Dummer, Nathaniel Breit | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | William Dorton makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros misses the jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Dorton | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | William Dorton is called for a backcourt violation | 36-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (SG), Arnold Dominquez (PF) Colin Thornell, David Brodbeck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) William Dorton | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randall Quiros (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Normandin (fresh) PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Chase (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Tony Tuttle | 38-55 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford is called for traveling | 38-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (SG), Richard Bartlett (SF), David Brodbeck (PF), John Horst (C) Courtney Shadle, Terry Normandin, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF) Winston Crawford, Todd Lawless | |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello's floater is tipped away by Richard Bartlett | 38-55 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello misses the dunk attempt | 38-55 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Randall Quiros grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Bower - foul #2 on Daniel Bower, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle (PG), David Stouffer (SG), Arnold Dominquez (PF), Leon Chase (C) Randall Quiros, Colin Thornell, David Brodbeck, John Horst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), William Dorton (PF) Tony Tuttle, Daniel Bower | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | John Dummer slams it home on a great pass from Winston Crawford | 40-57 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett scores on a shot in the lane set up by Courtney Shadle | 42-57 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Nathaniel Breit is denied by Richard Bartlett | 42-57 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Courtney Shadle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stouffer (fresh) SF - Richard Bartlett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Chase (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (tiring) 12 pts. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-60 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit grabs the board | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit is fouled on the floor by David Stouffer - foul #2 on David Stouffer, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin (SF) Richard Bartlett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Todd Lawless (SG), Daniel Bower (PF) John Dummer, Winston Crawford, Ryan Mello | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower blows the layup but the foul's on Arnold Dominquez - foul #1 on Arnold Dominquez, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle drills a jumper from the right side | 44-62 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | William Dorton gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle is hacked by Daniel Bower - foul #3 on Daniel Bower, team foul #4 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) William Dorton | |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-65 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | David Stouffer connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Arnold Dominquez swats the shot by Ryan Mello | 48-65 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Breit - foul #1 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Courtney Shadle misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-65 |