| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 31-29 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams clanks a jump hook near the basket | 31-29 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 31-29 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Sears is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Brad Smith, David Sears | |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner tips it in | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen loses the dribble to Raymond Parsons | 33-31 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Jim Queen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | John Coffey snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is hacked by Robert Bostwick - foul #1 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Robert Bostwick, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Raymond Parsons picks off the pass by Joseph Powers | 33-33 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert dunks the ball set up by Raymond Parsons | 33-35 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Poole and the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #3 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF) John Coffey, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Joseph Powers is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Sears | 35-38 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Raymond Parsons, David Sears | |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is hacked by John Coffey - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Raymond Parsons steals the ball from Ricky Williams | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Patterson | 38-40 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Peterson | 38-42 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Jim Queen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-42 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams drills a shot from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Queen - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Sorrells | 43-45 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson clanks a jump hook from close range | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Wells | 43-45 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | John Coffey is fouled on the floor by Dennis Charles - foul #4 on Dennis Charles, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Dennis Charles | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Williams | 46-45 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Raymond Parsons takes the ball from John Coffey in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | John Coffey scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Williams | 48-45 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is denied on a layup by Jim Queen | 48-45 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 48-45 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders's layup is rejected by Richard Peterson | 48-45 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Robert Bostwick, David Sears | |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Jim Queen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Sanders | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Wells - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Raymond Parsons is called for the reach on John Coffey - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Gary Wells is called for the reach on Chad Sanders - foul #4 on Gary Wells, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey is fouled on the floor by Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Wells | 53-50 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Gary Wells is called for the reach on Chad Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Wells, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Richard Sorrells (PF) John Coffey, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG) Gary Wells | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Jim Queen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by Brad Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Smith - foul #2 on Brad Smith, team foul #11 | 55-50 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 57-50 |