| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 19-20 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers's layup is rejected by William Smith | 19-20 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-20 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 19-20 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 19-20 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Wells | 19-24 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #2 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Charles Tanner | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Byron Weir - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Wells - foul #2 on Gary Wells, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) David Sears, Gary Wells | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | William Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 14:47 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 21-26 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 23-26 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Brad Smith - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant's pass is intercepted by Thurman Walters | 26-26 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Thurman Walters lays it up and in | 28-26 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 28-28 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses badly on a shot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | William Smith gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Gavin Fay is called for the reach on Byron Weir - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) David Sears | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Wells | 31-31 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits a fadeaway in the paint | 33-31 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 35-33 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Raymond Bills (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), William Smith (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | William Smith makes the fadeaway in the paint | 37-33 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells drills a shot from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Gary Wells | 37-35 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, David Sears, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-35 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF) Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Thurman Walters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor steals the ball from Raymond Parsons in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Raymond Parsons is called for the reach on Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (C) David Sears, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | William Smith is denied on a dunk by Dusty Grant | 37-35 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 37-35 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | William Smith misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | William Smith tips it home | 39-35 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is called for traveling | 39-35 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Byron Weir blocks the short jumper by Gavin Fay | 39-35 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers tips it home | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | William Smith connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thurman Walters | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Gavin Fay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gavin Fay, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 41-40 |