| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) SF - Edward Whiten (fresh) PF - Clarence Murphy (fresh) C - Raymond Bourke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) SG - Michael Tozier (fresh) SF - Chad Norman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) C - Harold Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | John Edwards can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Michael Tozier loses the dribble to John Edwards in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by John Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Chad Norman knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Wilbert Jones and the foul's on Edward Whiten - foul #1 on Edward Whiten, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Chad Norman makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Jones steals the ball from Edward Whiten | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Michael Tozier loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Michael Tozier pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Michael Tozier comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG), Roderick Knutson (SG), Bernard Steigerwald (PF), John Scott (C) John Edwards, Mauricio Bruno, Clarence Murphy, Raymond Bourke | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Richie (SF), Marvin Vance (C) Chad Norman, Harold Edwards | |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Michael Tozier makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Michael Tozier misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | John Scott gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roderick Knutson, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) Michael Tozier | |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Vance - foul #1 on Marvin Vance, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Emilio Rios (C) John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Steigerwald | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Privatsky | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Clarence Murphy (SF), Branko Gajeski (PF) Ronald Felipe, Edward Whiten, Bernard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (SG), Jerry Hoover (SF), Michael Frank (C) Robert Privatsky, Christopher Richie, Marvin Vance | |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Thomas Tack knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Hoover | 2-8 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson knocks in the shot from the right side | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fairly fresh) SG - Roderick Knutson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Branko Gajeski (fresh) C - Emilio Rios (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) SG - Thomas Tack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Hoover (fresh) PF - Wilbert Jones (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Frank (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Michael Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG), Edward Whiten (SF), John Scott (C) Roderick Knutson, Branko Gajeski, Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Tozier (SG), Chad Norman (SF), Harold Edwards (C) Thomas Tack, Jerry Hoover, Michael Frank | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Clarence Murphy swats the layup by Harold Edwards | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Chad Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Shane Phillips comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Whiten - foul #2 on Edward Whiten, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (PF), Raymond Bourke (C) Edward Whiten, John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bernard Steigerwald | 4-9 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilbert Jones - foul #1 on Wilbert Jones, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson (SG) Mauricio Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Richie (SF) Chad Norman | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Michael Tozier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (PG) Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Robert Privatsky (SG) Shane Phillips, Michael Tozier | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones loses the dribble to Roderick Knutson | 5-9 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Privatsky - foul #1 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Branko Gajeski (PF) Bernard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hoover (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Marvin Vance (C) Christopher Richie, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Branko Gajeski connects on the runner from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Marvin Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG), Bernard Steigerwald (PF), John Scott (C) Clarence Murphy, Branko Gajeski, Raymond Bourke | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Michael Tozier (SG), Chad Norman (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF), Michael Frank (C) Thomas Tack, Robert Privatsky, Jerry Hoover, Todd Nies, Marvin Vance | |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Chad Norman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Michael Tozier gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Chad Norman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno's pass is intercepted by Chad Norman | 7-9 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Michael Tozier is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Felipe - foul #1 on Ronald Felipe, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy (SF), Branko Gajeski (PF), Emilio Rios (C) Mauricio Bruno, Bernard Steigerwald, John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Christopher Richie (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Michael Tozier, Chad Norman, Wilbert Jones, Michael Frank | |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Shane Phillips buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Edwards | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ronald Felipe (tiring) SG - Roderick Knutson (tired) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Murphy (tiring) PF - Branko Gajeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emilio Rios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 3 pts. SG - Robert Privatsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Richie (fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fresh) C - Harold Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe is whistled for a carry | 7-11 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Michael Tozier (SG), Jerry Hoover (PF), Marvin Vance (C) Shane Phillips, Robert Privatsky, Todd Nies, Harold Edwards | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Michael Tozier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Richie - foul #1 on Christopher Richie, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (PG) Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Thomas Tack hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Tozier | 8-14 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Tack - foul #1 on Thomas Tack, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (PF), Raymond Bourke (C) Branko Gajeski, Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Chad Norman (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Thomas Tack, Christopher Richie, Jerry Hoover, Marvin Vance | |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson makes the 3rd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by Mauricio Bruno - foul #1 on Mauricio Bruno, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG) Roderick Knutson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Michael Frank (C) Michael Tozier, Harold Edwards | |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Chad Norman blocks the jumper by Clarence Murphy | 10-16 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Michael Frank pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Mauricio Bruno is called for the reach on Robert Privatsky - foul #2 on Mauricio Bruno, team foul #8 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson (SG) Mauricio Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Todd Nies, Michael Frank | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke tips it but misses | 10-18 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-20 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Jones - foul #2 on Wilbert Jones, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Branko Gajeski (PF), Emilio Rios (C) Bernard Steigerwald, Raymond Bourke | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Michael Tozier (SG), Christopher Richie (SF), Jerry Hoover (PF) Shane Phillips, Robert Privatsky, Chad Norman, Wilbert Jones | |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Branko Gajeski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-20 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 12-20 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Christopher Richie snags the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Thomas Tack is fouled on the floor by Ronald Felipe - foul #2 on Ronald Felipe, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), John Scott (C) Ronald Felipe, Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF), Michael Frank (C) Christopher Richie, Harold Edwards | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Thomas Tack makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Thomas Tack makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by Michael Tozier in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Michael Tozier throws it down | 12-24 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Frank denies the turnaround by Roderick Knutson | 12-24 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Michael Tozier grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Roderick Knutson (tired) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Murphy (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Branko Gajeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Scott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Tack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Tozier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hoover (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fresh) C - Michael Frank (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Todd Nies knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Tozier | 12-26 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Tack picks off the pass by Clarence Murphy in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Thomas Tack lays it in | 12-28 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson drills a turnaround in the lane | 14-28 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Michael Tozier is hacked by Roderick Knutson - foul #2 on Roderick Knutson, team foul #10 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten (SG), Raymond Bourke (PF), Emilio Rios (C) Roderick Knutson, Branko Gajeski, John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Christopher Richie (SF), Marvin Vance (C) Thomas Tack, Todd Nies, Michael Frank | |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Michael Tozier makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Michael Tozier misses the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke snags the defensive board | 14-29 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Emilio Rios | 14-29 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | John Edwards hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Bourke | 16-29 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | John Edwards is called for the reach on Christopher Richie in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #11 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (PF) Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) Michael Tozier | |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Christopher Richie makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Christopher Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Edward Whiten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #7 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Tozier (SG) Robert Privatsky | |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke grabs the offensive board | 16-31 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 16-31 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald tips it home | 18-31 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Christopher Richie's pass is intercepted by Edward Whiten in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | John Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Whiten | 20-31 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Christopher Richie makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Clarence Murphy - foul #1 on Clarence Murphy, team foul #12 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (PG) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chad Norman (PG), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Shane Phillips, Jerry Hoover, Marvin Vance | |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Christopher Richie misses the free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Bourke pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG) Christopher Richie | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Chad Norman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Murphy - foul #2 on Clarence Murphy, team foul #13 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG) Clarence Murphy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG) Thomas Tack | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Chad Norman misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Chad Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Harold Edwards knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Tozier | 20-36 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | John Edwards double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Emilio Rios (C) Raymond Bourke | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Emilio Rios | 20-36 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Michael Tozier grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Michael Tozier hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Edwards | 20-38 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-38 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Chad Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Edward Whiten steals it from Shane Phillips in the backcourt | 20-38 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Harold Edwards denies the turnaround by Edward Whiten | 20-38 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald tips it home | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mauricio Bruno (tired) SF - Edward Whiten (tired) 2 stl. PF - Bernard Steigerwald (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emilio Rios (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (very tired) 5 pts. SG - Michael Tozier (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Norman (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Todd Nies (tiring) 2 pts. C - Harold Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Chad Norman hits the follow up shot | 22-40 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG), Branko Gajeski (PF), John Scott (C) John Edwards, Bernard Steigerwald, Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Robert Privatsky (SG), Christopher Richie (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF), Marvin Vance (C) Shane Phillips, Michael Tozier, Chad Norman, Todd Nies, Harold Edwards | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe is whistled for a carry | 22-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson (SG) Mauricio Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Richie and he's hacked by Edward Whiten - foul #3 on Edward Whiten, team foul #14 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy (SF), Raymond Bourke (C) Edward Whiten, John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Frank (C) Marvin Vance | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the free throw | 22-43 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Branko Gajeski's floater is tipped away by Michael Frank | 22-43 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Frank | 22-43 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Roderick Knutson is called for the reach on Thomas Tack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roderick Knutson, team foul #15 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (SG), John Scott (C) Roderick Knutson, Branko Gajeski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chad Norman (SF) Christopher Richie | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Thomas Tack makes the 1st free throw | 22-44 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Thomas Tack makes the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | John Scott can't finish the layup | 22-45 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Chad Norman snags the defensive board | 22-45 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Thomas Tack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (PF) John Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Tozier (SG), Marvin Vance (C) Robert Privatsky, Michael Frank | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG) Thomas Tack | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Felipe - foul #3 on Ronald Felipe, team foul #16 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Emilio Rios (C) Ronald Felipe, Bernard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Richie (SF), Harold Edwards (C) Chad Norman, Marvin Vance | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-47 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Edwards | 22-47 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Michael Tozier snags the defensive board | 22-47 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Michael Tozier is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 22-50 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-50 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Christopher Richie pulls down the rebound | 22-50 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | John Edwards is called for the reach on Shane Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #17 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roderick Knutson (SG), Branko Gajeski (PF), John Scott (C) John Edwards, Raymond Bourke, Emilio Rios | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Chad Norman (SF), Jerry Hoover (PF), Michael Frank (C) Michael Tozier, Christopher Richie, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 22-50 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 22-50 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 22-50 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Clarence Murphy is whistled for traveling | 22-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG) Shane Phillips | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover misses the runner in the paint | 22-50 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Scott | 22-50 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Scott hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 22-50 |