| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey inbounds the ball | 36-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Hansen | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | David Luman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-18 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | John White gets the offensive rebound | 39-18 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | John White is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #1 | 39-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-18 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 39-18 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 41-18 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #2 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SG), John Dade (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson misses the free throw | 41-20 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 41-20 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stuart Lakey | 43-20 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | John White misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-20 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | John White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-20 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens snags the defensive board | 43-20 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens | 46-20 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson is denied on a layup by Thomas Powell | 46-20 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens gets the rebound | 46-20 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 48-20 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-23 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-23 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-23 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Luman | 48-25 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-25 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Dennis Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-25 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | David Luman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-25 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell grabs the board | 48-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Dade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luman (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | David Luman steals the ball from Michael Fontaine | 48-25 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | John White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-28 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | John Dade travels with the ball | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell, John Dade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Walter Lamb, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Dema Lamparski is called for the reach on Dale Dancer - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Joshua Graham is called for the reach on James Coria - foul #1 on Joshua Graham, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens is hacked by Rodney Hughes - foul #1 on Rodney Hughes, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is fouled on the floor by Rodney Hughes - foul #2 on Rodney Hughes, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | James Coria is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on James Coria, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Scott (PF) Dennis Johnson | |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it but misses | 48-28 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Hughes | 48-30 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Fontaine, Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, James Coria, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 53-30 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | David Luman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell tips it but misses | 53-33 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 53-33 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | John White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Gene Amon is called for the reach on Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Gene Amon, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 53-35 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | William Hansen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Fontaine | 56-35 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Walter Lamb - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #5 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Walter Lamb, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | George Scott is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #6 | 56-35 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise is fouled on the floor by Joshua Graham - foul #2 on Joshua Graham, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski can't tip it in | 56-36 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | James Coria knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jing-Quo Sun | 58-39 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Jing-Quo Sun picks off the pass by Shelby Hise | 58-39 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Coria - foul #2 on James Coria, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, James Coria, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon tips it in | 59-41 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun and he's hacked by David Luman - foul #2 on David Luman, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Powell (PF) Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the free throw | 62-41 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon blows the layup | 62-41 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | David Luman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John White | 63-45 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine jams it on a great pass from Anthony Stevens and he's hacked by Gene Amon - foul #4 on Gene Amon, team foul #8 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon's pass is intercepted by Michael Fontaine | 66-45 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Fontaine, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (PG), James Coria (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Walter Lamb, David Luman, Dennis Johnson, Gene Amon | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes buries a jumper from the left side | 68-47 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | William Hansen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 68-47 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Shelby Hise | 68-47 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the floater from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | George Scott swats the layup by William Hansen | 68-49 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun tips it home | 70-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Coria (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes travels with the ball | 70-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), John Dade (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | John Dade is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 72-49 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise is denied on a layup by Anthony Stevens | 72-49 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes grabs the offensive board | 72-49 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | James Coria clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-49 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Dade | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 75-49 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | William Hansen picks off the pass by Rodney Hughes | 75-49 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | William Hansen banks in the layup | 77-49 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise clanks a jumper from the left wing | 77-49 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 77-49 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | John Dade's dunk attempt is rejected by Dale Dancer | 77-49 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 77-49 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-49 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses the fadeaway from the right side | 77-49 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham tips it home | 79-49 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-49 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham gets the rebound | 79-49 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | William Hansen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joshua Graham | 81-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Coria | 81-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | William Hansen double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 81-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham, John Dade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-52 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | George Scott grabs the offensive board | 81-52 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Stuart Lakey steals the ball from Dale Dancer | 81-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 81-52 |