| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Pease (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph McGill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | David Kelley drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Alvaro Galindo | 44-36 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 44-36 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (PF) David Kelley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Kang Tang snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Kang Tang | 47-36 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McGill - foul #3 on Joseph McGill, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG), John Selzer (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Dennis Pease, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Mario Blue (PF) Domenic Russo, Robert Nichols | |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Kang Tang snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty is denied on a layup by Mario Blue | 47-36 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue misses badly on a floater from the left block | 47-36 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Kang Tang snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Kelley (PF) Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Richard Wofford (C) Bill Lekberg, Christopher Fenton, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Young | 47-39 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Mario Blue steals it from Alva Zolty | 47-39 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | James States loses the dribble to Von Rusinski | 47-39 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #1 on Domenic Russo, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Dennis Pease (SF) Von Rusinski, Alva Zolty, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Adam Brown (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) James States, Domenic Russo, Lawrence Humiston, Mario Blue, Richard Wofford | |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | David Kelley hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Pease (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - John Selzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Fenton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg travels in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (PF), Joseph McGill (C) David Kelley, John Selzer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF) Boris Wnukowski | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Pease | 54-42 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Nichols | 54-44 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Ralls | 56-44 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Bill Lekberg and he's hacked by Bruce Ralls - foul #2 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Bill Lekberg, Adam Brown, Christopher Fenton, Robert Nichols | |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Wayne Strauss - foul #4 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG) Robert Crosley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG) Wayne Strauss | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jean Williams | 57-50 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Humiston - foul #2 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Kelley (PF) Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Richard Wofford | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-50 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski can't finish the layup | 57-50 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Kelley | 57-50 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Pease | 59-50 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), John Selzer (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF) Von Rusinski, Jeremy Lucas, Dennis Pease, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), James States (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Richard Wofford (C) Jean Williams, Domenic Russo, Lawrence Humiston, Mario Blue, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | John Selzer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 59-50 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | James States loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (C) Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Selzer | 61-50 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton misses the wide open runner near the basket | 61-50 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | John Selzer snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Selzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Zolty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Young (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kang Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James States (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wofford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty's pass is intercepted by James States | 61-50 |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Alva Zolty is called for the reach on Bill Lekberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alva Zolty, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG) Alvaro Galindo, Alva Zolty | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski (C) Richard Wofford | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 61-50 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Jason Young takes the ball from Bill Lekberg | 61-50 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Kang Tang misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Bruce Ralls steals it from Christopher Fenton in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls banks in the layup | 63-50 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg loses the dribble to Bruce Ralls in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the dunk attempt | 63-50 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | James States pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | James States connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Lekberg | 63-52 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley clanks a floater from the left side | 63-52 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Bruce Ralls picks off the pass by Robert Nichols in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls lays it in | 65-52 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Selzer - foul #2 on John Selzer, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Von Rusinski (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), David Kelley (PF), Joseph McGill (C) Robert Crosley, Bruce Ralls, John Selzer, Jason Young, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Mario Blue (PF) Bill Lekberg, James States, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph McGill | 65-54 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses long on a runner from the right block | 65-54 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown travels in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Christopher Fenton, Robert Nichols | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alvaro Galindo and he's fouled by Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (PF) David Kelley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown misses the floater in the paint | 68-54 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alvaro Galindo | 68-54 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Von Rusinski | 70-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease gets the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-57 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvaro Galindo - foul #3 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), John Selzer (SG), Kang Tang (SF), David Kelley (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Von Rusinski, Dennis Pease, Alva Zolty | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Robert Nichols (PF) Domenic Russo, Richard Wofford, Mario Blue | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley misses the jump hook from close range | 70-58 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-58 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Kang Tang gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Crosley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Selzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kang Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph McGill (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Boris Wnukowski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley is whistled for traveling | 70-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Dennis Pease (SF) Robert Crosley, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF) Adam Brown, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Joseph McGill steps in front of the Robert Nichols pass in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | John Selzer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wayne Strauss | 70-58 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fenton | 70-58 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss can't finish the layup | 70-58 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fenton | 70-58 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton is hacked by Dennis Pease - foul #2 on Dennis Pease, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF), Kang Tang (C) Alvaro Galindo, John Selzer, Dennis Pease, David Kelley, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Mario Blue (C) Bill Lekberg, Lawrence Humiston, Robert Nichols | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Strauss and he's fouled by Jason Young - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (PG) Jean Williams | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | James States is called for the reach on Von Rusinski - foul #1 on James States, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG) Domenic Russo | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Ralls | 73-61 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams is fouled on the floor by Kang Tang - foul #2 on Kang Tang, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), Joseph McGill (C) Von Rusinski, Bruce Ralls, Alva Zolty, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) James States, Christopher Fenton, Mario Blue | |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Jason Young clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Strauss - foul #5 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #6 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Robert Nichols (PF) Jean Williams, Wayne Strauss | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bill Lekberg | 73-65 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Young and he's fouled by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (SF), Kang Tang (PF) Dennis Pease, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (SG), Mario Blue (PF) Domenic Russo, Robert Nichols | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 76-65 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Selzer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | John Selzer lays it in | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is hacked by Joseph McGill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph McGill, team foul #9 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), David Kelley (PF) Robert Crosley, Jeremy Lucas, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF) Richard Wofford | |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg misses the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fenton | 78-65 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Lawrence Humiston (SF) Bill Lekberg, Christopher Fenton | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | David Kelley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-65 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston grabs the defensive rebound | 78-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Ralls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Selzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Kang Tang (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James States (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Blue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Boris Wnukowski (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses long on a runner from the baseline | 78-65 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | David Kelley snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls drills a 3 from the left wing | 81-65 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | James States double dribbles | 81-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF) Bruce Ralls, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG), Richard Wofford (SF), Robert Nichols (C) Adam Brown, Lawrence Humiston, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Jason Young makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Von Rusinski | 83-65 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Von Rusinski is called for the reach on James States in the backcourt - foul #2 on Von Rusinski, team foul #10 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG) Von Rusinski, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | John Selzer is hacked by Robert Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Nichols, team foul #8 | 83-67 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-67 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Lucas is called for the reach on James States in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #11 | 85-67 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | James States misses the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue gets the offensive rebound | 85-68 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue hits a runner from the right block | 85-70 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | John Selzer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-70 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford banks in the layup on a great pass from Jean Williams | 88-72 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer is called for traveling | 88-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG), Kang Tang (PF) Robert Crosley, Jeremy Lucas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SG) Jean Williams | |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | James States misses the fadeaway from the left side | 88-72 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Kang Tang snags the defensive board | 88-72 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | John Selzer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 88-72 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue gets the rebound | 88-72 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-72 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty snags the defensive board | 88-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Robert Nichols is called for the reach on Jason Young - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #9 | 88-72 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses the 1st free throw | 88-72 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 88-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mario Blue, team foul #10 | 88-72 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Humiston - foul #3 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #11 | 88-72 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 90-72 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Alva Zolty steals it from Richard Wofford | 90-72 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski runs out the clock | 90-72 |