| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Travis Bullock (fresh) SG - Stephen Graff (fresh) SF - Stanislaus Czapski (fresh) PF - Arthur Waldschmidt (fresh) C - Billy Tarpley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Fenton - foul #1 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Penn | Billy Tarpley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Graff and he's fouled by Christopher Fenton - foul #2 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (SF) Christopher Fenton | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 18:35 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss's floater is tipped away by Arthur Waldschmidt | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Penn | Billy Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Graff | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Penn | Billy Tarpley snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Travis Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Domenic Russo, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Marc Batt (SF), Wendell Pullen (C) Stanislaus Czapski, Billy Tarpley | |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (PG), Paul Wise (SG), Jordan Cook (C) Travis Bullock, Stephen Graff, Arthur Waldschmidt | |
| 17:05 | Penn | Jordan Cook hits a runner from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue is fouled on the floor by Jordan Cook - foul #1 on Jordan Cook, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG), Lawrence Humiston (SF) Bill Lekberg, Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James States | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Tommy Mills misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James States - foul #1 on James States, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Jean Williams, Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Stephen Graff (SG), Stanislaus Czapski (SF) Paul Wise, Jordan Cook | |
| 16:27 | Penn | Tommy Mills makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Tommy Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | James States's pass is intercepted by Wendell Pullen in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 16:05 | Penn | Wendell Pullen misses the easy layup | 3-9 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Marc Batt is called for the reach on Lawrence Humiston - foul #1 on Marc Batt, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG) James States | |
| Subs | Penn | Travis Bullock (PG), Arthur Waldschmidt (PF), Billy Tarpley (C) Tommy Mills, Wendell Pullen, Marc Batt | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fresh) SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) SF - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Travis Bullock (fresh) SG - Stephen Graff (fresh) SF - Stanislaus Czapski (fresh) PF - Arthur Waldschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Tarpley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 15:45 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:26 | Penn | Adam Brown steps in front of the Stanislaus Czapski pass | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown can't finish the layup | 3-9 |
| 15:22 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:03 | Penn | Domenic Russo takes the ball from Billy Tarpley | 3-9 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown lays it in set up by Domenic Russo | 5-9 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Stephen Graff misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #1 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), James States (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Adam Brown, Domenic Russo, Lawrence Humiston, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (PG), Marc Batt (SF), Edward Spillane (PF), Jordan Cook (C) Travis Bullock, Stanislaus Czapski, Arthur Waldschmidt, Billy Tarpley | |
| 14:37 | Penn | Stephen Graff makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Stephen Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James States | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Penn | Richard Wofford picks off the pass by Marc Batt | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | James States connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Bill Lekberg | 10-11 |
| 13:30 | Penn | Jordan Cook hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Batt | 10-14 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Jordan Cook gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Marc Batt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Nichols, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) James States, Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Travis Bullock (PG), Paul Wise (SG), Arthur Waldschmidt (PF), Wendell Pullen (C) Tommy Mills, Stephen Graff, Edward Spillane, Jordan Cook | |
| 13:03 | Penn | Marc Batt makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Marc Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski blows the layup | 10-16 |
| 12:43 | Penn | Wendell Pullen pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:26 | Penn | Marc Batt is hacked by Bill Lekberg - foul #2 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Domenic Russo (SG) Bill Lekberg, Jean Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 12:26 | Penn | Marc Batt makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:26 | Penn | Marc Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Batt - foul #2 on Marc Batt, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski (SF) Marc Batt | |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Adam Brown | 13-18 |
| 11:48 | Penn | Travis Bullock misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford grabs the board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wofford (tiring) PF - Wayne Strauss (fairly fresh) C - Boris Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Travis Bullock (fresh) SG - Paul Wise (fairly fresh) SF - Stanislaus Czapski (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Pullen (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Richard Wofford, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Stephen Graff (SG), Billy Tarpley (C) Paul Wise, Wendell Pullen | |
| 11:27 | Penn | Travis Bullock is fouled on the floor by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:27 | Penn | Travis Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:27 | Penn | Travis Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue drills a jumper from the right block set up by Adam Brown and he's hacked by Travis Bullock - foul #1 on Travis Bullock, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:46 | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (PG), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Adam Brown, Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (SG), Edward Spillane (PF), Jordan Cook (C) Stephen Graff, Arthur Waldschmidt, Billy Tarpley | |
| 10:25 | Penn | Travis Bullock scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Mills | 16-22 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Tommy Mills picks off the pass by Lawrence Humiston | 16-22 |
| 09:59 | Penn | Travis Bullock lays it in on a great pass from Tommy Mills | 16-24 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | James States misses the easy layup | 16-24 |
| 09:42 | Penn | Jordan Cook pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:27 | Penn | Wayne Strauss blocks the short jumper by Jordan Cook | 16-24 |
| 09:25 | Penn | Jordan Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:14 | Penn | Stanislaus Czapski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 09:13 | Penn | Tommy Mills snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 08:47 | Penn | Travis Bullock misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James States - foul #2 on James States, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) James States, Lawrence Humiston, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Paul Wise (SG), Wendell Pullen (SF), Arthur Waldschmidt (PF), Billy Tarpley (C) Tommy Mills, Stanislaus Czapski, Edward Spillane, Jordan Cook | |
| 08:47 | Penn | Travis Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:47 | Penn | Travis Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown connects on the floater in the paint | 18-26 |
| 08:21 | Penn | Paul Wise can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| 08:21 | Penn | Paul Wise makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:21 | Penn | Paul Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 07:58 | Penn | Wendell Pullen snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 07:44 | Penn | Billy Tarpley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Williams (tiring) SF - Richard Wofford (tiring) PF - Mario Blue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Travis Bullock (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Paul Wise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wendell Pullen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Tarpley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Arthur Waldschmidt blocks the short jumper by Robert Nichols | 18-30 |
| 07:17 | Penn | The rebound goes to Paul Wise | 18-30 |
| 07:04 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt double dribbles | 18-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (PG), Stephen Graff (SG), Stanislaus Czapski (SF), Jordan Cook (C) Travis Bullock, Paul Wise, Wendell Pullen, Billy Tarpley | |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown tips it but misses | 18-30 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss grabs the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Brown | 21-30 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Stephen Graff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jean Williams - foul #1 on Jean Williams, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SF) Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Penn | Wendell Pullen (PF), Billy Tarpley (C) Arthur Waldschmidt, Jordan Cook | |
| 06:16 | Penn | Stephen Graff makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Stephen Graff misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Wendell Pullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:03 | Penn | Stephen Graff buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tommy Mills | 21-34 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Wendell Pullen picks off the pass by Jean Williams in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 05:53 | Penn | Boris Wnukowski steals the ball from Stephen Graff | 21-34 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-34 |
| 05:31 | Penn | Billy Tarpley gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:17 | Penn | Wendell Pullen can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-34 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jean Williams, team foul #12 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Jean Williams, Lawrence Humiston, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Travis Bullock (PG), Paul Wise (SF), Arthur Waldschmidt (PF), Jordan Cook (C) Tommy Mills, Stanislaus Czapski, Wendell Pullen, Billy Tarpley | |
| 04:32 | Penn | Travis Bullock drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Wise | 21-37 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 04:25 | Penn | The rebound goes to Paul Wise | 21-37 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Paul Wise comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mario Blue - foul #1 on Mario Blue, team foul #13 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn | Edward Spillane (PF) Arthur Waldschmidt | |
| 04:04 | Penn | Paul Wise makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Paul Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Christopher Fenton (SF) Adam Brown, Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Penn | Marc Batt (SF), Billy Tarpley (C) Paul Wise, Jordan Cook | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) PF - Mario Blue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Travis Bullock (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Graff (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Marc Batt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Spillane (fresh) C - Billy Tarpley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Penn | Stephen Graff's pass is intercepted by Bill Lekberg | 21-39 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Travis Bullock is called for the reach on Bill Lekberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Bullock, team foul #5 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Boris Wnukowski (C) Domenic Russo, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (PG) Travis Bullock | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | James States misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-39 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski tips it home | 23-39 |
| 02:51 | Penn | Tommy Mills misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 02:50 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Spillane | 23-39 |
| 02:38 | Penn | Stephen Graff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF) Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Penn | Wendell Pullen (PF), Jordan Cook (C) Edward Spillane, Billy Tarpley | |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Bill Lekberg and he's fouled by Tommy Mills - foul #1 on Tommy Mills, team foul #6 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Robert Nichols (C) Christopher Fenton, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Penn | Travis Bullock (PG) Tommy Mills | |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses the free throw | 25-39 |
| 02:09 | Penn | Wendell Pullen gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Stephen Graff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Strauss | 28-39 |
| 01:20 | Penn | Wendell Pullen is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) James States, Wayne Strauss | |
| Subs | Penn | Paul Wise (SG), Arthur Waldschmidt (PF) Stephen Graff, Jordan Cook | |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Paul Wise is called for the reach on Domenic Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Wise, team foul #7 | 28-39 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:17 | Penn | Wendell Pullen snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 01:04 | Penn | Paul Wise buries a fadeaway from close range | 28-41 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Lekberg | 30-41 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Robert Nichols is called for the reach on Arthur Waldschmidt - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #14 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn | Tommy Mills (PG), Billy Tarpley (C) Travis Bullock, Wendell Pullen | |
| 00:31 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Arthur Waldschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg clanks a shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Billy Tarpley gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:10 | Penn | Boris Wnukowski steals it from Tommy Mills | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Domenic Russo | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Marc Batt misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-42 |