| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - Josiah Green (fresh) SF - Joe Landin (fresh) PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) SG - Michael Downard (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) PF - David Stukes (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Gerald Costello buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is fouled on the floor by Michael Downard - foul #1 on Michael Downard, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Josiah Green | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Johnny Pate blows the layup over the doubleteam | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Staggers | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | David Stukes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Johnny Pate lays it in | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the dunk | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Johnny Pate snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Josiah Green - foul #1 on Josiah Green, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the contested jumper from close range set up by Gerald Costello and he's hacked by Thomas Hust - foul #1 on Thomas Hust, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 5-8 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the fadeaway from the right side | 5-10 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 5-10 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 5-10 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Johnny Pate snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Gerald Costello drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 5-13 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Jackson takes the ball from Dustin Reese | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lower (fresh) SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Stukes (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Robert Jackson tips it back up and in | 5-15 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Johnny Pate takes the ball from Rocco Ricci | 5-15 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Gerald Costello's pass is intercepted by Dustin Reese | 5-15 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese's dunk attempt is rejected by Johnny Pate | 5-15 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | James Lower snags the offensive board | 5-15 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Lower | 8-15 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Gerald Costello comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is fouled on the floor by Johnny Pate - foul #1 on Johnny Pate, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Jonny Russell - foul #1 on Jonny Russell, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Gordon Guerrera and the foul's on Joseph King - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Michael Downard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh tips it in | 11-17 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Josiah Green and he's fouled by Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Joe Landin takes the ball from Michael Downard | 14-17 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin dunks the ball | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Staggers - foul #1 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lonnie Nicholson | 16-18 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Josiah Green | 18-18 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Michael Downard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph King | 18-21 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Jonny Russell - foul #2 on Jonny Russell, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Josiah Green, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Joseph King, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh, Jonny Russell | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Downard - foul #2 on Michael Downard, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF) Michael Downard | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese knocks in the runner from close range | 21-21 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Johnny Pate works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-21 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Adam Knorr snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Johnny Pate connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-23 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Robert Slaugh (SF), David Stukes (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, Johnny Pate | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | David Stukes grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | David Stukes can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 21-23 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | David Stukes snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | James Lower is called for the reach on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG) James Lower | |
| Subs | Penn State | Johnny Pate (C) Adam Knorr | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Joseph King misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph King is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Lowell Hill (SF), Edward Licon (PF) Joseph King, Robert Slaugh, David Stukes | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Gerald Costello can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Gerald Costello grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Johnny Pate works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Costello - foul #1 on Gerald Costello, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (SF), David Stukes (C) Lowell Hill, Johnny Pate | |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Gerald Costello drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-26 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Michael Penner | 25-26 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Hust - foul #2 on Thomas Hust, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), James Lower (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Josiah Green, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Robert Slaugh, Edward Licon, David Stukes | |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-28 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese tips it home | 27-28 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Johnny Pate splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Lower - foul #2 on James Lower, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Thomas Staggers (C) James Lower, Michael Penner, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a runner from the baseline set up by Josiah Green and he's hacked by Lowell Hill - foul #2 on Lowell Hill, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (SF) Lowell Hill | |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the turnaround near the basket | 30-30 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG) Josiah Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Michael Downard (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), David Stukes (PF) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, Adam Knorr, Johnny Pate | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | The jump hook by Robert Slaugh is blocked by Lonnie Nicholson | 30-30 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | David Stukes hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rocco Ricci | 33-32 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lowell Hill is called for the reach on Lonnie Nicholson - foul #3 on Lowell Hill, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Dustin Reese (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Joe Landin, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Stukes - foul #1 on David Stukes, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Adam Knorr (PF) Joseph King, David Stukes | |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Gerald Costello travels in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is fouled on the floor by Jonny Russell - foul #3 on Jonny Russell, team foul #14 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Johnny Pate (C) Jonny Russell | |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Adam Knorr pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Michael Downard makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Costello | 36-35 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera's layup is rejected by Johnny Pate | 36-35 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Johnny Pate snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Thomas Staggers (C) Josiah Green, Michael Penner, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG) Michael Downard | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 36-35 |