| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Pete Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Linneman - foul #1 on Richard Linneman, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Robert Duley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Zachary Hardy picks off the pass by James Rhodes | 43-44 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | James Millsaps comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Torres | 43-44 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Zachary Hardy - foul #1 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody is fouled on the floor by James Rhodes - foul #1 on James Rhodes, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Robert Duley buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Eugene Franklin - foul #1 on Eugene Franklin, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Healey (C) Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Robert Duley makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres is hacked by Richard Linneman - foul #2 on Richard Linneman, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood (PG), Scott Evans (SG) Pete Reynolds, Herman Cayton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) James Millsaps, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | George Healey knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Armwood | 46-47 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley loses the dribble to Scott Evans | 46-47 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Scott Evans, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Van Roof (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Zachary Hardy | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Eugene Franklin denies the turnaround by James Millsaps | 46-47 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Armwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Evans (fresh) SF - Van Roof (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Healey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Robert Duley clanks a jump hook from close range | 46-47 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | James Millsaps tips it home | 46-49 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Eric Mosley - foul #1 on Eric Mosley, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Herman Cayton (SG) Robert Armwood, Van Roof | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Robert Duley, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | George Healey gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | George Healey's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Linneman | 52-49 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 52-49 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans hits the finger roll | 54-49 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | George Healey snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt's pass is intercepted by Richard Linneman | 54-49 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin loses the dribble to Raymond Moody | 54-49 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Millsaps | 54-51 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | George Healey misses long on a floater from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Healey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Mosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Zachary Hardy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Millsaps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Moody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Linneman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | James Millsaps can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Houpt | 56-51 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Eric Mosley picks off the pass by Scott Evans | 56-51 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman banks in the layup set up by Eric Mosley | 56-53 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing and he's fouled by Eric Mosley - foul #2 on Eric Mosley, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds (SG), Reynaldo Torres (SF), James Rhodes (PF), Van Roof (C) Herman Cayton, Scott Evans, George Healey, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Eric Mosley, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Robert Duley scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Zachary Hardy | 60-55 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Bolton | 60-55 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Van Roof - foul #1 on Van Roof, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood (SG) Richard Houpt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Robert Duley - foul #1 on Robert Duley, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres loses the dribble to Robert Duley | 60-57 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Armwood | 60-57 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF) James Millsaps | |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Robert Duley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres is fouled on the floor by Eric Mosley - foul #3 on Eric Mosley, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton (SG) Robert Armwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Raymond Moody (PF) Ronnie Nelson | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley travels with the ball | 62-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Linneman (C) Howard Bolton | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Eric Mosley swats the layup by Reynaldo Torres | 62-57 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Pete Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Van Roof (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Mosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Robert Duley tips it home | 62-59 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes can't connect on a runner from the left block | 62-59 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Mosley | 62-59 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley connects on the 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes misses the easy layup | 62-62 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman's fadeaway is rejected by James Rhodes | 62-62 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Van Roof's pass is intercepted by Eric Mosley | 62-62 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Duley | 62-62 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley tips it in | 62-64 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Scott Evans (SF), George Healey (PF), Eugene Franklin (C) Pete Reynolds, Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes, Van Roof | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Zachary Hardy, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin is hacked by Howard Bolton - foul #3 on Howard Bolton, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood (SG) Herman Cayton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | George Healey can't tip it in | 64-64 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Robert Duley pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Armwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Healey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | James Millsaps comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-64 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton (SG), Reynaldo Torres (SF), James Rhodes (PF) Robert Armwood, Scott Evans, George Healey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Eric Mosley, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Robert Duley steals the ball from Reynaldo Torres | 64-64 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Robert Duley connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Zachary Hardy | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt is hacked by Zachary Hardy - foul #2 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Eugene Franklin swats the dunk try by Robert Duley | 64-66 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman tips it in | 64-68 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-68 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reynaldo Torres - foul #2 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Rhodes | 69-69 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | James Millsaps hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Zachary Hardy | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |