| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Tseng (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight throws it down | 34-45 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement is whistled for traveling | 34-45 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Terry Link lays it in | 34-47 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Nickolas Maker steals it from Michael Lemoine | 34-47 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Michael Hall picks off the pass by Terry Link | 34-47 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 37-47 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the easy layup | 37-47 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Link - foul #2 on Terry Link, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SG), Michael Carbaugh (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), John Curtis (SG), Daniel Grounds (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Jeffrey Haight, Nickolas Maker, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Scott Cotton grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Michael Lemoine is called for the reach on Carl Ryan - foul #2 on Michael Lemoine, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG) Michael Lemoine | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Carl Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-47 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | John Curtis is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Herbert White is called for the reach on Michael Marbury - foul #2 on Herbert White, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG) Daniel Grounds | |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-47 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Marbury | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Greene (fresh) SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Stratton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Scott Cotton can't connect on a floater from the left block | 40-47 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Herbert White gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Herbert White - foul #3 on Herbert White, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Marbury, Michael Carbaugh, Ismael Dorton, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Andrew John (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Carl Ryan, John Curtis, Scott Cotton, Herbert White | |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lincoln Vanhoose | 42-47 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight is fouled on the floor by Samuel Gabaldon - foul #4 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel (PG), Michael Hall (SG) Tracy Greene, Samuel Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Michael Hall steals the ball from Andrew John | 42-47 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 42-47 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | William Tseng snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Andrew John hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | The jump hook by Terry Link is blocked by Jeremy Savage | 42-47 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Tracy Greene (SG), Michael Carbaugh (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Nicholas Pimentel, Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Nickolas Maker (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Terry Link, Andrew John, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tracy Greene | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Stratton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Grounds (fresh) C - Scott Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Lemoine | 45-47 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Carl Ryan is called for the reach on Michael Lemoine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Ryan, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Herbert White (C) Jeffrey Haight, Daniel Grounds | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Michael Carbaugh is blocked by Herbert White | 45-47 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Herbert White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is hacked by Michael Carbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Tseng (PF) Scott Cotton | |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Jeff Stratton takes the ball from William Tseng | 45-47 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton is hacked by Herbert White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert White, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Byron Clement (PF) Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Grounds (SF), Scott Cotton (C) Nickolas Maker, Herbert White | |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene is called for 3 seconds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG) Michael Lemoine | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Scott Cotton steals it from Michael Marbury | 45-49 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | John Curtis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Marbury, Tracy Greene, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Andrew John (SF), Nickolas Maker (C) John Curtis, Carl Ryan, Daniel Grounds, Scott Cotton | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Michael Carbaugh steps in front of the William Tseng pass | 45-49 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is denied on a layup by Nickolas Maker | 45-49 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Andrew John gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | William Tseng double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline (C) Jeremy Savage | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine blows the layup | 45-49 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Terry Link drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Haight | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew John - foul #4 on Andrew John, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel (PG), Michael Marbury (SG), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Andrew John | |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Michael Marbury steals it from Jeffrey Haight | 47-51 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury drills a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Carbaugh and he's fouled by Jeffrey Haight - foul #3 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Tracy Greene (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF) Nicholas Pimentel, Michael Carbaugh, Byron Clement | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (SG), Andrew John (SF), Herbert White (C) Jeffrey Haight, Nickolas Maker, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Herbert White grabs the board | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Tracy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew John (fresh) 4 pf. PF - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Terry Link misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Tracy Greene | 49-51 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Carl Ryan steps in front of the Samuel Gabaldon pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Ryan | 49-53 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Michael Marbury | 51-53 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Herbert White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Tseng | 51-53 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Terry Link misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Herbert White pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Carl Ryan drills a jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Andrew John | 51-55 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Terry Link comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Michael Marbury, Samuel Gabaldon, Tracy Greene, Ismael Dorton, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Nickolas Maker (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Carl Ryan, Andrew John, William Tseng, Herbert White | |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall loses the dribble to Jeffrey Haight in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker double dribbles | 51-55 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh's layup is rejected by Nickolas Maker | 51-55 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeremy Savage - foul #2 on Jeremy Savage, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | John Curtis is called for the reach on Michael Lemoine in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Curtis, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Haight | 52-57 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Scott Cotton | 52-59 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Andrew John (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF) John Curtis, Nickolas Maker, Scott Cotton | |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose jams it | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Carbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew John (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Grounds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh scores on a runner from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Tracy Greene (SG), Ismael Dorton (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Byron Clement, Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), William Tseng (PF) Jeffrey Haight, Andrew John | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Marbury, Tracy Greene, Ismael Dorton, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Andrew John (SF), Scott Cotton (C) Carl Ryan, Daniel Grounds, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 58-61 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | William Tseng is whistled for a carry | 58-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (SF) Jeremy Savage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nickolas Maker (C) Terry Link | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Cotton | 58-61 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Cotton | 58-63 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is hacked by Andrew John - foul #5 on Andrew John, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) John Curtis, Scott Cotton, Andrew John | |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | William Tseng snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Terry Link misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cline | 58-63 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine banks in the layup | 60-63 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose can't connect on a floater from close range | 60-63 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Link - foul #3 on Terry Link, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lemoine - foul #3 on Michael Lemoine, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SF) Nickolas Maker | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Terry Link is hacked by Michael Lemoine - foul #4 on Michael Lemoine, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Terry Link is fouled on the floor by Samuel Gabaldon - foul #5 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG) Samuel Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Tseng gets the rebound | 60-63 |