| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Labelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle inbounds the ball | 18-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Marco Colombo picks off the pass by Elton Granger | 18-34 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden is hacked by Elton Granger - foul #1 on Elton Granger, team foul #1 | 18-34 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo is hacked by Donald Coleman - foul #2 on Donald Coleman, team foul #2 | 18-34 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the contested turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Hope | 18-36 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-36 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | John Labelle gets the offensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marco Colombo - foul #1 on Marco Colombo, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 19-36 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | David Hutson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | William Hope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-36 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | David Hutson is called for the reach on Ellis Molden - foul #2 on David Hutson, team foul #3 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Raphael Soto (SF) Elton Granger, John Labelle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (C) Marco Colombo | |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 19-36 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Molden | 19-36 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | William Carter is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Benavides | 19-38 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto slams it home and he's hacked by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (PF), Li-Liang Huang (C) Timothy Talbot, William Carter | |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the free throw | 22-38 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | William Hope can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-38 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto is hacked by Li-Liang Huang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #3 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SF) William Hope, Wayne Benavides | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto hits the follow up shot | 24-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Petti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) C - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden is hacked by Elton Granger during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Elton Granger, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF), Timothy Talbot (PF), Marco Colombo (C) Mike Terrell, Daniel Jones, Li-Liang Huang | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-41 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante slams it home set up by David Hutson | 26-41 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 26-44 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | David Hutson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG) Elton Granger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG) Anthony Cron | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-44 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante knocks in the floater from the left side set up by David Hutson | 28-44 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | William Hope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot tips it home | 28-46 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Hutson | 31-46 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Labelle - foul #3 on John Labelle, team foul #5 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Mile Zumbach, John Labelle, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SF), William Carter (C) Wayne Benavides, Marco Colombo | |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-48 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | William Carter grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Petti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by William Hope | 31-50 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-50 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | William Carter gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell is whistled for a carry | 31-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Daniel Jones (PF) Ellis Molden, Mike Terrell, Timothy Talbot | |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Elton Granger and the foul's on Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman (PF) Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | William Carter hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hope and he's hacked by Elton Granger - foul #3 on Elton Granger, team foul #6 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF) Elton Granger, Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG) William Hope | |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | William Carter misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | John Labelle snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Cron | 34-54 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | David Hutson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | John Labelle double dribbles | 34-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Mile Zumbach, John Labelle, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (PF), Marco Colombo (C) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides, Daniel Jones, William Carter | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 34-57 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot can't tip it in | 34-57 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Petti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is fouled on the floor by Norman Calloway - foul #1 on Norman Calloway, team foul #7 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG) Elton Granger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Daniel Jones (SF), Li-Liang Huang (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Marco Colombo | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Talbot steals the ball from Raphael Soto | 34-59 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (PF) Timothy Talbot | |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-59 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | William Carter comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis misses the lay-in | 36-59 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Petti and he's fouled by Anthony Cron - foul #3 on Anthony Cron, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG) Norman Calloway | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach misses the free throw | 38-59 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell hits a shot from the left side set up by Anthony Cron | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach loses the ball out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG) Li-Liang Huang | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the board | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Michaels (fresh) SG - Mile Zumbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Petti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Hope (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti throws it down on a great pass from Mile Zumbach | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | William Hope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-61 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | William Hope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Daniel Jones picks off the pass by Steven Michaels | 40-61 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones loses the dribble to Raphael Soto | 40-61 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway is whistled for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG) Steven Michaels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang (C) William Hope | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Anthony Cron | 40-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Daniel Jones picks off the pass by Raphael Soto | 40-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron runs out the clock | 40-63 |