| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 14 pts. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fresh) C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | Don Walker's pass is intercepted by Kevin Plummer in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 19:57 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses long on a shot from the left block | 27-31 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Wickersham takes the ball from Kevin Plummer | 27-31 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is hacked by Jared Lucas - foul #1 on Jared Lucas, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Chris Schwieger (C) Kevin Plummer, Andy Ruder | |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Don Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Angel Romano gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | John Tilford gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Manuel Litchford | 27-31 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell loses the dribble to John Tilford | 27-31 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski banks in the layup on a great pass from John Tilford | 27-33 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Don Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Maxwell | 30-33 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | John Tilford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford is fouled on the floor by John Tilford - foul #1 on John Tilford, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Andy Ruder (C) John Tilford, Jared Lucas | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski is hacked by Don Walker - foul #2 on Don Walker, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Brian Nava (C) Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas (PF) Chris Schwieger | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) C - Brian Nava (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fresh) C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Richardson | 30-36 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Walker | 33-36 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (C) Hedeon Orcholski, Henry Richardson, Andy Ruder | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Corbin and he's fouled by Kevin Plummer - foul #3 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Michael Armstrong, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (SF) Terry Knapp | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Brian Nava steals it from Henry Richardson | 36-36 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Brian Nava lays it in | 38-36 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG) Brian Nava, Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SF), Andy Ruder (C) Henry Richardson, Chris Schwieger | |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Andy Ruder steals it from Thomas Maxwell | 38-37 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is fouled on the floor by Kevin Plummer - foul #4 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (C) Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (SF), Chris Schwieger (PF) Terry Knapp, Jared Lucas | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Schwieger - foul #2 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas (PF) Andy Ruder | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 40-37 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Angel Romano clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas grabs the board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | John Tilford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 42-40 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ernest Burbank | 42-40 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Angel Romano buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Don Walker | 44-40 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer hits a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell is fouled on the floor by Henry Richardson - foul #1 on Henry Richardson, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Michael Armstrong (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (SG), Andy Ruder (C) John Tilford, Chris Schwieger | |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-42 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Lucas | 44-45 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Jared Lucas is called for the reach on Michael Armstrong - foul #2 on Jared Lucas, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (PF) Kevin Plummer, Henry Richardson, Jared Lucas | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | John Tilford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (SF) Terry Knapp | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nava (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Tilford | 45-48 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong comes up short on the floater from close range | 45-48 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson is hacked by Michael Armstrong - foul #1 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Brian Nava, Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Terry Knapp (SF), Jared Lucas (PF) Hedeon Orcholski, Henry Richardson, Chris Schwieger | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | John Tilford clanks a floater from the left side | 45-48 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder tips it home | 45-50 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Don Walker scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Wickersham and he's hacked by Kevin Plummer - foul #5 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Henry Richardson (SF) Kevin Plummer, Terry Knapp | |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Wickersham takes the ball from Hedeon Orcholski in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | John Tilford grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Manuel Litchford swats the shot by Henry Richardson | 48-50 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham tips it home | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andy Ruder | 50-50 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Hedeon Orcholski - foul #1 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Brian Nava (C) Thomas Maxwell, Ernest Burbank, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger (PF) Jared Lucas | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Nava (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder clanks a floater from the right block | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Ernest Burbank (C) Richard Corbin, Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SG), Jared Lucas (PF) John Tilford, Andy Ruder | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wickersham and he's hacked by Chris Schwieger - foul #3 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Andy Ruder (C) Henry Richardson, Jared Lucas | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Andy Ruder - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (SF), Jared Lucas (PF) Terry Knapp, Andy Ruder | |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on Henry Richardson | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger | |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | John Tilford drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hedeon Orcholski | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Angel Romano double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is hacked by Hedeon Orcholski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Hedeon Orcholski is called for the reach on Thomas Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-54 |