| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Albert Marcellus steps in front of the David Lohmann pass | 33-38 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus is hacked by David Peluso - foul #1 on David Peluso, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) Bryant Hicks, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:38 | Penn State | James Williams buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Debellis | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Lohmann | 35-40 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Lohmann - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) James Zacher, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is hacked by Albert Marcellus - foul #1 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Smith (PF) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) David Lohmann | |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | James Holland tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Joel Thomas takes the ball from Joseph Pedro | 37-42 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | David Peluso throws it down on a great pass from Joel Thomas | 37-44 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 37-44 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | John Nunes grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | John Nunes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Smith | 40-44 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Pedro | 40-44 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | A charge is called on Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, David Peluso, Michael Tribble, James Holland, James Richardson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 40-47 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Earl Loera is called for the reach on Matthew Macfarlane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Loera, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) Earl Loera | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Lohmann | 40-47 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe drills a turnaround from the right block | 40-49 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Debellis | 42-49 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann lays it up and in set up by Phillip Rawley | 42-51 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Edward Dennison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Zacher | 42-51 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | James Williams steals the ball from James Zacher | 42-51 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Edward Dennison grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | The jump hook by Albert Marcellus is blocked by Phillip Rawley | 42-51 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus dunks the ball on a great pass from Edward Dennison and the foul's on Phillip Rawley - foul #1 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), David Peluso (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Holland (PF), Earl Loera (C) Michael Johnston, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Phillip Rawley, Mathew McCabe | |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Kevin Howard picks off the pass by James Holland | 45-53 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Bryant Hicks steals it from Joel Thomas | 45-53 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Earl Loera is called for the reach on Joseph Pedro - foul #5 on Earl Loera, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Smith (PF), James Williams (C) Albert Marcellus, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), James Richardson (C) Michael Tribble, James Holland, Earl Loera | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Kevin Howard drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Nunes | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Peluso | 47-55 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | John Nunes is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Thomas - foul #2 on Joel Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Joseph Pedro (C) Bryant Hicks, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), James Zacher (SG) Joel Thomas, David Peluso | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | James Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 47-55 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Kevin Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nunes and the foul's on James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), James Williams (C) Timothy Sullivan, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Holland (PF) Nathan Rogers, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | James Holland snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Kevin Smith gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | John Nunes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 49-55 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Kevin Howard connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Mathew McCabe (PF) James Zacher, James Holland | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | David Peluso is called for the reach on Matthew Macfarlane in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Michael Tribble, James Richardson | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | David Peluso makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Thomas | 53-58 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks tips it home | 55-58 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-58 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Kevin Smith is hacked by Phillip Rawley - foul #2 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), James Williams (C) Bryant Hicks, Matthew Macfarlane, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), James Holland (PF) Joel Thomas, David Peluso, Phillip Rawley | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | James Holland snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | James Zacher clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (C) Michael Johnston, James Zacher, Mathew McCabe | |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | John Nunes pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | James Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-58 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Williams | 55-58 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | James Holland blocks the short jumper by Kevin Howard | 55-58 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | James Holland pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses the tip | 55-58 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | James Richardson tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Smith | 55-58 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | John Nunes tips it in | 57-58 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Tribble, James Holland, James Richardson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Zacher | 57-60 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Debellis | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | David Peluso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Harold Debellis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF) David Lohmann | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | David Peluso connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Zacher and he's fouled by Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (C) Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Holland (C) Michael Tribble, Mathew McCabe, James Richardson | |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Marcellus takes the ball from David Lohmann | 59-62 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-62 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Holland | 59-62 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Smith (PF) Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (PF), James Richardson (C) Phillip Rawley, James Holland | |
| 00:58 | Penn State | John Nunes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nunes, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Peluso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Kevin Smith tips it back up and in | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | David Peluso is hacked by John Nunes in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nunes, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Kevin Howard is called for the reach on David Lohmann - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | David Peluso steals the ball from James Williams | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | John Nunes is called for the reach on David Peluso in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nunes, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Kevin Smith snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Williams gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |