| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a floater in the lane | 39-39 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 39-41 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Brendan Blakey - foul #2 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Arnold | 39-43 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF) Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland is denied on a layup by James Cecere | 39-43 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | David Burnett hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Maxwell Prom (SG), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John O'Donahue - foul #2 on John O'Donahue, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Jerry Poch swats the dunk try by David Bakke | 39-46 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston tips it in | 41-46 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Prom - foul #1 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | David Bakke grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bakke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue banks in the layup set up by Cole Livingston | 43-46 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the finger roll | 43-48 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Cole Livingston, Maxwell Prom, Robert Husky, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 43-48 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF) Kenneth Swanson, James Cecere | |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brendan Blakey | 46-48 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Burnett | 46-51 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Stephen Baumgartner - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, Lucas Ziek, Mark Arnold | |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland loses the dribble to James Cecere | 46-51 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Ray Boyd steals the ball from Mike Leland | 46-51 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Brendan Blakey and he's fouled by James Cecere - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Logan Morris (C) Brendan Blakey, Joseph Harrison, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Husky | 49-51 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | David Burnett gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | James Cecere is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | James Cecere denies the turnaround by Logan Morris | 49-51 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the finger roll set up by David Burnett | 49-53 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer's floater is tipped away by James Cecere | 49-53 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | James Cecere is hacked by Logan Morris - foul #4 on Logan Morris, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Mike Leland (C) Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Brendan Blakey | 51-55 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston is hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 51-55 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 51-55 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brendan Blakey | 53-55 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Brendan Blakey is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Robert Husky (SF), Logan Morris (C) Brendan Blakey, Maxwell Prom, Joseph Harrison, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Ray Boyd steps in front of the Frederick Zupfer pass | 53-55 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd slams it home | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), John O'Donahue (C) Cole Livingston, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF) Charles Mitchell | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Brendan Blakey - foul #4 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris knocks in the jumper from close range | 55-61 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Burnett | 55-63 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Boyd and the foul's on Robert Husky - foul #3 on Robert Husky, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF) Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston travels with the ball | 55-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Brendan Blakey, Logan Morris, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Jerry Poch | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | James Cecere drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson and he's fouled by John O'Donahue - foul #3 on John O'Donahue, team foul #11 | 55-68 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 55-69 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner hits a jumpshot from the left side | 57-72 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brian Shurtleff | 57-75 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-75 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson and he's fouled by Maxwell Prom - foul #2 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #12 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF), Logan Morris (PF) Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the free throw | 57-77 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John O'Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Ray Boyd steals the ball from John O'Donahue | 57-77 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 57-79 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue can't finish the layup | 57-79 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Logan Morris is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #5 on Logan Morris, team foul #13 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (PF) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Bakke loses the dribble to Kenneth Swanson | 57-81 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | David Burnett throws it down on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 57-83 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #4 | 57-83 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom makes the 1st free throw | 58-83 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Maxwell Prom - foul #3 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #14 | 59-83 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-85 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-85 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 59-85 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-85 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | David Bakke gets the rebound | 59-85 |
| 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 | Jerry Poch picks off the pass by Robert Husky | 59-85 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is hacked by David Bakke - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #15 | 59-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) David Burnett | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Maxwell Prom | 59-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses long on a shot from the right wing | 59-86 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-86 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the offensive board | 59-86 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 59-88 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-88 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 59-88 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 59-88 |