| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) SF - James Rousey (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fresh) C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Robert Monti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Ramiro Salazar steals the ball from Cameron Beresky | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | James Rousey is denied on a layup by Cameron Beresky | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Robert Monti scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ramiro Salazar | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by James Rousey - foul #1 on James Rousey, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Stewart | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | William Stewart can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Robert Monti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | William Stewart grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by William Stewart | 3-4 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Robert Monti can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by James Rousey - foul #2 on James Rousey, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Byron Engstrom, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Banton | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) SF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) PF - Devin Staley (fresh) C - Shawn Kolinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Banton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Karl Woods (fresh) C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is hacked by Kent Whittenburg - foul #1 on Kent Whittenburg, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG) Richard Rogers | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Schank | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #1 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | James Schank comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | James Schank hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Raymond Davis | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Sae and the foul's on James Schank - foul #1 on James Schank, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), David Singleton (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer, Kevin Weiner, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Sae, William Banton, Raymond Davis, Karl Woods | |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Axelson | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Robert Monti hits a jump hook in the paint | 11-11 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Stewart | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Robert Monti dunks the ball on a great pass from Ramiro Salazar and he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG) Byron Engstrom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg (PF) James Lindsey | |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Robert Monti makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by David Singleton - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Devin Staley (SF) Joshua Axelson, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (PF) Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 3rd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Robert Monti snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) SF - Devin Staley (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ramiro Salazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Karl Woods (fresh) C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar's layup is rejected by Kent Whittenburg | 14-14 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-17 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Robert Monti clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | William Stewart tips it in | 14-19 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses long on a runner from the right block | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Devin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Robert Monti clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Byron Engstrom, Marcellus Goshorn, Devin Staley, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), William Banton (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Karl Woods, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | James Schank's pass is intercepted by James Lindsey | 17-19 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Gerald Johnson is called for the reach on Rolf Zeckzer - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (C) Robert Monti | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Weiner - foul #1 on Kevin Weiner, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Gerald Johnson | |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (SG), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Kevin Weiner, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) Cameron Beresky, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | William Banton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rogers | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (fresh) PF - Devin Staley (fairly fresh) C - Ramiro Salazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Karl Woods steals the ball from Ramiro Salazar | 19-25 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is hacked by Devin Staley - foul #1 on Devin Staley, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Robert Monti (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg (C) James Lindsey | |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Richard Rogers steals it from Marcellus Goshorn | 19-27 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis banks in the layup set up by Richard Rogers | 19-29 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Joshua Axelson, Devin Staley, Robert Monti | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Richard Rogers, William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Cameron Beresky | 19-31 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-31 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG) Marcellus Goshorn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Raymond Davis, Cameron Beresky, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (SG), Devin Staley (SF), Robert Monti (PF) Byron Engstrom, Kevin Weiner, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 19-31 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson's pass is intercepted by William Stewart | 19-31 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Devin Staley is called for the reach on Richard Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Devin Staley, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (SG), David Singleton (SF) Joshua Axelson, Devin Staley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) William Stewart | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | James Schank connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis is hacked by Rolf Zeckzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF) William Banton | |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis's pass is intercepted by Ramiro Salazar in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | David Singleton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) SF - David Singleton (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Monti (tiring) 8 pts. C - Ramiro Salazar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 21-34 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky is hacked by Robert Monti - foul #1 on Robert Monti, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), James Rousey (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF), Devin Staley (C) Byron Engstrom, Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SG), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | James Schank hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | James Schank misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer grabs the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | James Schank hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rolf Zeckzer | 24-35 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg is fouled on the floor by Shawn Kolinski - foul #1 on Shawn Kolinski, team foul #12 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF) William Banton, Cameron Beresky | |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 24-36 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Davis | 24-39 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski is hacked by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #6 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer, James Rousey, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), James Lindsey (PF) William Stewart, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Gerald Johnson swats the layup by Ramiro Salazar | 24-39 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Banton | 24-39 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the runner near the basket | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 24-41 |