| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Myles Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Schooler | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Robert Brown blows the dunk | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Touchette is called for the reach on Igor Kosakowski - foul #1 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Myles Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Igor Kosakowski - foul #1 on Igor Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shawn Wright | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zikomo Orji | 4-6 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Dave Small is blocked by Mikel Bosancic | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Dave Small's fadeaway is rejected by Zikomo Orji | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the floater near the basket | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dave Small | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Dave Small hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Shane Cross tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Dave Small pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) SF - Brian Wille (fresh) PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Dave Small (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Brian Wille misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ed Petersen - foul #1 on Ed Petersen, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Bernardo Costa (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF) Igor Kosakowski, Ed Petersen, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Ronald Hamilton, John Patterson, Dave Small | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Brian Wille misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Brian Wille misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Brian Wille | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 6-10 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Tommy Schooler, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Dave Small (C) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is intercepted by Larry Blough | 6-10 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Myles Smith | 6-10 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Dave Small knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Murray and the foul's on Salvatore Esposito - foul #1 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), David Blankenship (SG) William Murray, Joseph Touchette | |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski | 9-13 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Dave Small tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Shane Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Shane Cross misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Igor Kosakowski | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Myles Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Salvatore Esposito - foul #2 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Igor Kosakowski, Salvatore Esposito, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, Shawn Wright, Dave Small | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler's floater is knocked away by Robert Brown | 11-15 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-15 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji tips it in | 13-15 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Blough | 16-15 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Myles Smith connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Murray | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Blankenship (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Zikomo Orji out of the doubleteam | 18-17 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the lay-in | 18-17 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Myles Smith drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Murray | 18-19 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Bernardo Costa (SF) Larry Blough, Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), John Patterson (PF) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Myles Smith | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Shane Cross is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Costa - foul #1 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Small (C) Robert Brown | |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Zikomo Orji blocks the jumper by Dave Small | 18-19 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | John Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #1 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Robert Brown (C) Ronald Hamilton, Dave Small | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernardo Costa | 20-21 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Robert Brown | |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Myles Smith steps in front of the Zikomo Orji pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-21 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith comes up short on the runner from close range | 20-21 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Larry Blough - foul #1 on Larry Blough, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) John Patterson | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 3rd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Shane Cross takes the ball from Mikel Bosancic | 20-24 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | David Blankenship lays it up and in on a great pass from Shane Cross | 20-26 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-26 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 06:40 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen hits a floater from the left side | 22-26 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | David Blankenship loses the dribble to Zikomo Orji | 22-26 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Bernardo Costa (C) Larry Blough, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the fadeaway in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | John Patterson grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mikel Bosancic | 24-28 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Brian Wille, John Patterson, Dave Small | |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Myles Smith is called for the reach on Mikel Bosancic - foul #1 on Myles Smith, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito (C) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Dave Small (C) Shane Cross, Ronald Hamilton, Robert Brown | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Myles Smith takes the ball from Larry Blough | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dave Small (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Myles Smith connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from William Murray | 24-30 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito can't connect on a shot from the left block | 24-30 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Myles Smith | 24-33 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Salvatore Esposito | 26-33 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Dave Small can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Blough - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), John Patterson (PF) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) Dave Small | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Brown | 26-37 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler loses the dribble to Shawn Wright | 26-37 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Cross | 26-39 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the layup against the doubleteam | 26-39 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Shane Cross gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Shane Cross connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Hamilton and he's fouled by Salvatore Esposito - foul #3 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #10 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Bernardo Costa (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Tommy Schooler, Ed Petersen, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Dave Small (C) Ronald Hamilton, Shawn Wright, John Patterson, Robert Brown | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Dave Small picks off the pass by Mikel Bosancic | 26-42 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Dave Small loses the ball out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, Dave Small | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Joseph Touchette steps in front of the Igor Kosakowski pass in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette lays it up and in | 26-44 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa banks in the layup | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-44 |