| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Zachry (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Kevin Kear takes the ball from Stuart Neeley | 27-41 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Michael Brust clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Carl Zachry - foul #3 on Carl Zachry, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Brust - foul #3 on Michael Brust, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Reeves (PF) Michael Brust | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders is fouled on the floor by Robert Freeman - foul #3 on Robert Freeman, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (PF) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-43 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 32-43 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnathan Kinney | 34-43 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley buries a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Jeffers - foul #1 on Charles Jeffers, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kurt Hobbs (C) Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Reginald Vallee (SF) Bryan Natal, Gary Zanders | |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Reeves - foul #1 on Albert Reeves, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG) Stuart Neeley | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 36-46 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Johnathan Kinney | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Jeffers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reginald Vallee | 38-48 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the shot from the right block | 40-48 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves connects on the floater from close range set up by Kendall Williams | 40-50 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Johnathan Kinney steals it from Kendall Williams | 42-50 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Jeffers | 44-50 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses long on a runner from the right block | 44-50 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-50 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Raymond Jones blocks the jumper by Bob Donnellan | 44-50 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Reeves - foul #2 on Albert Reeves, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG), Carl Zachry (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Kevin Kear (C) Johnathan Kinney, Charles Jeffers, Dennis Ward, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Michael Brust (PF) Kendall Williams, Marcus Barwick, Reginald Vallee, Albert Reeves | |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bob Donnellan | 45-50 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-50 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear scores on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Gary Zanders takes the ball from Raymond Jones | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Carl Zachry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bob Donnellan (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bob Donnellan | 47-50 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 47-52 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Raymond Jones | 49-52 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Carl Zachry | 49-52 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Stuart Neeley takes the ball from Carl Zachry | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley banks in the layup | 49-54 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear is hacked by Bob Donnellan - foul #2 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Dennis Ward (PF) Nathan Ray, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick is hacked by Carl Zachry - foul #4 on Carl Zachry, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-54 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Albert Reeves blocks the short jumper by Kevin Kear | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Michael Brust knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Albert Reeves | 53-56 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Reginald Vallee steals it from Kevin Kear | 53-56 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Michael Brust grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Nathan Ray steals the ball from Michael Brust | 53-56 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (PG), Carl Zachry (SG), Kurt Hobbs (C) Johnathan Kinney, Nathan Ray, Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF) Kendall Williams, Marcus Barwick, Michael Brust | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Ward - foul #1 on Dennis Ward, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Brust (PF) Reginald Vallee | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kurt Hobbs | 56-58 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Brust steals the ball from Kurt Hobbs | 56-58 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bryan Natal | 56-61 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Kurt Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Michael Brust, Albert Reeves | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 56-61 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry loses the ball out of bounds | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Johnathan Kinney is called for the reach on Stuart Neeley - foul #2 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Kevin Kear (C) Charles Jeffers, Carl Zachry, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bob Donnellan - foul #3 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (PF) Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Michael Brust (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Reginald Vallee, Bob Donnellan | |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Michael Brust snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Raymond Jones is called for the reach on Michael Brust - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Kendall Williams is called for the reach on Kevin Kear - foul #2 on Kendall Williams, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Michael Brust grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Kear (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kendall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts is hacked by Nathan Ray - foul #4 on Nathan Ray, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry (SF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Robert Freeman, Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley (SG), Reginald Vallee (PF) Marcus Barwick, Michael Brust | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones jams it on a nice dish by Carl Zachry | 58-65 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Dennis Ward (PF), Kevin Kear (C) Charles Jeffers, Raymond Jones, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF) Jerry Shutts, Kendall Williams | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Stuart Neeley - foul #2 on Stuart Neeley, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Kendall Williams (SF) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders | |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves clanks a runner from the right block | 59-68 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman (SF) Nathan Ray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Jerry Shutts, Marcus Barwick, Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Albert Reeves | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stuart Neeley | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry is fouled on the floor by Gary Zanders - foul #2 on Gary Zanders, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Johnathan Kinney is called for the reach on Bob Donnellan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (SF), Albert Reeves (PF) Gary Zanders, Michael Brust | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Albert Reeves steps in front of the Kevin Kear pass | 63-72 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Johnathan Kinney is called for the reach on Bryan Natal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-74 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward tips it back up and in | 65-74 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-74 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Carl Zachry is called for the reach on Bob Donnellan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Zachry, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is called for traveling | 65-74 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley is hacked by Nathan Ray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Ray, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Nathan Ray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the lay-in | 65-76 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward tips it in | 67-76 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-76 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan is hacked by Johnathan Kinney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #13 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alan Alderson (SG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman double dribbles | 67-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Reginald Vallee (PF) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Bob Donnellan | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts runs out the clock | 67-78 |