| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Timothy Jones lays it in | 29-28 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | The short jumper by Timothy Jones is denied by Dusty Grant | 29-28 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Cartier | 29-28 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is fouled on the floor by Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir is fouled on the floor by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #4 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF) Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William Smith (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Timothy Jones | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Raymond Bills loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers buries a floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | William Cartier blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | William Cartier misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles tips it home | 33-32 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Thurman Walters tips it home | 33-34 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is fouled on the floor by William Cartier - foul #1 on William Cartier, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, William Smith | |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bills - foul #1 on Raymond Bills, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses long on a floater from the left block | 35-34 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it in | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Raymond Bills connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Franjo Zenor | 37-36 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 37-36 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Raymond Bills loses the dribble to Raymond Parsons in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), George Brantley (SF), William Cartier (PF) Raymond Bills, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Lawrence Sanabria takes the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 38-36 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria | 40-36 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Lawrence Sanabria picks off the pass by Timothy Jones | 40-36 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | William Cartier double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Timothy Jones | |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | William Cartier hits a floater from the left wing set up by Thurman Walters | 42-38 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | George Brantley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | George Brantley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Dikembe Abdelal, William Smith | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on George Brantley - foul #1 on George Brantley, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | William Cartier misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons connects on the 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Byron Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't finish the layup | 49-40 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 49-40 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 51-41 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor's layup is rejected by Dennis Charles | 51-41 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Cartier | 51-41 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Dennis Charles is called for the reach on William Cartier - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Dusty Grant (PF) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Jones (C) William Smith | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #4 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 52-47 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-47 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF) Dikembe Abdelal, George Brantley | |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Timothy Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thurman Walters and he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #5 on Richard Peterson, team foul #11 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Byron Weir steps in front of the Douglas Williams pass | 52-49 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 52-51 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Cartier is hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #4 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #12 | 54-51 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is hacked by Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Cartier connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 56-58 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers clanks a shot from the right side | 56-58 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Dennis Charles - foul #3 on Dennis Charles, team foul #13 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Timothy Jones snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gavin Fay | 59-60 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 59-62 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 59-64 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay loses the ball out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Dennis Charles steals the ball from William Cartier | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles hits the follow up shot | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #5 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #14 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF) Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #15 | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Timothy Jones runs out the clock | 64-68 |