| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) PF - Chester Cox (fresh) C - James Swanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fresh) SG - Ryan Blakemore (fresh) SF - Robert Knudtson (fresh) PF - Robin Bell (fresh) C - Andrew Lantz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Swanson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Swanson | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Brandon James loses the dribble to Hans Zielinski in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | James Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore is called for 3 seconds | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson scores on a runner in the lane set up by Andrew Lantz | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Lantz | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Lantz | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Hans Zielinski picks off the pass by Robin Bell | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski lays it up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Wilfredo Russo is called for the reach on Ryan Blakemore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon James | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ryan Blakemore | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Moylan | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon James | 8-6 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski is hacked by Andrew Lantz - foul #1 on Andrew Lantz, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, Hans Weslowski, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Matthew Birge (SG), Clayton Herr (SF), Philip Johnson (PF), Joseph Picard (C) Brandon James, Ryan Blakemore, Robert Knudtson, Robin Bell, Andrew Lantz | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) SF - Hans Zielinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chester Cox (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Birge (fresh) SF - Clayton Herr (fresh) PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Picard (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Kerry Young is fouled on the floor by Clayton Herr - foul #1 on Clayton Herr, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Wilfredo Russo, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | James Swanson loses the dribble to Joseph Picard | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge's pass is intercepted by Dominic Gallo in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | James Swanson tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | James Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clayton Herr - foul #2 on Clayton Herr, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Ryan Blakemore (SG), Arthur Dawkins (SF), Robin Bell (PF) David Fiorini, Matthew Birge, Clayton Herr, Philip Johnson | |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Brandon James hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | James Swanson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Bird and the foul's on Joseph Picard - foul #1 on Joseph Picard, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG), Ivan Plotrowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF) Hans Weslowski, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson (SF), Andrew Lantz (C) Arthur Dawkins, Joseph Picard | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Lantz | 11-14 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Plotrowski | 13-14 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Robin Bell denies the turnaround by Thomas Bird | 13-14 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ryan Blakemore | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Matthew Birge (SG), Philip Johnson (PF), Joseph Picard (C) Brandon James, Ryan Blakemore, Robin Bell, Andrew Lantz | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Chester Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG) Robert Knudtson | |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Brandon James misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 13-14 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski's pass is intercepted by David Fiorini | 13-14 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Brandon James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Philip Johnson | 13-14 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Brandon James | 13-16 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Chester Cox's layup is rejected by Joseph Picard | 13-16 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Picard | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fairly fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 3 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Birge (fresh) PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Picard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge makes the runner from the left block set up by Brandon James | 13-18 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski lays it in on a great pass from Dominic Gallo and the foul's on Matthew Birge - foul #1 on Matthew Birge, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG), James Swanson (C) Dominic Gallo, Wilfredo Russo, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore (SG), Robin Bell (PF), Andrew Lantz (C) David Fiorini, Philip Johnson, Joseph Picard | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Brandon James is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Young - foul #1 on Kerry Young, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins (SF) Matthew Birge | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Zielinski - foul #1 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson (SF) Arthur Dawkins | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | James Swanson is called for the reach on Robert Knudtson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Swanson, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG), Daniel Moylan (C) Hans Zielinski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Brent Donovan (C) Brandon James, Andrew Lantz | |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Fiorini | 18-23 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Chester Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski tips it in | 20-23 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Daniel Moylan picks off the pass by David Fiorini | 20-23 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Kerry Young is fouled on the floor by David Fiorini - foul #1 on David Fiorini, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (PF) Kerry Young, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (PG), Arthur Dawkins (SF), Philip Johnson (PF), Andrew Lantz (C) David Fiorini, Robert Knudtson, Robin Bell, Brent Donovan | |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Birge - foul #2 on Matthew Birge, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG) Matthew Birge | |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore is hacked by Wilfredo Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF) Thomas Bird, Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz buries a floater from close range set up by Brandon James | 22-25 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dominic Gallo | 24-25 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon James is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Gallo - foul #1 on Dominic Gallo, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (SG), Joseph Picard (C) Ryan Blakemore, Andrew Lantz | |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon James makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Bird, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF) Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson (SF), Robin Bell (PF) Arthur Dawkins, Philip Johnson | |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon James blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Bird - foul #2 on Thomas Bird, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Gibson (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon James makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon James misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Joseph Picard pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brandon James | 24-30 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Joseph Gibson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore (SG), Andrew Lantz (C) Brandon James, Robin Bell | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Hans Zielinski (tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chester Cox (tired) 3 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Fiorini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Blakemore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Knudtson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Picard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore is fouled on the floor by Hans Zielinski - foul #2 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SF) Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins (SF) Robert Knudtson | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Philip Johnson (PF) David Fiorini, Joseph Picard | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson misses long on a shot from the left block | 24-32 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson (SF) Arthur Dawkins | |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Chester Cox misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Philip Johnson - foul #1 on Philip Johnson, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski loses the dribble to Andrew Lantz | 26-32 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Lantz | 26-32 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Brandon James knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Andrew Lantz and the foul's on Ivan Plotrowski - foul #1 on Ivan Plotrowski, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (SG), Arthur Dawkins (SF), Robin Bell (PF) Ryan Blakemore, Robert Knudtson, Philip Johnson | |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Brandon James makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Kerry Young comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Brandon James pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Brandon James hits a runner in the lane | 26-37 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kerry Young | 29-37 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Fiorini | 29-39 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Brandon James is called for the reach on Kerry Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon James, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore (SG), Robert Knudtson (SF), Philip Johnson (PF), Joseph Picard (C) Brandon James, Arthur Dawkins, Robin Bell, Andrew Lantz | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Kerry Young misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-39 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Picard snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Moylan - foul #1 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #12 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Hans Weslowski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (PG) David Fiorini | |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | James Swanson gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Moylan (tired) 3 reb. C - James Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Birge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Blakemore (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Robert Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Picard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-40 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson loses the dribble to Wilfredo Russo | 32-40 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Dominic Gallo, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr (SG), Arthur Dawkins (SF), Robin Bell (PF) Ryan Blakemore, Robert Knudtson, Philip Johnson | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Hans Zielinski is called for the reach on Arthur Dawkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #13 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SF) Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Chester Cox snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Arthur Dawkins denies the turnaround by Chester Cox | 32-41 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird is whistled for a carry | 32-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brent Donovan (C) Joseph Picard | |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Wilfredo Russo is called for the reach on Arthur Dawkins - foul #3 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #14 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski (SG) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG) Matthew Birge | |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Arthur Dawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Chester Cox's pass is intercepted by Robin Bell | 32-43 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (PF) Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson (SF), Andrew Lantz (C) Arthur Dawkins, Brent Donovan | |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clayton Herr | 32-45 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Weslowski - foul #1 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #15 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Ryan Blakemore (SG), Matthew Birge (SF), Philip Johnson (PF) Brandon James, Clayton Herr, Robert Knudtson, Robin Bell | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski's floater is knocked away by Philip Johnson | 32-46 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-46 |