| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield is hacked by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #1 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Samuel Axford is called for the reach on Stefan Losh - foul #3 on Samuel Axford, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin is whistled for traveling | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, James Kerlin, Darrell Ryals | |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Brown | 37-20 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Earl Brown gets the rebound | 37-20 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Frank Harn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), James Kerlin (PF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor, Jeff Ward | |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin hits the finger roll | 37-22 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins travels with the ball | 37-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Rice | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Earl Brown | 40-25 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Gray and the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (C) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is called for traveling | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Earl Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 42-30 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on James Kerlin - foul #1 on James Kerlin, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, James Kerlin | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward is called for a backcourt violation | 44-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), James Kerlin (PF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Kerlin - foul #2 on James Kerlin, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, James Kerlin, Jeff Ward | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield double dribbles | 45-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Earl Brown, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), James Kerlin (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, Albert Sotomayor, Darrell Ryals | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Virgil Dawson is called for the reach on Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SF), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Axford and the foul's on Stefan Losh - foul #1 on Stefan Losh, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Rex Longstreet | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, James Kerlin, Darrell Ryals | |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward drills a runner in the paint | 48-32 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Frank Harn clanks a shot from the free throw line | 48-32 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford tips it back up and in | 50-32 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Samuel Axford steps in front of the Virgil Dawson pass | 50-32 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Earl Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 50-32 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 50-32 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't throw it down but he's hacked by Albert Sotomayor - foul #3 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), James Kerlin (PF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor, Jeff Ward | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-32 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-32 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford tips it back up and in | 53-32 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Samuel Axford denies the turnaround by James Kerlin | 53-32 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-32 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Darrell Ryals | 53-32 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Brown - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #5 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Frank Harn (C) Earl Brown, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, Darrell Ryals | |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Whitley | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harvey Gray (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) PF - James Kerlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-33 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet gets the offensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Frank Harn's pass is intercepted by John Stanfield | 55-33 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward double dribbles | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, James Kerlin, Jeff Ward | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Rafael Rice - foul #2 on Rafael Rice, team foul #6 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the free throw | 58-33 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Gray | 58-35 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is hacked by Stefan Losh - foul #2 on Stefan Losh, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor is hacked by Samuel Axford - foul #4 on Samuel Axford, team foul #6 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG) Harvey Gray | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 59-37 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh is called for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG) Virgil Dawson | |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is fouled on the floor by Darrell Ryals - foul #2 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG) Harvey Gray | |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals grabs the defensive rebound | 61-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 61-40 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-40 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it back up and in | 63-40 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Stefan Losh - foul #3 on Stefan Losh, team foul #9 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG) Virgil Dawson | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Frank Harn (C) Earl Brown, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG) Harvey Gray | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the offensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Darrell Ryals blocks the jumper by Reginald Smith | 64-40 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle 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 (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-40 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vaughn Hawkins | 66-40 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-40 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith runs out the clock | 66-40 |