| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) C - Robert Dulac (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman hits a driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by William Murray | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | William Murray knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey James and the foul's on Robert Dulac - foul #1 on Robert Dulac, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mikel Bosancic | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Tommy Schooler, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Peter Green buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Blough | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SG - David Blankenship (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Salvatore Esposito steals the ball from Ronald Hamilton | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses the floater from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bernardo Costa - foul #1 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, Peter Green, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Tommy Schooler | 8-10 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Dulac - foul #2 on Robert Dulac, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito (C) Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Bowman | 8-10 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski tips it home | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Mitchell | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ken Bowman | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by William Mitchell | 13-15 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF) Igor Kosakowski, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Murray | 13-17 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Robert Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from David Blankenship | 13-19 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) C - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Tommy Schooler, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (C) William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the shot from close range | 18-19 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Robert Brown blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Robert Brown drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Murray | 18-21 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the dunk but the foul's on Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Larry Blough, Peter Green, Ken Bowman, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Salvatore Esposito is called for the reach on Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (PF) Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-21 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth grabs the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough misses badly on a floater from the left side | 20-21 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 20-21 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | William Ducksworth is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on William Ducksworth, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman (SF) William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Hamilton | 20-23 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 20-26 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Myles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Mikel Bosancic (PF), William Ducksworth (C) Tommy Schooler, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Blough | 22-26 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | William Ducksworth swats the layup by Carlos Dodson | 22-26 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Myles Smith (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic loses the dribble to Jeffrey James | 22-26 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in set up by Jeffrey James | 22-28 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ducksworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is hacked by Igor Kosakowski - foul #1 on Igor Kosakowski, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Salvatore Esposito (SF), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, Ken Bowman, William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joseph Touchette | 22-30 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Myles Smith is called for the reach on Larry Blough - foul #1 on Myles Smith, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (PF) Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the lay-in | 22-30 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a jumpshot from the right side | 22-32 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-32 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Salvatore Esposito, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Larry Blough | 26-32 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson's floater is tipped away by William Ducksworth | 26-32 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | William Mitchell takes the ball from Tommy Schooler | 26-32 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Robert Dulac - foul #3 on Robert Dulac, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Ken Bowman (SF) Larry Blough, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from William Ducksworth and the foul's on Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Salvatore Esposito (C) Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 29-34 |