| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Christopher Grier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Schrom (fresh) SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Chapell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Carl Riojas - foul #2 on Carl Riojas, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls's pass is intercepted by Aaron Shenk | 27-39 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Von Rusinski (SG) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls | |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Selzer | 27-41 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alfred Morrow | 27-41 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski is hacked by Marvin Schrom - foul #2 on Marvin Schrom, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Marvin Schrom, Lawrence Humiston, Ronald Chapell, Aaron Shenk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (SF), Joseph McGill (PF), John Bohner (C) Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Selzer | 27-44 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is fouled in the backcourt by Von Rusinski - foul #1 on Von Rusinski, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | John Selzer picks off the pass by Christopher Fenton | 27-44 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the dunk | 27-44 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is fouled in the backcourt by Von Rusinski - foul #2 on Von Rusinski, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom (SG) Christopher Grier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Von Rusinski, John Bohner | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kang Tang - foul #1 on Kang Tang, team foul #4 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Shenk (C) Wayne Strauss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) John Selzer | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Boris Wnukowski - foul #1 on Boris Wnukowski, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF) Kang Tang | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelvin Shepherd - foul #1 on Kelvin Shepherd, team foul #5 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Ronald Chapell (PF) Marvin Schrom, Richard Wofford, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Von Rusinski (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF), John Bohner (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Joseph McGill, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | John Bohner gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow drills a jumper in the paint set up by Von Rusinski | 29-47 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell is open and lays it up and in | 31-47 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-47 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Chapell | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Christopher Grier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Chapell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Shenk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Morrow (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bohner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Shenk and he's fouled by Von Rusinski - foul #3 on Von Rusinski, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom (SG), Wayne Strauss (SF), Robert Nichols (C) Christopher Fenton, Lawrence Humiston, Aaron Shenk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (SF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Carl Riojas, John Bohner | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Christopher Grier steals the ball from John Selzer in the backcourt | 34-47 |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-47 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Von Rusinski | 36-49 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Schrom | 38-49 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski misses short on a shot from close range | 38-49 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss is fouled in the backcourt by Von Rusinski - foul #4 on Von Rusinski, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Christopher Grier, Ronald Chapell, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Carl Riojas (SF), Joseph McGill (PF), John Bohner (C) John Selzer, Von Rusinski, Kang Tang, Alfred Morrow, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Bohner | 38-49 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Strauss - foul #2 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Shenk (C) Wayne Strauss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is hacked by Bruce Ralls - foul #2 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #8 | 38-50 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Ralls | 40-52 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Boris Wnukowski - foul #2 on Boris Wnukowski, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier (PG), Christopher Fenton (SG), Ronald Chapell (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Richard Wofford, Marvin Schrom, Boris Wnukowski, Aaron Shenk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Bruce Ralls, Joseph McGill, John Bohner | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston hits a turnaround from the right block | 44-54 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alfred Morrow | 44-57 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier is hacked by Alvaro Galindo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (SF) Lawrence Humiston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG) Alvaro Galindo | |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-59 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier gets the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Christopher Grier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Chapell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Morrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton loses the dribble to Jeremy Lucas | 46-59 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas loses the dribble to Christopher Fenton | 46-59 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lucas - foul #2 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SF), Boris Wnukowski (PF), Aaron Shenk (C) Wayne Strauss, Ronald Chapell, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Kang Tang (SF), Joseph McGill (PF), John Bohner (C) Jeremy Lucas, Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kang Tang and he's fouled by Christopher Fenton - foul #3 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom (SG) Christopher Fenton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) John Selzer | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom misses the tip | 48-62 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Kang Tang connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Bruce Ralls | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier blows the layup | 48-64 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | John Bohner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Crosley | 48-67 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Boris Wnukowski - foul #3 on Boris Wnukowski, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF) Lawrence Humiston, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Carl Riojas (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Robert Crosley, Bruce Ralls, Kang Tang, Joseph McGill, John Bohner | |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas is fouled on the floor by Marvin Schrom - foul #3 on Marvin Schrom, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Lucas - foul #3 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #11 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (PG) Christopher Grier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | John Selzer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Marvin Schrom grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss connects on the jump hook in the paint | 51-69 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-72 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton tips it back up and in | 53-72 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-72 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow can't tip it in | 53-72 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | John Selzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas is hacked by Richard Wofford - foul #2 on Richard Wofford, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Boris Wnukowski (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Christopher Fenton, Richard Wofford, Wayne Strauss, Aaron Shenk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Von Rusinski (SG) John Selzer, Jeremy Lucas | |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alvaro Galindo - foul #2 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #12 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (SF), Joseph McGill (PF) Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow | |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Christopher Grier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Schrom (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kang Tang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph McGill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell (PF) Marvin Schrom | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill gets the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alvaro Galindo | 55-75 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), John Bohner (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Joseph McGill | |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Kang Tang steals the ball from Christopher Grier in the backcourt | 55-75 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-75 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Grier connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ronald Chapell | 57-75 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Crosley | 57-77 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Von Rusinski steps in front of the Ronald Chapell pass in the backcourt | 57-77 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | John Bohner misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-77 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd snags the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Crosley | 57-80 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 57-80 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell tips it but misses | 57-80 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-80 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley is fouled on the floor by Robert Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Nichols, team foul #9 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (PG), Marvin Schrom (SG), Wayne Strauss (SF), Aaron Shenk (C) Christopher Grier, Boris Wnukowski, Lawrence Humiston, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), John Selzer (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Joseph McGill (C) Von Rusinski, Kang Tang, John Bohner, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell grabs the board | 57-81 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Crosley is called for the reach on Ronald Chapell - foul #1 on Robert Crosley, team foul #13 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (PG), Boris Wnukowski (C) Marvin Schrom, Aaron Shenk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG), Kang Tang (SF), John Bohner (C) Robert Crosley, Bruce Ralls, Alfred Morrow | |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell misses the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Chapell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill grabs the board | 57-81 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Lucas | 57-83 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss double dribbles | 57-83 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (C) Ronald Chapell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Richard Wofford swats the layup by Joseph McGill | 57-83 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-83 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Boris Wnukowski (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Wofford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Strauss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kang Tang (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Bohner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph McGill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by John Bohner - foul #1 on John Bohner, team foul #14 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (SG) Jeremy Lucas | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the free throw | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | John Bohner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-83 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses long on a shot from the right wing | 60-83 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | John Selzer gets the rebound | 60-83 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Selzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-83 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Nichols | 60-83 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-83 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-83 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton pulls down the rebound | 60-83 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is hacked by Kang Tang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kang Tang, team foul #15 | 60-83 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-83 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | John Bohner's layup is rejected by Robert Nichols | 62-83 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Christopher Fenton | 62-83 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses the easy layup | 62-83 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill gets the rebound | 62-83 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill hits the finger roll | 62-85 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the turnaround from close range | 64-85 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Fenton - foul #4 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #10 | 64-85 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the 1st free throw | 64-85 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton travels with the ball | 64-86 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-86 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-86 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph McGill - foul #2 on Joseph McGill, team foul #16 | 64-86 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Von Rusinski, team foul #17 | 66-86 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG) Von Rusinski | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-86 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols tips it home | 68-86 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill hits a floater in the lane | 68-88 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is whistled for traveling | 68-88 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Selzer runs out the clock | 68-88 |