| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) SG - Paul Lake (fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) PF - William Arellano (fresh) C - Robby Burgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan 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) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Niles - foul #1 on William Niles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | William Niles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan tips it home | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses short on a floater from the left block | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts's 3 pointer is rejected by William Arellano | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 1-4 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Joseph Haskins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Shaun Matthews is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Shaun Matthews, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) William Niles | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | James Hamby picks off the pass by Wilbert Owens in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by James Hamby | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses long on a jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Ryan Roberts is called for the reach on Wilbert Owens - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, James Hamby, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Linder (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) SG - Paul Lake (fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Haskins - foul #2 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) Joseph Haskins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) James Kennedy | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Robert Linder clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio makes the jump hook from close range set up by Peter Vezina | 7-7 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Ryan Roberts picks off the pass by William Arellano | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Arellano - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Adrian (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Al Adkins | 9-9 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Heredia - foul #1 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF) James Kennedy | |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic tips it home | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens is hacked by James Hamby in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hamby, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Al Adkins | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marvin Snow | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | William Niles scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wilbert Owens and he's fouled by Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Robert Linder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan buries a fadeaway from the left side | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Linder (fresh) SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Popovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Lake (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi loses the dribble to Lance Mulhern | 14-18 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern banks in the layup on a great pass from William Niles | 14-20 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Lance Mulhern in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (PG), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Arellano (PF), William Adrian (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, James Kennedy, Robby Burgan | |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | James Hamby is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Hamby, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Al Adkins (C) Shaun Matthews, Lance Mulhern | |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | William Adrian buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Al Adkins | 14-24 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Linder | 16-24 |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | William Arellano drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG), Shaun Matthews (SF) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian | |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia is hacked by Al Adkins - foul #1 on Al Adkins, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Paul Lake steps in front of the Robert Linder pass | 16-27 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Owen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Robert Linder snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 19-27 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Owen | 19-29 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Linder - foul #2 on Robert Linder, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG) Robert Linder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Wilbert Owens (C) Michael Owen, Shaun Matthews, William Arellano, Al Adkins | |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Lake | 23-33 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Marvin Snow, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Adrian (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Paul Lake, James Kennedy, Wilbert Owens | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 3 pts. C - Kyle Heredia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Kyle Heredia swats the layup by Rafael Sullivan | 23-33 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia throws it down | 25-33 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Niles | 25-35 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow snags the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Adrian | 25-35 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 25-35 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | William Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph Haskins steals the ball from William Niles in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina loses the dribble to William Adrian | 25-35 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kyle Heredia - foul #2 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #12 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG), Wilbert Owens (SG), James Kennedy (SF), Al Adkins (PF) William Niles, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern, William Adrian | |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the floater from the right side | 27-38 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens connects on the open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Kennedy | 29-40 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbert Owens, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (PF) Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF), William Adrian (C) Shaun Matthews, Wilbert Owens, James Kennedy, Al Adkins, Robby Burgan | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Michael Owen - foul #1 on Michael Owen, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Linder (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hamby (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Adrian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio drills a jumper from the right wing set up by James Hamby and the foul's on William Adrian - foul #1 on William Adrian, team foul #7 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Michael Owen | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | William Adrian gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Andre Palacio is called for the reach on William Niles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Palacio, team foul #13 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG) Robert Linder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | William Niles picks off the pass by Andre Palacio | 31-42 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake can't finish the layup | 31-42 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Haskins | 34-42 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | William Niles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | William Adrian gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | William Adrian connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Lake and he's hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #14 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Ryan Roberts, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), James Kennedy (PF), Al Adkins (C) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano | |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Popovic | 34-44 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Wilbert Owens | 34-46 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | William Niles takes the ball from Joseph Haskins | 34-46 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits the finger roll | 34-48 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic's fadeaway is rejected by William Adrian | 34-48 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | James Hamby dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Linder | 36-48 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Adrian loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |