| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James States (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lewis Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Roan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamison Neihoff (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Roan inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Charles Dickson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Roan | 28-33 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James States | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Robert Gabriel misses badly on a floater from the left block | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Jamison Neihoff tips it home | 31-35 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Robert Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | James Roan throws it down on a great pass from Jamison Neihoff | 31-37 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton's pass is intercepted by James Roan in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | James Roan lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Rogers and he's fouled by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) James States, Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Mann (PG), Manuel Hayslett (SG), Craig Dyer (PF), Bernard Messier (C) Lewis Rogers, Charles Dickson, Robert Gabriel, Jamison Neihoff | |
| 18:03 | Penn State | James Roan misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | James Roan steps in front of the Mario Blue pass in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Roan | 31-42 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the easy layup | 31-42 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | James Roan pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett is denied on a layup by Robert Nichols | 31-42 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Gerald Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Robert Nichols is called for the reach on Gerald Mann - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Richard Wofford, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Rogers (PG), Brian Jarboe (C) James Roan, Bernard Messier | |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Lewis Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is hacked by Gerald Mann - foul #1 on Gerald Mann, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Wayne Strauss (PF) Adam Brown, Lawrence Humiston, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Dickson (SG), Robert Gabriel (PF), Jamison Neihoff (C) Gerald Mann, Manuel Hayslett, Craig Dyer | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Dickson is called for the reach on Boris Wnukowski - foul #1 on Charles Dickson, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Mario Blue (C) Jean Williams, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (PG) Lewis Rogers | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Blue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sam Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamison Neihoff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Brian Jarboe steals the ball from Mario Blue | 31-42 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Robert Gabriel makes the fadeaway in the paint | 31-44 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is hacked by Sam Wright - foul #2 on Sam Wright, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Richard Wofford (SF) Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Rogers (PG), Craig Dyer (SF), Bernard Messier (PF) Sam Wright, Brian Jarboe, Robert Gabriel | |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | James States misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamison Neihoff - foul #1 on Jamison Neihoff, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Wayne Strauss, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (SG), Manuel Hayslett (SF) Charles Dickson, Jamison Neihoff | |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | James States misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | James States misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Craig Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Lewis Rogers hits a shot from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | James States is hacked by Sam Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Wright, team foul #5 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Mann (SG), James Roan (SF) Sam Wright, Manuel Hayslett | |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Richard Wofford is blocked by Bernard Messier | 31-46 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bernard Messier | 31-46 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Craig Dyer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-46 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Mario Blue (C) Bill Lekberg, James States, Richard Wofford, Robert Nichols, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Dickson (SG), Robert Gabriel (PF), Jamison Neihoff (C) Lewis Rogers, Craig Dyer, Bernard Messier | |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Jamison Neihoff lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Gabriel | 31-48 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Roan misses the runner from the left block | 34-48 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-48 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | James Roan drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Dickson | 36-50 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Humiston | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Strauss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Blue (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Mann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Dickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Roan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Gabriel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamison Neihoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Jamison Neihoff misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Strauss - foul #2 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), James States (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Adam Brown, Domenic Russo, Lawrence Humiston, Wayne Strauss, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Rogers (PG), Manuel Hayslett (SG), Craig Dyer (SF), Brian Jarboe (PF) Gerald Mann, Charles Dickson, James Roan, Robert Gabriel | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Jamison Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Jamison Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton is hacked by Craig Dyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Dyer, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bernard Messier (PF) Jamison Neihoff | |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Brian Jarboe steals the ball from Christopher Fenton | 38-52 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Craig Dyer misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #3 on Robert Nichols, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (SG) Bernard Messier | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Craig Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Craig Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Brian Jarboe clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Lewis Rogers grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett is whistled for a carry | 38-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Richard Wofford (PF) James States, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Gabriel (PF) Brian Jarboe | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-54 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Sam Wright grabs the board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Sam Wright comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Craig Dyer tips it in | 38-56 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Boris Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SG), Wayne Strauss (PF), Mario Blue (C) Bill Lekberg, Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Dickson (SG), James Roan (SF), Bernard Messier (PF), Brian Jarboe (C) Sam Wright, Manuel Hayslett, Robert Gabriel, Craig Dyer | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Charles Dickson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | James Roan tips it in | 38-58 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Messier | 38-58 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford tips it but misses | 38-58 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Bernard Messier pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | James Roan comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Humiston - foul #2 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), James States (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Adam Brown, Lawrence Humiston, Richard Wofford, Wayne Strauss, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (PG), Gerald Mann (SG), Robert Gabriel (PF), Jamison Neihoff (C) Lewis Rogers, Charles Dickson, Bernard Messier, Brian Jarboe | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | James Roan makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | James Roan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James States (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sam Wright (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Mann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Roan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamison Neihoff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-60 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Gerald Mann snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Gerald Mann buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sam Wright | 38-63 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by James Roan - foul #3 on James Roan, team foul #7 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG) James States | |
| Subs | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett (SG), Craig Dyer (SF) Sam Wright, James Roan | |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Gerald Mann misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 41-63 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (PG), Charles Dickson (SG) Gerald Mann, Robert Gabriel | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Craig Dyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-63 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 41-63 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Craig Dyer connects on the runner from the baseline | 44-65 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-65 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Craig Dyer hits the finger roll | 44-67 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is whistled for traveling | 44-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), James States (SG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Richard Wofford (C) Bill Lekberg, Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Mann (SG), Brian Jarboe (SF), Bernard Messier (PF) Charles Dickson, Manuel Hayslett, Jamison Neihoff | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Brian Jarboe is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Humiston - foul #3 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Brian Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Brian Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James States | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Sam Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Humiston | 47-69 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #8 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett (SG) Sam Wright | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fresh) SG - James States (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wofford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Mann (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Manuel Hayslett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Dyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Messier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Gerald Mann is hacked by Richard Wofford - foul #2 on Richard Wofford, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Gerald Mann makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Gerald Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols drills a jumper in the lane set up by James States | 49-71 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Bernard Messier scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Jarboe | 49-73 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Brian Jarboe is called for the reach on James States in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Jarboe, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (PG), Richard Wofford (SF) Adam Brown, Lawrence Humiston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Wright (PG) Brian Jarboe | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | James States misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Bernard Messier gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Bernard Messier hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Craig Dyer and he's fouled by Robert Nichols - foul #4 on Robert Nichols, team foul #10 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SG) Jean Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Bernard Messier makes the free throw | 49-76 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 49-76 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Bernard Messier gets the rebound | 49-76 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Bernard Messier's pass is intercepted by Robert Nichols | 49-76 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James States is hacked by Gerald Mann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Mann, team foul #9 | 49-76 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Humiston - foul #4 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #11 | 51-76 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett misses the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Manuel Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Wofford, team foul #12 | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Sam Wright misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James States - foul #2 on James States, team foul #13 | 51-77 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Sam Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Sam Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lawrence Humiston | 53-79 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Sam Wright runs out the clock | 53-79 |