| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | James Cecere connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Burnett and the foul's on Andrew Gaughan - foul #2 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the free throw | 27-44 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a shot from the right block | 27-44 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Cecere | 27-44 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is called for traveling | 27-44 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer snags the offensive board | 27-44 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Eric Ansley is called for the reach on Frederick Zupfer - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-44 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-44 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it home | 27-46 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Gaughan | 29-46 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses long on a runner from close range | 29-46 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cecere (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Gaughan is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 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 | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill hits a jumper near the basket set up by John O'Donahue | 31-46 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Hill - foul #1 on Dante Hill, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Patrick Wilkinson takes the ball from Cole Livingston | 31-46 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dante Hill - foul #2 on Dante Hill, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill, Cole Livingston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Poch | 31-48 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the reach on Sterling Borges - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner (PF) John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky loses the dribble to James Cecere | 31-48 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-48 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the tip | 31-48 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-48 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff snags the offensive board | 31-48 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-48 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), John O'Donahue (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Robert Husky, Stephen Baumgartner, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Jerry Poch | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 31-54 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Frederick Zupfer - foul #3 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SF) Andrew Gaughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cole Livingston | 34-54 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-56 |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-56 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | John O'Donahue takes the ball from David Burnett | 34-56 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cole Livingston | 37-56 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | David Burnett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 37-56 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold clanks a turnaround from the right block | 37-56 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek's pass is intercepted by Frederick Zupfer | 40-56 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Mark Arnold takes the ball from Sterling Borges | 40-56 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold jams it and he's hacked by Sterling Borges - foul #2 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Logan Morris (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | James Cecere steals it from Stephen Baumgartner | 40-59 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-59 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | James Cecere blocks the short jumper by Dante Hill | 40-59 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 40-61 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan's floater is tipped away by Mark Arnold | 40-61 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SF), David Bakke (C) Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Logan Morris is blocked by Lucas Ziek | 40-63 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is called for traveling | 40-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-63 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson blows the dunk | 40-63 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Lucas Ziek blocks the short jumper by Cole Livingston | 40-63 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson and he's hacked by Dante Hill - foul #3 on Dante Hill, team foul #8 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Austin Pritchard (SF), David Bakke (C) Robert Husky, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 40-66 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | David Bakke buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John O'Donahue | 43-66 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is fouled on the floor by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #9 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Logan Morris (C) Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the offensive board | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch tips it in | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Pritchard (fresh) PF - David Bakke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | David Bakke is called for the reach on Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #10 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the reach on Dante Hill - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 46-71 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris jams it on a nice dish by Austin Pritchard | 48-71 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 48-73 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Glass steps in front of the David Bakke pass | 48-73 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is hacked by Austin Pritchard - foul #1 on Austin Pritchard, team foul #11 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SF), John O'Donahue (C) Austin Pritchard, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 51-75 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses long on a shot in the lane | 51-75 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 51-75 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #5 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Michael Glass | |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John O'Donahue - foul #3 on John O'Donahue, team foul #12 | 54-75 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Logan Morris | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-76 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is hacked by Lucas Ziek - foul #4 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #6 | 54-76 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 54-76 |