| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Turk (fresh) PF - Mark Dicarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Gene Bell is called for the reach on Henry Turk - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by James Sae is blocked by Frank Patrick | 28-28 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Turk - foul #1 on Henry Turk, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dan Williams (SF), Karl Woods (C) Henry Turk, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | James Sae shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Gene Bell buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leandro Romano | 31-32 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sae | 34-32 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is fouled on the floor by Eric Depew - foul #2 on Eric Depew, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Henry Turk (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Eric Depew, Dan Williams, Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Mark Dicarlo (PF) James Sae, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Dan Williams (SF), Karl Woods (C) Joseph Rines, Henry Turk, Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sae (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Dan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | James Sae knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Karl Woods | 37-36 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | James Sae buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Stewart | 40-36 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | William Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Watson | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson clanks a shot from close range | 43-38 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-38 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Stewart | 43-38 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Watson | 43-40 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Sae | 46-40 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Sae (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dan Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (PG), Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Mark Dicarlo (PF), Peter Clark (C) William Stewart, James Sae, Dan Williams, Gerald Johnson, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Bacher, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Mason Littrell steals it from Peter Clark | 46-40 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is hacked by Eric Depew - foul #3 on Eric Depew, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cameron Beresky | 48-42 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is hacked by Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Peter Clark (C) Cameron Beresky, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock is whistled for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Shawn Haddock | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is hacked by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeffrey Twyman | 50-42 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo tips it home | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Turk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Dicarlo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 52-44 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Frank Patrick swats the short shot by William Stewart | 52-44 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods tips it in | 54-44 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Peter Clark (C) William Stewart, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Mason Littrell is called for the reach on Peter Clark - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) Eric Depew, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Karl Woods (C) James Sae, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock misses the easy layup | 54-44 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Mason Littrell is called for the reach on Henry Turk - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Eric Depew, Henry Turk, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, John Watson, Mason Littrell | |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | William Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Sae | 57-44 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Mark Dicarlo takes the ball from Paul Knudson | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) James Bacher, Shawn Haddock | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick is fouled on the floor by Henry Turk - foul #2 on Henry Turk, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by James Sae | 59-44 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman drills a floater in the lane set up by Frank Patrick | 59-46 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Patrick - foul #2 on Frank Patrick, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) James Sae | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gene Bell | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Turk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Dicarlo (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-46 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman hits the follow up shot | 60-48 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Paul Knudson steals the ball from Eric Depew | 60-48 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Gene Bell scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Gene Bell takes the ball from Eric Depew | 60-50 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Gene Bell | 60-52 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew double dribbles | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is whistled for traveling | 60-54 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gene Bell | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman tips it in | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Leandro Romano is called for the reach on William Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leandro Romano, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Frank Patrick is denied by Karl Woods | 60-56 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Knudson - foul #1 on Paul Knudson, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) Eric Depew, Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | James Sae snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Paul Knudson is called for the reach on James Sae in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Knudson, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Joseph Rines (SF) Cameron Beresky, Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | James Sae makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is hacked by Leandro Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo (PF) James Sae | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leandro Romano | 64-59 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is hacked by Leandro Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leandro Romano, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG) Eric Depew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-59 |