| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 38-35 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 40-35 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Burnett and he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #3 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it home | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | James Cecere is hacked by Logan Morris - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), David Bakke (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris | |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is hacked by Cole Livingston - foul #2 on Cole Livingston, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John O'Donahue - foul #3 on John O'Donahue, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Robert Husky (fresh) SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-35 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill, Robert Husky | |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Poch | 49-37 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 49-37 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Hoppe - foul #4 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Logan Morris (C) Cole Livingston, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Mark Arnold steals the ball from Stephen Baumgartner | 49-37 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Sterling Borges - foul #1 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | James Cecere is denied on a layup by Logan Morris | 51-37 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the tip | 51-37 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Burnett | 54-39 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer is hacked by Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Eric Ansley, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Andrew Gaughan, John O'Donahue | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Robert Husky picks off the pass by Brian Shurtleff | 54-39 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner tips it home | 54-41 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Swanson steals it from Logan Morris | 56-41 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 61-44 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Logan Morris | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Burnett | 63-44 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Robert Husky is blocked by Jerry Poch | 63-44 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 63-44 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Eric Ansley and the foul's on John O'Donahue - foul #4 on John O'Donahue, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), David Bakke (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, John O'Donahue | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the free throw | 65-44 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | David Bakke buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 67-47 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Frederick Zupfer - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (C) Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Stephen Baumgartner, David Bakke | |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Frederick Zupfer - foul #1 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #8 | 69-47 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the free throw | 70-47 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Swanson | 70-47 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Hoppe is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #5 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #9 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), John O'Donahue (C) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | David Burnett takes the ball from Cole Livingston | 72-47 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Cecere | 74-47 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-47 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-47 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 74-47 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is intercepted by Robert Husky in the backcourt | 74-47 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-47 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the board | 74-47 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 74-47 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky gets the rebound | 74-47 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Sterling Borges | 74-49 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-49 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley tips it back up and in | 76-49 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | James Cecere swats the short shot by John O'Donahue | 76-49 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 76-49 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch scores on a shot from the right block set up by Eric Ansley | 78-49 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | The jumper by John O'Donahue is denied by Jerry Poch | 78-49 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses the tip | 78-49 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 78-49 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | John O'Donahue is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #5 on John O'Donahue, team foul #10 | 78-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Austin Pritchard (SF), David Bakke (PF) Sterling Borges, Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 79-49 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the lay-in | 79-49 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | David Bakke tips it but misses | 79-49 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 79-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Dante Hill is called for the reach on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Dante Hill, team foul #11 | 79-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 80-49 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-49 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | David Bakke double dribbles | 81-49 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch double dribbles | 81-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Robert Husky (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Austin Pritchard (fresh) PF - David Bakke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Austin Pritchard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 81-52 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-52 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Austin Pritchard | 81-52 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Jerry Poch swats the short shot by Logan Morris | 81-52 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 81-52 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SG) Robert Husky | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Swanson - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #6 | 81-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Austin Pritchard | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Logan Morris steals it from Ray Boyd | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses long on a shot from the left wing | 81-54 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd snags the defensive board | 81-54 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch throws it down on a great pass from Lucas Ziek | 83-54 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston travels with the ball | 83-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #12 | 83-54 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 84-54 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by David Bakke is blocked by Lucas Ziek | 85-54 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 85-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 85-54 |