| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison inbounds the ball | 20-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison drills a floater from the right wing set up by Vernon Rice | 22-39 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Baumgartner is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-39 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the tip | 22-39 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd tips it home | 22-41 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Rice and he's fouled by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 25-44 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses the easy layup | 25-44 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 25-44 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | James Cecere banks in the layup set up by Charles Mitchell | 25-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-46 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Boyd | 25-49 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), John O'Donahue (PF) Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | The short jumper by James Cecere is denied by Mike Leland | 26-49 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't tip it in | 26-49 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the offensive board | 26-49 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is fouled on the floor by Logan Morris - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), David Bakke (PF) Brendan Blakey, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Mike Leland - foul #2 on Mike Leland, team foul #3 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF) Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maxwell Prom and the foul's on Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG) Charles Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG) David Burnett | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue makes the free throw | 29-51 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff scores on a runner in the lane set up by Charles Mitchell | 29-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Bakke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom hits a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Harrison | 32-53 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John O'Donahue - foul #3 on John O'Donahue, team foul #4 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Logan Morris (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Maxwell Prom, Joseph Harrison, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Marcus Lantz | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Brendan Blakey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #4 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brendan Blakey | 35-55 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell and he's fouled by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #4 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), David Bakke (PF), Mike Leland (C) Vernon Rice, Stephen Baumgartner, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG) Charles Mitchell, Kenneth Swanson | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 35-58 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is called for a backcourt violation | 35-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff loses the ball out of bounds | 35-58 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-58 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 35-58 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), John O'Donahue (PF) Maxwell Prom, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 35-61 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #7 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), David Bakke (PF) Brendan Blakey, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz (C) James Cecere | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #3 on Mike Leland, team foul #8 | 35-61 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-62 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Vernon Rice - foul #3 on Vernon Rice, team foul #9 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (SF) Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | David Bakke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-64 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the board | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bakke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #10 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Joseph Harrison (SF) Maxwell Prom, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 35-67 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue loses the dribble to Mark Arnold | 35-67 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Brendan Blakey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #11 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), David Bakke (C) Vernon Rice, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 35-67 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-68 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-68 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 35-68 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #12 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG) Ray Boyd | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | David Burnett steals the ball from Brendan Blakey | 35-69 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't finish the layup | 35-69 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 35-69 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Arnold | 35-69 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison tips it back up and in | 37-69 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the finger roll set up by David Burnett and he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #4 on Mike Leland, team foul #13 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Logan Morris, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) David Burnett, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the free throw | 37-72 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (C) Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | David Burnett clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Horne - foul #1 on Charles Horne, team foul #14 | 37-72 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 37-73 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Lucas Ziek steals the ball from David Bakke | 37-74 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Burnett | 37-76 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne is fouled on the floor by Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #5 | 37-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner (SG) Maxwell Prom | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | David Bakke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-76 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | David Burnett pulls down the rebound | 37-76 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | David Burnett knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 37-78 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Swanson | 37-78 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Pinner (fresh) SF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Bakke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | David Burnett connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Boyd | 37-80 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-80 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 37-80 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Jonathan Pinner - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinner, team foul #15 | 37-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG) Charles Horne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin (PF) Marcus Lantz | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 37-81 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-82 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is called for traveling | 37-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Burnett | 37-84 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-84 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 37-84 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Burnett | 37-86 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | David Bakke buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Logan Morris | 40-86 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Burnett | 40-89 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue's floater is tipped away by Wilbur Griffin | 40-89 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 40-89 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Prom - foul #2 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #16 | 40-89 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (PG) Jonathan Pinner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 40-90 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-90 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | David Bakke pulls down the rebound | 40-90 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is fouled on the floor by Marcus Lantz - foul #1 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #6 | 40-90 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilbur Griffin - foul #1 on Wilbur Griffin, team foul #7 | 40-90 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne makes the 1st free throw | 41-90 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-90 |
| 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) | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson double dribbles | 42-90 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-90 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd gets the rebound | 42-90 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Horne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Maxwell Prom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Logan Morris (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John O'Donahue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bakke (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (tiring) 14 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Griffin (fairly fresh) C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | David Burnett connects on the floater from the left side set up by Kenneth Swanson | 42-92 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | David Bakke misses the lay-in | 42-92 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-92 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Charles Horne steals the ball from David Burnett | 42-92 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Lantz | 42-92 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | David Bakke tips it home | 44-92 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Burnett | 44-94 |
| 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) | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-94 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 44-94 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-94 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz hits the follow up shot | 44-96 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue is called for traveling | 44-96 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF) Ray Boyd, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Charles Horne - foul #2 on Charles Horne, team foul #17 | 44-96 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 44-97 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-98 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-98 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz gets the rebound | 44-98 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by John O'Donahue - foul #4 on John O'Donahue, team foul #18 | 44-98 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 44-99 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-100 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-100 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Horne | 44-100 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | David Bakke buries a jumper from the left wing | 46-100 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 46-100 |