| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Haskins is called for the reach on William Arellano - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | William Niles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Vezina - foul #2 on Peter Vezina, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 3rd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow buries a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Paul Lake - foul #2 on Paul Lake, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is fouled on the floor by Paul Lake - foul #3 on Paul Lake, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Al Adkins - foul #2 on Al Adkins, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) William Niles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Wilbert Owens | 41-42 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | James Hamby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Hamby, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Shaun Matthews, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, James Hamby, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Adrian - foul #2 on William Adrian, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Ryan Roberts is called for the reach on William Niles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Al Adkins (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lance Mulhern and he's fouled by Joseph Haskins - foul #2 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Ryan Roberts, Peter Vezina | |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is hacked by William Niles - foul #1 on William Niles, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Joseph Haskins is called for the reach on Shaun Matthews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Lance Mulhern, James Kennedy, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Ivan Popovic, Andre Palacio | |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | William Niles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG) William Niles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) Marvin Snow | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | James Hamby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina tips it in | 47-47 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses long on a runner near the basket | 47-47 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | William Arellano tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Robert Linder clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | James Hamby travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), William Adrian (C) Wilbert Owens, Shaun Matthews, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, James Hamby, Peter Vezina, Kyle Heredia | |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Lake | 52-47 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andre Palacio | 52-47 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio is hacked by William Adrian - foul #3 on William Adrian, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Al Adkins (C) Paul Lake, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Peter Vezina (PF) Ryan Roberts, Ivan Popovic | |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Snow | 52-49 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (C) Joseph Haskins, Andre Palacio | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | James Hamby throws it down on a nice dish by Dominic Bianchi | 52-51 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Vezina | 54-53 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Peter Vezina steals the ball from Rafael Sullivan | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Linder (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 54-55 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | James Hamby steps in front of the Lance Mulhern pass | 54-55 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robby Burgan - foul #1 on Robby Burgan, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Arellano (PF), William Adrian (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern, Al Adkins, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, Peter Vezina, James Hamby | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dominic Bianchi - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG) Marvin Snow | |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | William Arellano is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) Dominic Bianchi | |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | William Adrian hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Kyle Heredia - foul #1 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Shaun Matthews swats the layup by Ivan Popovic | 59-58 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Shaun Matthews | 59-58 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the wide open floater near the basket | 59-58 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts clanks a floater in the paint | 59-58 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Roberts is called for the reach on William Niles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Paul Lake, Shaun Matthews, William Arellano, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), James Hamby (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Ivan Popovic, Peter Vezina, Kyle Heredia | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the runner in the lane | 61-58 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 7 pts. PF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dominic Bianchi - foul #2 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Al Adkins (C) Rafael Sullivan, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) Marvin Snow | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG) William Niles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | James Hamby picks off the pass by Michael Owen | 63-58 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | James Hamby is hacked by Lance Mulhern - foul #2 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Arellano (PF) Wilbert Owens, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Andre Palacio swats the short shot by Lance Mulhern | 63-60 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is called for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan (C) Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi | |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 65-62 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Adrian (SF) Michael Owen, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Marvin Snow, James Hamby | |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kennedy (PF), Wilbert Owens (C) William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits a runner in the paint | 65-64 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-64 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Kennedy | 67-64 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | William Adrian snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake loses the dribble to Dominic Bianchi | 67-64 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF), Al Adkins (PF), Robby Burgan (C) William Adrian, James Kennedy, Wilbert Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), James Hamby (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses the easy layup | 67-64 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Linder (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Kyle Heredia (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is hacked by Paul Lake - foul #4 on Paul Lake, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) Paul Lake | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF) Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | William Arellano clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Popovic - foul #2 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) James Hamby | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia can't finish the layup | 69-65 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Mulhern | 72-65 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Robert Linder loses the ball out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Marvin Snow, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Joseph Haskins steals the ball from William Niles in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins loses the ball out of bounds | 72-65 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Arellano | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Ryan Roberts is called for the reach on William Arellano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Lance Mulhern steps in front of the Peter Vezina pass | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-65 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-65 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the offensive rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the shot from the right side | 78-65 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Adrian | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Niles runs out the clock | 78-65 |