| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Murray | 34-22 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth misses the lay-in | 34-22 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dale Fowler - foul #1 on Dale Fowler, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the easy layup | 36-22 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth tips it in | 36-24 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the lay-in | 36-24 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 38-24 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Ken Bowman - foul #1 on Ken Bowman, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth (SG), Igor Kosakowski (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Dale Fowler, Ken Bowman, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth double dribbles | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker (PG) Peter Green | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it in | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey James picks off the pass by Kevin Landreth | 40-29 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 42-29 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Frank McCuan, Ronald Hamilton, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG), Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF) Charlie Whitaker, Kevin Landreth, Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa | |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Murray | 45-30 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Dale Fowler and he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-32 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the follow up shot | 47-32 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Wright and he's hacked by Ken Bowman - foul #2 on Ken Bowman, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (SF) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the free throw | 49-32 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 49-32 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | William Murray gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Fowler - foul #2 on Dale Fowler, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-32 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Peter Green and he's hacked by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth (SG), Igor Kosakowski (SF) Dale Fowler, Ken Bowman | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on William Ducksworth - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker (PG), Bernardo Costa (PF) Peter Green, William Ducksworth | |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-35 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Hamilton | 54-35 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell slams it home | 56-37 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth misses the tip | 56-37 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 58-37 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kevin Landreth | 58-39 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell clanks a turnaround from the right block | 58-39 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank McCuan (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Whitaker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 60-42 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG), Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Charlie Whitaker, Kevin Landreth, Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa, Robert Dulac | |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Peter Green is called for the reach on Ronald Hamilton - foul #2 on Peter Green, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 60-42 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Ken Bowman steps in front of the Daniel Perin pass | 60-42 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-42 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Perin | 63-42 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | William Mitchell is called for the reach on Peter Green - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Bowman | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Ducksworth | 63-45 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | William Murray steps in front of the Dale Fowler pass | 63-45 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in | 65-45 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Perin | 65-45 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is hacked by Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth (SG), Bernardo Costa (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Dale Fowler, William Ducksworth, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | William Murray steps in front of the Ken Bowman pass | 65-45 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Murray | 67-45 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Murray | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker (PG), Igor Kosakowski (SF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Peter Green, Ken Bowman, Robert Dulac | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 71-48 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Landreth | 71-50 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Salvatore Esposito - foul #2 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG), Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Charlie Whitaker, Kevin Landreth, Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carlos Dodson - foul #3 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Murray and he's fouled by Robert Dulac - foul #1 on Robert Dulac, team foul #7 | 75-52 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the free throw | 75-52 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Peter Green loses the dribble to Ronald Hamilton | 75-52 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton blows the dunk | 75-52 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | William Mitchell picks off the pass by Dale Fowler | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson blows the layup but he's hacked by Dale Fowler - foul #3 on Dale Fowler, team foul #8 | 75-52 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac loses the ball out of bounds | 77-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 77-52 |