| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | David Liptak inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Daniel Sprague picks off the pass by Ismael Moyes | 46-43 |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Pittenger | 46-43 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Rapp - foul #1 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Sprague steals the ball from David Liptak | 48-43 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Linwood Otani | 50-43 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 50-43 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the shot from the baseline set up by Miladen Zingler and he's hacked by Weldon Bendel - foul #2 on Weldon Bendel, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Thornton | 52-46 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Liptak | 52-48 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ismael Moyes | 52-48 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 52-50 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | James Thornton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ismael Moyes | 55-52 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by James Thornton | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Bendel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Jude (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Liptak | 57-54 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Hall | 59-54 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ismael Moyes | 59-56 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #2 on Matthew Cook, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF) James Thornton, Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Ronald Perkins (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Miladen Zingler, David Liptak, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude is fouled on the floor by Timothy Rapp - foul #2 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Derek Smith (C) Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani hits a runner near the basket set up by Daniel Sprague | 63-56 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Telek Zamborsky | 63-56 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky loses the ball out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), Caleb Money (SF), Matthew Cook (C) Steven Osenkowski, Russell Barnes, Ronald Perkins, Timothy Rapp | |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Kluge, team foul #2 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (SF) Ronald Pittenger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF) Caleb Money | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF) Weldon Bendel, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF) Miladen Zingler, Telek Zamborsky | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Kluge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Liptak | 63-58 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Liptak - foul #1 on David Liptak, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Aaron Jude (C) Paul Kluge, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Matthew Cook | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 64-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger (SF) Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SF) David Liptak | |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Cleveland Mitchell is called for the reach on Andrew Thacker - foul #3 on Cleveland Mitchell, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG) Andrew Thacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF) Cleveland Mitchell | |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses the lay-in | 64-58 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler (PF) Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Caleb Money (SF) Russell Barnes | |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses the easy open layup | 64-58 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Aaron Jude | 69-58 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Pittenger - foul #4 on Ronald Pittenger, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Derek Smith (C) Linwood Otani, Weldon Bendel, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG), David Liptak (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Ronald Perkins, Caleb Money, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 69-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF) Ronald Pittenger, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (PG) Steven Osenkowski | |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a floater in the lane | 69-62 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Andrew Thacker and he's hacked by Russell Barnes - foul #2 on Russell Barnes, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Russell Barnes | |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Miladen Zingler | 72-64 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-64 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | David Liptak clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on James Thornton | 72-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) James Thornton, Andrew Thacker, Leonard Hall, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Miladen Zingler, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Bendel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Fowler | 72-64 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 72-64 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude lays it up and in | 74-64 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Russell Barnes and the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Robert Fowler, team foul #4 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Matthew Cook | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 74-67 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky buries a shot in the paint | 74-69 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Robert Fowler picks off the pass by Timothy Rapp | 74-69 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Linwood Otani, Weldon Bendel, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF) Steven Osenkowski, Russell Barnes, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 74-69 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF) David Liptak | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-71 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane | 76-71 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | James Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague hits the follow up shot | 78-71 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #5 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Aaron Jude (C) James Thornton, Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Russell Barnes, Cleveland Mitchell, Timothy Rapp | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Bendel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sprague - foul #2 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #6 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler (PF) Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #4 on Robert Fowler, team foul #7 | 78-71 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | David Liptak is called for the reach on Aaron Jude - foul #2 on David Liptak, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF) Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, Matthew Cook | |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 80-72 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague grabs the board | 80-72 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker tips it home | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Thacker is called for the reach on Miladen Zingler - foul #3 on Andrew Thacker, team foul #8 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | James Thornton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the board | 82-73 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Aaron Jude swats the layup by David Liptak | 82-73 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall grabs the board | 82-73 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-73 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 82-73 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 82-73 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Miladen Zingler | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 82-73 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) James Thornton, Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Miladen Zingler - foul #2 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #9 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (SG) Andrew Thacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the defensive board | 82-73 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Miladen Zingler is called for the reach on Paul Kluge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #10 | 82-76 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp loses the ball out of bounds | 83-76 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge is hacked by Miladen Zingler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #11 | 83-76 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge misses the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the board | 84-76 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-79 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Ismael Moyes - foul #3 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #12 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG) Paul Kluge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Rapp | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler is whistled for traveling | 85-79 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is hacked by Miladen Zingler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG) Miladen Zingler | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (SG) Andrew Thacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is hacked by Ismael Moyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #14 | 87-79 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes buries a 3 from the right corner | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is hacked by Russell Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Barnes, team foul #15 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG) Paul Kluge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp is hacked by Andrew Thacker - foul #4 on Andrew Thacker, team foul #9 | 90-82 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp misses the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague pulls down the rebound | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani runs out the clock | 90-82 |