| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sae (fresh) SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Watt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard misses short on a shot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton misses long on a shot from the right side | 23-33 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Alexander Slinkard - foul #1 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (C) James Sae, Alexander Slinkard, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Sterling Hardnett (PF) William Watt, Terry Davidson, Michael Thornton, Willie Sessions | |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Leandro Romano steps in front of the William Banton pass | 26-37 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | James Pell's fadeaway is rejected by James Lindsey | 26-37 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano tips it back up and in | 26-39 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Stewart | 29-39 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is fouled on the floor by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), Larry Freese (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Joseph Lassiter, Sterling Hardnett, Wayne Stewart | |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 29-39 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Charles Heavner (PF) William Banton, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG) Michael Thornton | |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | William Stewart steals the ball from Terry Davidson | 29-39 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers lays it up and in set up by William Stewart | 31-39 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Sae - foul #3 on James Sae, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF) James Sae, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Michael Thornton (SF), Willie Sessions (PF) William Watt, Rodney Brown, Larry Freese | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, Alexander Slinkard, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Rodney Brown (SG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Sterling Hardnett (PF) James Pell, Terry Davidson, Michael Thornton, Willie Sessions | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett comes up short on the floater from the right block | 31-41 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, William Banton, Charles Heavner, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), Willie Sessions (PF) William Watt, Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Sterling Hardnett | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sae (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Richard Rogers is called for the reach on James Pell - foul #3 on Richard Rogers, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) Alexander Slinkard, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Larry Freese (PF), Sterling Hardnett (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Willie Sessions, William Jenkins | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-41 |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | James Sae snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | James Sae hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | William Watt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | William Banton gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Thornton | 33-41 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Larry Freese double dribbles | 33-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, James Sae, William Banton, Charles Heavner, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) William Watt, Terry Davidson, Michael Thornton, Larry Freese, Sterling Hardnett | |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods throws it down | 35-41 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Karl Woods | 35-41 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kent Whittenburg | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Stewart - foul #1 on Wayne Stewart, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) Alexander Slinkard, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Joseph Lassiter, Wayne Stewart | |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson tips it home | 37-43 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | William Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Davis - foul #2 on Raymond Davis, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Raymond Davis, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Larry Freese (PF) Rodney Brown, Terry Davidson, Michael Thornton, Willie Sessions | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | William Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Pell | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Freese (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Larry Freese makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Pell | 40-46 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard's floater is tipped away by Larry Freese | 40-49 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lassiter | 40-49 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 40-49 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Alexander Slinkard, James Lindsey, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), Sterling Hardnett (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, William Jenkins | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson is hacked by James Sae - foul #4 on James Sae, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG) James Sae | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by William Banton - foul #1 on William Banton, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (SG), Willie Sessions (PF) Terry Davidson, Sterling Hardnett | |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is fouled on the floor by Rodney Brown - foul #3 on Rodney Brown, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG) Rodney Brown | |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | William Banton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | William Banton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (C) William Stewart, William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Sterling Hardnett (C) William Watt, Michael Thornton, Wayne Stewart | |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | The refs have stopped play. Sterling Hardnett is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Wayne Stewart (C) Joseph Lassiter, Sterling Hardnett | |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | William Watt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson tips it home | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Rogers, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SF) William Watt, Rodney Brown | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 43-54 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Pell - foul #1 on James Pell, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), Karl Woods (C) Alexander Slinkard, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Rodney Brown (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), Larry Freese (PF) James Pell, Terry Davidson, Joseph Lassiter, Willie Sessions | |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Larry Freese | 44-54 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Karl Woods swats the layup by William Watt | 44-54 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart tips it home | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Watt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Freese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | William Banton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wayne Stewart | 44-56 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Raymond Davis steps in front of the William Watt pass in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the easy layup | 44-56 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | William Watt snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Watt | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 3 from straight away | 44-58 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | William Watt is fouled on the floor by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #10 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, William Banton, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Terry Davidson (SG), Joseph Lassiter (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Sterling Hardnett (C) Rodney Brown, Michael Thornton, Larry Freese, Wayne Stewart | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | William Watt makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | William Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Sterling Hardnett | 44-60 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Sae - foul #5 on James Sae, team foul #11 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Karl Woods (C) James Sae, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG) William Watt | |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers drills a shot from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Sterling Hardnett scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Pell | 46-63 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stewart | 49-63 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Davidson | 49-65 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Stewart | 52-65 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Pell | 52-68 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Stewart | 55-68 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson is whistled for traveling | 55-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (C) William Stewart, Alexander Slinkard, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Michael Thornton (SF), William Jenkins (C) Terry Davidson, Joseph Lassiter, Willie Sessions | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-68 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | William Banton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | William Banton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Pell | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sterling Hardnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Sterling Hardnett - foul #2 on Sterling Hardnett, team foul #4 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Karl Woods (C) Raymond Davis, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Watt (PG), Terry Davidson (SG), Larry Freese (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Sterling Hardnett, William Jenkins | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Charles Heavner steals it from William Watt | 55-68 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Larry Freese picks off the pass by William Stewart in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Terry Davidson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | William Watt hits the follow up shot | 55-70 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SF) William Banton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Sessions (PF) Larry Freese | |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Karl Woods | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | William Watt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Michael Thornton's pass is intercepted by Richard Rogers | 58-70 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses the easy layup | 58-70 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods tips it in | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Watt runs out the clock | 60-70 |