| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Merrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Penland (fresh) C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick is hacked by Ivan Pavelski - foul #1 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Merrick | 45-39 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Allison | 45-42 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Laubach takes the ball from Jonathan Scott | 45-42 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | William Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Merrick - foul #2 on Philip Merrick, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | William Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Philip Merrick | 45-42 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano's floater is knocked away by Ivan Pavelski | 45-42 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Ron Rennick - foul #2 on Ron Rennick, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Elias Tuel (SG), John Smith (SF), Paul Thomas (PF) Brian Montano, Philip Merrick, Matthew Judkins, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Ivan Muszynski (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) William Allison, Ivan Pavelski, Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | David Hill snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Jared Firth misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | John Singleton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Jared Firth double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Thompson (C) Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Kenneth Laubach | |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Thompson misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | John Smith steps in front of the Jared Firth pass in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel is hacked by Ivan Muszynski - foul #1 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | John Singleton is called for the reach on Jared Firth in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Singleton, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (PG), Randall Henry (PF) John Singleton, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett (PF) Maurice McNeal | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Elias Tuel - foul #2 on Elias Tuel, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), John Smith (SF) Robert Seal, Elias Tuel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ron Rennick (C) Ivan Pavelski, David Hill | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Ron Rennick takes the ball from John Smith | 48-44 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Ivan Muszynski is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (SG), Michael Penland (PF) Philip Merrick, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF) Jared Firth, Ivan Muszynski, Antonio Baskett | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ron Rennick | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Seal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Penland (fresh) C - Randall Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Allison and he's hacked by Robert Seal - foul #2 on Robert Seal, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, John Smith, Randall Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (C) Ron Rennick | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas (PF) Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett (PF) Maurice McNeal | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | William Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Scott - foul #1 on Jonathan Scott, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Matthew Judkins is called for the reach on Ivan Pavelski - foul #3 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | William Allison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Laubach | 48-52 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Judkins | 51-52 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | William Allison can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Seal - foul #3 on Robert Seal, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Philip Merrick (SG), Randall Henry (C) Robert Seal, Elias Tuel, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Ron Rennick (C) Ivan Pavelski, David Hill | |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Randall Henry is blocked by Ron Rennick | 51-53 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Ron Rennick steps in front of the Matthew Judkins pass | 51-53 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | William Allison misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins is fouled on the floor by Jared Firth - foul #2 on Jared Firth, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Smith (SF), Michael Penland (PF) Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF) William Allison, Antonio Baskett | |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | John Smith double dribbles | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Thompson (C) Randall Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Philip Merrick, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Elias Tuel (SG), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, Philip Merrick, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF), David Hill (C) Jared Firth, Kenneth Laubach, Maurice McNeal, Ron Rennick | |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Elias Tuel - foul #3 on Elias Tuel, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF), Randall Henry (PF) John Smith, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | John Singleton steps in front of the William Allison pass | 51-58 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | John Singleton lays it in | 53-58 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Hill | 53-60 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elias Tuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Judkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randall Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Pavelski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Scott blocks the jumper by William Allison | 53-60 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | William Allison hits the follow up shot | 53-62 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Elias Tuel | 55-62 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Elias Tuel is called for the reach on Ivan Muszynski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elias Tuel, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (PG), Philip Merrick (SG), John Smith (SF), Michael Penland (PF), David Thompson (C) John Singleton, Elias Tuel, Matthew Judkins, Randall Henry, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Kenneth Laubach (SG), Maurice McNeal (PF), Ron Rennick (C) William Allison, Ivan Pavelski, Antonio Baskett, David Hill | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Muszynski - foul #3 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the lay-in | 57-63 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Seal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Jared Firth drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Rennick | 57-65 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | David Thompson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Jared Firth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Smith (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Robert Seal, Michael Penland, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) Ivan Muszynski, Maurice McNeal | |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-65 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jared Firth | 59-67 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Jared Firth picks off the pass by John Smith | 59-67 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Firth | 59-70 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick is hacked by Ron Rennick - foul #3 on Ron Rennick, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Michael Penland (PF), Randall Henry (C) Brian Montano, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) Jared Firth, Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice McNeal | 61-73 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Maurice McNeal is called for the reach on Philip Merrick - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel (SG), David Thompson (C) John Smith, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF) Philip Merrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | John Singleton hits a shot from the right side | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elias Tuel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Judkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randall Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is hacked by Matthew Judkins - foul #4 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF), Ron Rennick (C) William Allison, Kenneth Laubach, Maurice McNeal, David Hill | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | David Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-75 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Matthew Judkins is called for the reach on Jared Firth - foul #5 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Robert Seal (SG), Philip Merrick (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) John Singleton, Elias Tuel, Matthew Judkins, Randall Henry, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the shot from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett hits the finger roll | 64-79 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott clanks a shot from the left side | 64-79 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jared Firth | 64-79 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Jared Firth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Merrick - foul #4 on Philip Merrick, team foul #13 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (PG), Elias Tuel (SG), John Smith (SF), Michael Penland (PF), Randall Henry (C) Brian Montano, Robert Seal, Philip Merrick, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), William Allison (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) Ivan Muszynski, Ivan Pavelski, Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Jared Firth misses the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Laubach - foul #1 on Kenneth Laubach, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) Jared Firth | |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | David Hill is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #11 | 66-80 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton is fouled on the floor by William Allison - foul #2 on William Allison, team foul #12 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Thompson (C) Randall Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | William Allison drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Muszynski | 68-82 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel's floater is tipped away by David Hill | 68-82 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | David Hill gets the rebound | 68-82 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | William Allison scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Laubach | 68-85 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | David Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 68-85 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland grabs the offensive board | 68-85 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-85 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Elias Tuel grabs the offensive rebound | 68-85 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | David Thompson scores on a shot from the left block | 70-85 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Singleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elias Tuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Penland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice McNeal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hill (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | David Hill slams it home | 70-87 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Allison - foul #3 on William Allison, team foul #13 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Seal (SG), Philip Merrick (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), Randall Henry (C) Elias Tuel, John Smith, Michael Penland, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF), Ron Rennick (C) William Allison, Ivan Muszynski, Maurice McNeal, David Hill | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 70-87 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-87 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 70-87 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the floater from the right side set up by Ivan Pavelski | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas is called for traveling | 70-89 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG) John Singleton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SG), Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) Kenneth Laubach, Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Jared Firth comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 70-89 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the tip | 70-89 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 70-89 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Seal | 72-89 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is called for 10 seconds | 72-89 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott (C) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Randall Henry's layup is rejected by Maurice McNeal | 72-89 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Pavelski | 72-89 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | David Hill can't finish the layup | 72-89 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Jared Firth gets the offensive rebound | 72-89 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-89 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott pulls down the rebound | 72-89 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Randall Henry misses the lay-in | 72-89 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | David Hill gets the rebound | 72-89 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski loses the ball out of bounds | 72-89 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (SF), Michael Penland (PF) Robert Seal, Randall Henry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Muszynski - foul #4 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #14 | 72-89 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 72-89 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | John Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jared Firth runs out the clock | 73-89 |