| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by Gene Amon - foul #1 on Gene Amon, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), David Luman (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine gets the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Daley | 23-42 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #1 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it in | 25-44 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Cook | 27-44 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-47 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise tips it but misses | 27-47 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes drills a floater from the left block | 29-47 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tyrone Adam | 29-50 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | David Luman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Cook | 32-50 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the board | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Luman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland loses the dribble to Michael Fontaine | 32-50 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Sidney Gaither steps in front of the Michael Fontaine pass | 32-50 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits the finger roll | 34-50 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 34-50 |
| 14:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 34-50 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is whistled for a carry | 34-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine | |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam tips it but misses | 34-50 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland tips it home | 36-50 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Gary Barrientes is called for the reach on Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Barrientes - foul #4 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF) Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Zhuang Chu steals the ball from Dale Dancer | 36-50 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Roland blocks the short jumper by Michael Fontaine | 36-50 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Luman | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Luman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | David Luman's dunk attempt is rejected by Zhuang Chu | 36-50 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren snags the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley double dribbles | 38-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Shelby Hise, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | William Cook tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Gene Amon is called for the reach on Joseph Daley - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam double dribbles | 40-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 40-52 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Cedric Owens denies the turnaround by Shelby Hise | 40-52 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Ronald Roland is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Dennis Mabry, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Justin Rose (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gene Amon | 43-54 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Justin Rose is denied on a layup by Gene Amon | 43-54 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 43-54 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Dale Dancer swats the short shot by Zhuang Chu | 45-54 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Gary Barrientes - foul #5 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | William Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) William Hansen | |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu | |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Hansen - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Dennis Mabry, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 47-56 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | David Luman gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Boren | 50-56 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Hansen | 50-58 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Ronald Roland is denied by Dema Lamparski | 50-58 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Dennis Mabry (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Shelby Hise, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Mabry (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Justin Rose (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Sidney Gaither steals it from Justin Rose | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-58 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Jing-Quo Sun is blocked by Dale Dancer | 53-58 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley tips it in | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF), Gene Amon (C) Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it home | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | David Luman is called for a backcourt violation | 54-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) Sidney Gaither, Dennis Mabry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun loses the dribble to Gene Amon | 54-62 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon's pass is intercepted by Zhuang Chu | 54-62 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the floater near the basket set up by William Hansen and the foul's on Ronald Roland - foul #3 on Ronald Roland, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-65 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | William Hansen's floater is tipped away by Dale Dancer | 54-65 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 54-65 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | David Luman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 57-65 |