| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt lays it up and in set up by Robert Warren | 30-36 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on John Horst - foul #3 on John Horst, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (C) John Horst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Laplant - foul #1 on Albert Laplant, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Warren | 30-40 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Warren blocks the jumper by Colin Thornell | 30-40 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Hale | 30-40 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the runner from the left block | 30-40 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Poole - foul #2 on George Poole, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (C) Leon Chase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Damian McComack (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt, Robert Warren | |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez loses the dribble to Joseph Murphy | 31-40 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | George Poole comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Dunn - foul #1 on Joshua Dunn, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Samuel Graham (PF) Colin Thornell, Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Albert Laplant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Joseph Murphy | |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | George Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John connects on the jump hook in the lane | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rod St. John (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) PF - Samuel Graham (fresh) C - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | George Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-41 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | David Partee pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | David Wike buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | George Poole is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Joshua Dunn (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Rod St. John, David Wike, David Partee, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Robert Patin, Damian McComack | |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Horst - foul #4 on John Horst, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (C) John Horst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | George Poole's layup is rejected by Arnold Dominquez | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-41 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn tips it home | 40-41 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Murphy | 40-43 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant tips it home | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leon Chase (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Poole (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Hale (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant hits the finger roll | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy is fouled on the floor by Albert Laplant - foul #2 on Albert Laplant, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Samuel Graham (PF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase, Albert Laplant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Joseph Murphy, George Poole, Thomas Betancourt, Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Richard Waters is denied on a dunk by Gabriel Bartels | 44-46 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Damian McComack grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Damian McComack can't connect on a shot from close range | 44-46 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Scot Mastin steals the ball from David Partee | 44-46 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Richard Waters lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Damian McComack gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Rod St. John is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rod St. John, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Joshua Dunn (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Rod St. John, David Wike, David Partee, Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Robert Patin, Damian McComack | |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry loses the dribble to Albert Laplant | 44-51 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry tips it in | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Bartels (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Warren steals the ball from Albert Laplant | 44-53 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the tip | 44-53 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels is hacked by Richard Waters - foul #1 on Richard Waters, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Albert Laplant, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), George Poole (SG), Damian McComack (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Robert Warren, Richard Waters | |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Colin Thornell | 46-53 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | George Poole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Murphy | 46-55 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on George Poole - foul #3 on George Poole, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Poole | 48-57 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | John Horst snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase is fouled on the floor by Damian McComack - foul #1 on Damian McComack, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF) Colin Thornell, Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Warren (PF) Joseph Murphy, Eugene Hale | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Damian McComack - foul #2 on Damian McComack, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF), Richard Waters (C) Robert Patin, Damian McComack | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | George Poole hits a shot from the left wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 50-59 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | David Wike is hacked by Thomas Betancourt - foul #3 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) David Wike, David Partee, Leon Chase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Robert Warren gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rod St. John (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | George Poole misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | John Horst grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn (SG), Leon Chase (PF) Rod St. John, Albert Laplant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Hale (C) Richard Waters | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | George Poole takes the ball from Colin Thornell in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Warren drills a shot from the right block | 50-61 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Betancourt takes the ball from John Horst | 50-61 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Colin Thornell - foul #1 on Colin Thornell, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase, John Horst | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt's pass is intercepted by Rod St. John | 50-63 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John buries a jumper from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale is fouled in the backcourt by David Wike - foul #1 on David Wike, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), George Poole (SG) Joseph Murphy, Scot Mastin | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale is hacked by Rod St. John in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rod St. John, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Joshua Dunn (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Rod St. John, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Robert Warren snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Robert Warren knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Scot Mastin | 54-67 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-67 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | John Horst pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the driving attempt from close range | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy runs out the clock | 56-67 |