| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Barry Paige's floater is tipped away by Gregory Norman | 31-37 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Vernon Wier steps in front of the Phillip Williams pass | 31-37 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-37 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), James Carlile (SG), Timothy Martowski (SF), Harry McConaughy (PF), William McElhinny (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Jason Gordon, Jesse Brown, Gregory Norman | |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is open but misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce tips it in | 33-39 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Carlile - foul #1 on James Carlile, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Michael Savory, James Carlile, Timothy Martowski, William McElhinny | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Brown | 35-45 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gregory Norman | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Timothy Martowski (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Gregory Norman | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen is hacked by Jason Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Gordon, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Mark Louis (C) Bernard Vale, Jesse Brown | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Mark Louis steps in front of the Donald Hansen pass | 35-47 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner lays it in set up by Lawrence Pierce and he's hacked by Jason Gordon - foul #3 on Jason Gordon, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF) Michael Savory, James Carlile, Timothy Martowski | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Hansen - foul #3 on Donald Hansen, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF) Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman (C) Mark Louis | |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Barry Paige swats the layup by Jason Gordon | 38-49 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Eric Russ can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-51 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Harry McConaughy (PF) Phillip Williams, Jesse Brown | |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier hits a jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Timothy Martowski (SF) Bernard Vale, Jason Gordon | |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the lay-in | 40-54 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson tips it home | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) SG - James Carlile (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Martowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) 13 pts. C - Gregory Norman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Stjepan Trojanowski takes the ball from Gregory Norman | 42-54 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Savory - foul #2 on Michael Savory, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Harry McConaughy, Gregory Norman | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-54 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | James Carlile hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-54 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stjepan Trojanowski | 44-54 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Carlile | 44-57 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tommie Peterson | 44-57 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 47-57 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Vernon Wier - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Michael Frazier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Vernon Wier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Harry McConaughy (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Gregory Norman (C) James Carlile, Phillip Williams, Timothy Martowski, Mark Louis | |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Jesse Brown swats the layup by Barry Paige | 47-60 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Pierce | 47-60 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier loses the dribble to Bernard Vale in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bernard Vale and the foul's on Michael Frazier - foul #2 on Michael Frazier, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner (PF) Jesse Brown | |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses the free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is fouled on the floor by Dale Gardner - foul #1 on Dale Gardner, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Cooper | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry McConaughy (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Gardner (fresh) C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-64 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is called for traveling | 52-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), William McElhinny (C) Bernard Vale, Harry McConaughy, Dale Gardner, Gregory Norman | |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF) Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG) Jason Gordon | |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | James Carlile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Barry Paige drills a runner in the paint | 54-64 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | James Carlile is hacked by Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Tommie Peterson (C) Vernon Wier, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jason Gordon (SF) Phillip Williams, Michael Savory | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 56-66 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Gordon | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is denied on a layup by Jason Gordon | 56-69 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | James Carlile connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Vale | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Gregory Norman (C) James Carlile, Jason Gordon, Jesse Brown, William McElhinny | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman blows the layup | 56-71 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Eric Russ snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dale Gardner (fresh) C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #6 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG) Bernard Vale | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #2 on Phillip Williams, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Tommie Peterson (C) Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (SF), Mark Louis (C) Phillip Williams, Gregory Norman | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Hansen - foul #4 on Donald Hansen, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG) Dale Gardner | |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's pass is intercepted by Michael Savory in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory throws it down | 57-75 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-75 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Carlile | 57-75 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis double dribbles | 57-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson (C) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Carlile and he's fouled by Michael Frazier - foul #3 on Michael Frazier, team foul #9 | 57-77 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the free throw | 57-78 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski double dribbles | 57-78 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski connects on the floater in the lane set up by Michael Savory | 57-80 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-80 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | James Carlile misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #2 on Eric Russ, team foul #10 | 57-80 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 57-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits a shot from the right wing | 59-82 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses the runner from close range | 59-82 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tommie Peterson | 59-82 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-82 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the rebound | 59-82 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski runs out the clock | 59-82 |