| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 42-36 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Mark Arnold picks off the pass by Joseph Harrison | 42-36 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is called for traveling | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Vernon Rice - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | James Cecere lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 46-39 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Brian Shurtleff swats the short shot by Stephen Baumgartner | 46-39 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold throws it down on a great pass from Charles Mitchell and he's hacked by Mike Leland - foul #1 on Mike Leland, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris scores on a jumper from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Swanson | 52-41 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Cecere (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - David Bakke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | David Burnett steps in front of the Charles Horne pass | 54-41 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Prom - foul #3 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mike Leland - foul #2 on Mike Leland, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland is whistled for traveling | 55-41 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-41 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 55-41 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Marcus Lantz - foul #2 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Marcus Lantz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-41 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland tips it in | 55-43 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the shot from the left side | 55-43 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Cecere | 58-43 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | David Burnett lays it in on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 60-43 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 60-43 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #3 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - David Bakke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Logan Morris | 62-45 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is fouled on the floor by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #4 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Wilbur Griffin (PF) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG) Charles Horne | |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Wilbur Griffin is called for the reach on Brendan Blakey - foul #1 on Wilbur Griffin, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-45 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom can't tip it in | 65-45 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Mark Arnold is denied by David Bakke | 65-45 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-45 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the follow up shot | 67-45 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | David Bakke can't connect on a floater from the left side | 67-45 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Charles Mitchell, Kenneth Swanson, Wilbur Griffin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Brian Shurtleff swats the shot by Joseph Harrison | 67-45 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 67-45 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Burnett and the foul's on Vernon Rice - foul #3 on Vernon Rice, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the free throw | 70-45 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 70-45 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harrison - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #7 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG) Brendan Blakey | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland pulls down the rebound | 70-45 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner comes up short on the shot from the left block | 70-45 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 70-45 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-45 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the follow up shot | 72-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is whistled for traveling | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #4 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #8 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Maxwell Prom, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 72-45 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Vernon Rice, team foul #9 | 72-45 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on David Bakke - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #10 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice grabs the board | 73-45 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #6 | 73-45 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is hacked by Kenneth Swanson - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #7 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG) Vernon Rice | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 73-46 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Brendan Blakey picks off the pass by Mark Arnold | 73-46 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom banks in the layup on a great pass from Brendan Blakey | 73-48 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Logan Morris is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #11 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Logan Morris, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Charles Mitchell steps in front of the Brendan Blakey pass in the backcourt | 74-48 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold throws it down on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 76-48 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #8 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Brendan Blakey, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Burnett | 78-50 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #9 | 78-50 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (C) Joseph Harrison | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | David Bakke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marcus Lantz - foul #3 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #10 | 78-51 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | David Bakke misses the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | David Bakke makes the 2nd free throw | 78-52 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #11 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is fouled on the floor by Marcus Lantz - foul #4 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #12 | 78-52 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson loses the ball out of bounds | 78-53 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wilbur Griffin (fresh) C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - David Bakke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Logan Morris takes the ball from Brian Shurtleff | 78-53 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Marcus Lantz takes the ball from David Bakke | 78-53 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Wilbur Griffin and the foul's on John O'Donahue - foul #1 on John O'Donahue, team foul #12 | 80-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Marcus Lantz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner (PG) Charles Horne | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the free throw | 81-53 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is whistled for a carry | 81-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-53 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | David Burnett tips it back up and in | 83-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbur Griffin | 83-53 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 83-53 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, Wilbur Griffin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Jonathan Pinner | |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris travels with the ball | 83-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Horne - foul #1 on Charles Horne, team foul #13 | 83-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 84-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-56 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the easy layup | 85-56 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses short on a halfcourt shot | 85-56 |