| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | William Hamblen is whistled for traveling | 23-34 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey connects on the jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | William Hamblen is called for the reach on Dennis Reese - foul #1 on William Hamblen, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Brown | 25-34 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clifford Pierce | 25-36 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese tips it in | 27-36 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bixby | 27-39 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dennis Reese - foul #2 on Dennis Reese, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Dennis Reese, Roy Clore, Phillip Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF), Michael Shorts (C) Timothy Talbot, William Hamblen | |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Shorts blocks the short jumper by Ernest Ferrante | 27-40 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Shorts | 27-40 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-40 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fairly fresh) SG - Mark England (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) PF - Mark Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bixby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Mark England hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Shorts | 27-40 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce clanks a jumper from the left side | 27-40 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark Bender | 27-40 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Mark England is denied on a layup by Carlos Brown | 27-40 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Phillip Bailey (PF) Thomas Millstein, Mark England, Raphael Soto, Mark Bender | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SG), David Pigford (PF), William Hamblen (C) Robert Bixby, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore is hacked by Ronnie Maggard - foul #1 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Bender (PF) Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF) Ronnie Maggard | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey scores on a runner from close range | 29-43 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark Bender | 29-43 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Tucker - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (PF) Mark Bender | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Phillip Bailey is called for the reach on William Hamblen - foul #1 on Phillip Bailey, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (C) Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-43 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rocco Russo | 33-43 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | William Hamblen hits the follow up shot | 35-45 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | William Hamblen grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Pigford - foul #1 on David Pigford, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Mark England (SG), Mark Bender (PF) Rocco Russo, Dennis Reese, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Robert Bixby (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Clifford Pierce, Timothy Talbot, Joshua Tucker, David Pigford, William Hamblen | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Mark England steals it from Michael Shorts | 37-45 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Mark England lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Millstein and he's fouled by Robert Bixby - foul #3 on Robert Bixby, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) Roy Clore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Mark England misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Ronnie Maggard denies the turnaround by Mark Bender | 39-45 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-45 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Millstein | 41-45 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Mark Bender - foul #2 on Mark Bender, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Mark England, Raphael Soto, Phillip Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), Timothy Talbot (SF), William Hamblen (C) Dominic Esposito, Ronnie Maggard, Carlos Brown | |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the 3rd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender is fouled on the floor by Timothy Talbot - foul #1 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Pigford (PF) Michael Shorts | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-47 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | William Hamblen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Reese | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | William Hamblen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Ferrante - foul #2 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Raphael Soto (PF) Thomas Millstein, Mark Bender | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF), Michael Shorts (PF) Robert Bixby, David Pigford | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | William Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Clore - foul #3 on Roy Clore, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Bender (PF) Roy Clore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Shorts is called for the reach on Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Michael Shorts, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG) Rocco Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Timothy Talbot | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hamblen | 43-50 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses the tip | 43-50 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | William Hamblen grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Bixby | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Dennis Reese picks off the pass by Ronnie Maggard | 43-53 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roy Clore (SF), Phillip Bailey (C) Raphael Soto, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF) Ronnie Maggard, Michael Shorts | |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Hamblen - foul #2 on William Hamblen, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bixby | 45-56 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-56 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | William Hamblen hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Talbot | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Reese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Hamblen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Brown | 45-58 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | William Hamblen hits the finger roll set up by Clifford Pierce | 45-60 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Millstein | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 48-60 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Thomas Millstein is denied by Carlos Brown | 48-60 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore tips it in | 50-60 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Roy Clore swats the dunk try by Carlos Brown | 50-60 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses the dunk attempt | 50-60 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Brown | 50-60 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Bailey - foul #2 on Phillip Bailey, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF), David Pigford (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Robert Bixby, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, William Hamblen | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | David Pigford travels with the ball | 50-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Clifford Pierce | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Bixby | 50-61 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Pigford | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard dunks the ball | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Reese | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 52-63 |