| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-31 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres is fouled on the floor by David Tremper - foul #2 on David Tremper, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Houpt - foul #1 on Richard Houpt, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Houpt | 36-32 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | David Taylor grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | William Summers pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | David Tremper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Franklin - foul #1 on Eugene Franklin, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harold Myers | 38-34 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | William Summers buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Geiger | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | David Taylor denies the turnaround by Richard Houpt | 38-37 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jeff Hughes - foul #3 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (C) Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (PF) David Tremper | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elmer Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | William Summers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 39-39 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres tips it home | 41-39 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Otis Hodgkinson - foul #4 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Henry Wetmore, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tremper (PF) Jeff Hughes | |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Franklin | 41-39 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | William Summers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Myers and he's fouled by David Tremper - foul #3 on David Tremper, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (C) Elmer Hale | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | William Summers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG) Michael Geiger | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | David Taylor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Houpt | 46-45 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | William Summers loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Richard Houpt, Harold Myers, Reynaldo Torres, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Elmer Hale (PF) William Summers, David Taylor, David Tremper | |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Henson | 46-48 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson can't connect on a runner in the paint | 46-48 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Elmer Hale | 46-48 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Henry Wetmore - foul #1 on Henry Wetmore, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Wallace Ahearn, Henry Wetmore, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), David Tremper (PF) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | David Tremper steals it from Richard Houpt | 46-51 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses the dunk | 46-53 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Tremper | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Dewey | 46-53 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey tips it in | 46-55 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Elmer Hale blocks the jumper by Reynaldo Torres | 46-55 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Houpt steps in front of the Elmer Hale pass | 48-55 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt lays it up and in | 50-55 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (C) Richard Houpt, Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (SG), David Taylor (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Jeff Hughes (C) William Summers, Leon Dewey, David Tremper, Elmer Hale | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG) Wallace Ahearn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), David Tremper (PF) Michael Geiger, Henry Henson | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Tremper | 53-60 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Tremper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson and the foul's on Reynaldo Torres - foul #1 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Henry Wetmore, Reynaldo Torres | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers tips it back up and in | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 55-65 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Franklin | 55-65 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Myers | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-65 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin is hacked by Jeff Hughes - foul #5 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Reynaldo Torres (PF) Richard Houpt, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Elmer Hale (PF), Henry Henson (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Jeff Hughes | |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-65 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG) Wallace Ahearn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tremper (PF) Henry Henson | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-65 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | William Summers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-65 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Tremper | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | David Tremper is hacked by Richard Houpt - foul #2 on Richard Houpt, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (PF) David Tremper | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Reynaldo Torres is called for the reach on Leon Dewey - foul #2 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Richard Houpt - foul #3 on Richard Houpt, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | David Taylor is hacked by Herman Cayton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Cayton, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres knocks in the jumper from the left side | 60-69 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Houpt - foul #4 on Richard Houpt, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses badly on a runner in the lane | 60-70 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger runs out the clock | 63-70 |