| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) C - John Sapien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ray Hill inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Glenn Wells | 23-35 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Halstead | 23-37 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | James Zacher buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by George Halstead - foul #3 on George Halstead, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (PG) George Halstead | |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Ray Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann tips it but misses | 26-37 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe is fouled on the floor by Frederick Patton - foul #1 on Frederick Patton, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Braud (SF), Earl Loera (PF), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Tom Baughman (SF) Robert Robinson, Ray Hill | |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | David Peluso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF) Glenn Wells | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry McGrath | 28-39 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy lays it in on a nice dish by David Peluso | 30-39 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | David Peluso takes the ball from Ray Hill in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Johnston and the foul's on Jerry McGrath - foul #1 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) Michael Johnston, David Braud, Earl Loera, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Baptista (C) Jerry McGrath, Ray Hill, Bryan Moore | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | David Peluso makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Holland (fresh) C - John Sapien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman scores on a turnaround near the basket | 33-41 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | James Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, James Holland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Glenn Wells (PF) Tom Baughman | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | George Halstead blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by James Scuderi - foul #3 on James Scuderi, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Michael Johnston steals the ball from Glenn Wells in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 36-43 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Andrew Guy (C) Michael Johnston, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Bryan Moore (C) George Halstead, Robert Baptista | |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Ray Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Zacher | 36-43 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses long on a jumper from the right block | 36-43 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Ray Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Patton | 36-45 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | James Zacher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton grabs the board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Braud (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Ray Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Moore | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | David Braud can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Earl Loera (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, James Zacher, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Tom Baughman (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Jerry McGrath, Frederick Patton, Glenn Wells, Bryan Moore | |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by David Peluso in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG) David Braud | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Ray Hill drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | John Sapien tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Ray Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista tips it in | 40-53 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | David Peluso is hacked by George Halstead - foul #4 on George Halstead, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Glenn Wells (PF) George Halstead, Ray Hill | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-53 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Wells | 40-55 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Tom Baughman | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), James Zacher (SG), James Holland (PF) David Peluso, Michael Johnston, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Ray Hill (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Jerry McGrath, Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton is hacked by David Lohmann in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Lohmann, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (PF) John Sapien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | James Zacher snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wells (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Scuderi - foul #4 on James Scuderi, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (SF), Andrew Guy (C) David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG) Wilford Greene | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Wells | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ray Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | James Zacher grabs the board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by James Scuderi is blocked by Ray Hill | 43-57 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | James Zacher comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-57 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | George Halstead is hacked by James Scuderi - foul #5 on James Scuderi, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, David Braud, James Holland, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (SG), Tom Baughman (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Frederick Patton, Glenn Wells, Bryan Moore | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | George Halstead can't finish the layup | 43-57 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | David Peluso travels in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Earl Loera (PF) Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the easy layup | 43-59 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Ray Hill tips it back up and in | 43-61 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | John Sapien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Glenn Wells (PF) George Halstead, Ray Hill | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Earl Loera - foul #2 on Earl Loera, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (SF) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Robert Robinson | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Baptista steals the ball from David Peluso | 43-63 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is fouled in the backcourt by David Braud - foul #1 on David Braud, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF) James Zacher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (PG) Glenn Wells | |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | John Sapien connects on the shot from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (PF), Andrew Guy (C) Earl Loera, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Wilford Greene | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jerry McGrath - foul #3 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Frederick Patton | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Braud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilford Greene | 47-67 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | David Braud misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-67 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Earl Loera (PF), John Sapien (C) David Braud, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (PG) Jerry McGrath | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is hacked by Wilford Greene - foul #1 on Wilford Greene, team foul #9 | 47-67 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Patton | 47-69 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Baptista picks off the pass by David Peluso | 47-69 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Frederick Patton and he's fouled by James Zacher - foul #2 on James Zacher, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF) Michael Johnston, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Glenn Wells (PF) Wilford Greene, Bryan Moore | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the free throw | 47-71 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | John Sapien grabs the defensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | John Sapien is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #4 on Robert Baptista, team foul #10 | 47-71 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Mathew McCabe - foul #1 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #9 | 48-73 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the free throw | 48-73 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the board | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses the easy layup | 48-73 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the board | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | James Zacher picks off the pass by Glenn Wells in the backcourt | 48-73 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | David Peluso comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-73 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe snags the offensive board | 48-73 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | James Zacher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | The jumper by Glenn Wells is denied by Mathew McCabe | 51-73 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | John Sapien clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry McGrath | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 51-73 |