| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Kenneth French steps in front of the Garf Wronski pass | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the follow up shot | 38-25 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses the floater from close range | 41-27 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-27 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond's layup is rejected by James Chen | 41-27 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Courtemanche | 41-27 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Terence Stahl drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Marsala and he's fouled by Garf Wronski - foul #1 on Garf Wronski, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Sterling Borges steps in front of the Terence Stahl pass | 44-30 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-30 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Andrew Gaughan knocks away the 3 by Harry Marsala | 44-32 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Harold Childs scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Harry Marsala | 46-35 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-35 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-35 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bojan Kabacinski - foul #2 on Bojan Kabacinski, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Bojan Kabacinski, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Garf Wronski | 47-35 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Hartman | 47-35 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the jumper in the lane | 47-35 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the follow up shot | 49-35 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-35 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Potter - foul #2 on Henry Potter, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski drills a runner near the basket | 50-37 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-37 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Kenneth French, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Terence Stahl is called for the reach on Henry Potter - foul #3 on Terence Stahl, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Cesar Ricci (C) Dante Hill, Eugene Courtemanche, Henry Potter, Garf Wronski | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci makes the jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Hammond and he's hacked by Harry Marsala - foul #3 on Harry Marsala, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Joseph Hammond | |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Terence Stahl loses the dribble to Sterling Borges | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci double dribbles | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SF), James Chen (PF) Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 53-40 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Gaughan | 53-43 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is fouled on the floor by Spencer Johnson - foul #2 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Bojan Kabacinski, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Harold Childs grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 53-43 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski lays it in set up by Dante Hill | 53-45 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 56-45 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Terence Stahl blocks the short jumper by Garf Wronski | 56-45 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | James Chen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-45 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is called for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF) Dante Hill, Henry Potter | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Abraham Bewley and the foul's on Joseph Hammond - foul #2 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (PF) Joseph Hammond | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-45 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Kenneth French scores on a shot in the lane | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-45 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Milton Curnutt | 63-45 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the tip | 63-45 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't tip it in | 63-45 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Milton Curnutt - foul #1 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG), Joseph Hammond (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Garf Wronski | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | James Chen snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Harry Marsala comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it but misses | 63-46 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is called for traveling | 63-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Henry Potter (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Bojan Kabacinski, Cesar Ricci | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-46 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson travels with the ball | 65-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), John Jackson (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Kenneth French, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason (PF) Joseph Hammond | |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller double dribbles | 65-46 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-46 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-46 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt tips it home | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Jackson (fresh) PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) PF - Gregory Reason (fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dante Hill | 67-49 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Jackson | 69-49 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci (SG) Andrew Gaughan | |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Jackson | 72-51 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Milton Curnutt swats the layup by Cesar Ricci | 72-51 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter tips it in | 72-53 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-53 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci is hacked by Milton Curnutt - foul #2 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG) Gregory Reason | |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hartman - foul #1 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-53 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller travels with the ball | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Gaughan | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley runs out the clock | 72-55 |