| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | David Woodard pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz loses the dribble to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 23-21 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | David Woodard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Antonio Rodriguez | 26-21 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett loses the dribble to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 26-21 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Antonio Rodriguez | 28-21 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | David Woodard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji's layup is rejected by Robert Lenz | 28-21 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Romano | 28-23 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Lenz steps in front of the Antonio Rodriguez pass | 28-23 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Javier Torres (PF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Javier Torres (fresh) C - Lucien Costa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | David Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand tips it but misses | 28-23 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Bachand - foul #1 on Craig Bachand, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 30-23 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz jams it on a nice dish by Paul Bennett and he's fouled by Javier Torres - foul #2 on Javier Torres, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 30-25 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 30-25 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) David Woodard, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 32-25 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Albert Baber - foul #1 on Albert Baber, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gustavo Romano | 34-31 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Bennett - foul #2 on Paul Bennett, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Craig Bachand, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Young Fang is hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #1 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SG) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis scores on a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #1 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ed Petersen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Lucien Costa (PF) Ed Petersen, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Gustavo Romano, Young Fang | |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Woodard | 38-34 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 38-34 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it in | 38-36 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Albert Baber is called for the reach on Antonio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Albert Baber, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-36 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 38-36 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-36 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | David Woodard grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello tips it home | 40-36 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is fouled on the floor by Ed Petersen - foul #1 on Ed Petersen, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Javier Torres (C) David Woodard, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Javier Torres - foul #3 on Javier Torres, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji (C) Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 40-37 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is fouled on the floor by Roger Cooper - foul #1 on Roger Cooper, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (PF) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 42-37 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Roger Cooper loses the dribble to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 42-37 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff loses the dribble to Young Fang | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) SG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Paul Bennett swats the short shot by Javier Torres | 42-40 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is hacked by Roger Cooper - foul #2 on Roger Cooper, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Ed Petersen (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Scott Hutchinson swats the short shot by Javier Torres | 45-43 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Robert Lenz drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Romano | 45-45 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Gustavo Romano is called for the reach on Ed Petersen - foul #2 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Paul Bennett picks off the pass by Andrew Costello | 47-47 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Reavis | 47-49 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff and the foul's on Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is fouled on the floor by Albert Baber - foul #3 on Albert Baber, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's layup is rejected by Zikomo Orji | 51-49 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Daniel Pittman steals it from David Woodard | 51-49 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman and the foul's on Andrew Costello - foul #1 on Andrew Costello, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Costello | 53-52 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Albert Baber hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Paul Bennett picks off the pass by Zikomo Orji | 53-52 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is called for the reach on Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's floater is tipped away by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 53-52 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Albert Baber is called for the reach on David Woodard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Baber, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |