| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) SG - William Hope (fresh) SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) C - Michael Shorts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark England (fresh) SG - Elton Granger (fresh) SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) C - Michael Petti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Elton Granger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Raphael Soto steals it from Timothy Talbot | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Carlos Brown - foul #1 on Carlos Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Shorts swats the short shot by Michael Petti | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts can't finish the uncontested layup | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-5 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Timothy Talbot is denied by Raphael Soto | 1-5 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Mark England's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Mark England, Elton Granger, Raphael Soto, Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-5 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts is fouled on the floor by Buddy Davis - foul #1 on Buddy Davis, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | William Hope is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #4 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard lays it in | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Wayne Benavides denies the turnaround by Ernest Ferrante | 3-5 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante can't tip it in | 3-5 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | John Labelle tips it home | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) SG - William Hope (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Pigford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) SF - John Labelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 3-7 |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Rocco Russo | 3-9 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | David Pigford connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Ronnie Maggard | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis is fouled on the floor by William Hope - foul #1 on William Hope, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Michael Petti (C) Rocco Russo, Mile Zumbach, John Labelle, Ernest Ferrante, Buddy Davis | |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Mark England knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Benavides | 7-12 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Mark England is hacked by Carlos Brown - foul #2 on Carlos Brown, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Pigford (PF) Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman is fouled on the floor by David Pigford - foul #1 on David Pigford, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Cron | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Elton Granger is called for the reach on David Pigford - foul #2 on Elton Granger, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (SG), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Elton Granger, Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | William Hope buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Raphael Soto - foul #1 on Raphael Soto, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Labelle (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | William Hope makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Mark England clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Pigford | 10-12 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Labelle - foul #1 on John Labelle, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) SG - William Hope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark England (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 2 reb. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | David Pigford steps in front of the Mark England pass | 12-12 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Buddy Davis | 12-12 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | John Labelle makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark England | 12-14 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 12-14 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante can't connect on a shot in the paint | 12-14 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | William Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | John Labelle is called for the reach on Timothy Talbot - foul #2 on John Labelle, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Shorts (C) David Pigford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Michael Petti (C) Mark England, John Labelle, Ernest Ferrante, Buddy Davis | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | William Hope pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard is whistled for a carry | 14-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Dominic Esposito (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), David Pigford (PF) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Shorts - foul #1 on Michael Shorts, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 14-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG) Rocco Russo | |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Benavides | 16-15 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Shorts swats the layup by Raphael Soto | 16-15 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Anthony Cron, Dominic Esposito, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (PG), Rocco Russo (SG) David Hutson, Mile Zumbach | |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark England | 16-17 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Petti - foul #1 on Michael Petti, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) SG - William Hope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark England (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 3 reb. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Maggard | 20-17 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Ronnie Maggard - foul #1 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF) Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SF), Michael Petti (C) David Hutson, Buddy Davis | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden tips it home | 22-20 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante is whistled for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), David Pigford (PF) William Hope, Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) Rocco Russo, Ernest Ferrante | |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Michael Shorts | 24-20 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Talbot - foul #1 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SG) Ellis Molden | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF), Ernest Ferrante (C) David Hutson, Michael Petti | |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raphael Soto - foul #2 on Raphael Soto, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Timothy Talbot, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (SG), David Hutson (SF) Mile Zumbach, Raphael Soto | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 24-22 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the shot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Mark England is hacked by Ronnie Maggard - foul #2 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Shorts (C) Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis (C) Donald Coleman | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | David Pigford scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Ernest Ferrante - foul #2 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Petti (C) Ernest Ferrante | |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | William Hope gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | William Hope connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Cron | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Shorts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark England (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hutson (fresh) PF - Buddy Davis (fresh) C - Michael Petti (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Mark England works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Pigford | 32-24 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo can't connect on a runner in the paint | 32-24 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Buddy Davis is called for the reach on David Pigford - foul #2 on Buddy Davis, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), Dominic Esposito (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF) Anthony Cron, William Hope, Wayne Benavides, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Mark England, Rocco Russo, David Hutson, Buddy Davis, Michael Petti | |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the turnaround near the basket | 32-24 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Talbot out of a doubleteam | 35-24 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Shorts (C) David Pigford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the finger roll | 37-24 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Ellis Molden takes the ball from Ernest Ferrante | 37-24 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dominic Esposito | 39-24 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach is fouled on the floor by Carlos Brown - foul #3 on Carlos Brown, team foul #9 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SG), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Dominic Esposito, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Petti (C) Ernest Ferrante | |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts travels with the ball | 39-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG) Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Ernest Ferrante (PF) Mile Zumbach, Donald Coleman | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-26 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Talbot | 39-26 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | William Hope is hacked by Elton Granger - foul #3 on Elton Granger, team foul #13 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Wayne Benavides (SF) Ellis Molden, Timothy Talbot | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (PG), John Labelle (SF) Elton Granger, Raphael Soto | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | William Hope makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | William Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Mark England splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-26 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo tips it in | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hope misses the halfcourt shot | 41-28 |