| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) C - George Novetsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is fouled on the floor by Mario Laroche - foul #3 on Mario Laroche, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (C) Mario Laroche | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Todd Mize picks off the pass by Adrian Lee | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Adrian Lee is called for the reach on David Rooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adrian Lee, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Rooks | 28-39 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Jim Waid can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 28-39 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 28-39 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | John Boyd can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-39 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 28-39 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | George Novetsky pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Rooks - foul #1 on David Rooks, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | David Rooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Todd Mize - foul #3 on Todd Mize, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Novetsky (C) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Todd Mize | |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Backus | 30-39 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the runner near the basket | 30-41 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ismael Lowe - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Randall Backus, Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) John Boyd | |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Aquino (tiring) C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson travels with the ball | 32-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF), Mario Laroche (C) Charles Aquino, Ismael Lowe | |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | David Rooks double dribbles | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), George Novetsky (C) Vernon Preston, Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), John Boyd (SF) David Rooks, William Carrasco | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Bumpers - foul #1 on Duane Bumpers, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche banks in the layup on a great pass from William Carrasco and he's hacked by Duane Bumpers - foul #2 on Duane Bumpers, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | George Novetsky lays it in on a nice dish by Duane Bumpers | 34-46 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco can't throw it down but he's hacked by George Novetsky - foul #1 on George Novetsky, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF) Michael Jackson, Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | George Novetsky snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Randall Backus gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Glade | 37-46 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Tontarski | 37-48 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Ismael Lowe swats the shot by Kenneth Glade | 37-48 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Randall Backus, Vernon Preston, Robert Pillar, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, William Carrasco, Ismael Lowe | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert misses the tip | 37-48 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mario Laroche | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mario Laroche | 37-50 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas's pass is intercepted by David Rooks | 37-50 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | David Rooks jams it | 37-52 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Coleman (SF), Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-52 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Gilbert | 37-52 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), George Novetsky (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Mario Laroche | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-55 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade tips it home | 39-55 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Preston - foul #1 on Vernon Preston, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF) Vernon Preston, Duane Bumpers, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, Paul Coleman, Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Jim Waid is hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG) Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-57 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert (C) George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-57 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco loses the dribble to Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 47-57 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the easy layup | 47-57 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | John Boyd tips it in | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mario Laroche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Jackson | 50-59 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Kevin Tatham (PF), George Novetsky (C) Michael Jackson, Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Coleman (SF) John Boyd | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tatham - foul #1 on Kevin Tatham, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade (PF) Kevin Tatham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Randall Backus shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Randall Backus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade buries a fadeaway in the lane | 52-61 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-61 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco can't tip it in | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | George Novetsky pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Rusty Nicolas (C) Randall Backus, Vernon Preston, Duane Bumpers, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, William Carrasco, Paul Coleman, Ismael Lowe | |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jim Waid clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Charles Aquino | |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jim Waid makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche's pass is intercepted by Adrian Lee | 53-61 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Jim Waid lays it in on a nice dish by Adrian Lee | 55-61 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | David Rooks scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Boyd | 55-64 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Mize - foul #4 on Todd Mize, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert (C) Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (PF) Todd Mize | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Gilbert - foul #2 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), George Novetsky (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Backus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Novetsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 59-66 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is hacked by George Novetsky - foul #2 on George Novetsky, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Novetsky | 59-66 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Randall Backus connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF) Randall Backus, Duane Bumpers, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF) William Carrasco, Paul Coleman | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Adrian Lee steals it from David Rooks in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee lays it in | 64-66 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the floater from the right block | 64-66 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Novetsky | 64-66 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Novetsky | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | David Rooks tips it in | 66-68 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses the lay-in | 66-68 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | George Novetsky gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is fouled on the floor by Mario Laroche - foul #4 on Mario Laroche, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | David Rooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it back up and in | 66-70 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Jim Waid knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | John Boyd snags the offensive board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is hacked by Kenneth Glade - foul #3 on Kenneth Glade, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee tips it in | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Lee - foul #2 on Adrian Lee, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Todd Mize steals it from George Novetsky | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-74 |