| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Thurman Walters throws it down and he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) David Sears, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Jeffrey Cuthbert picks off the pass by Thurman Walters | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits a shot from the right block | 35-29 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | William McHalffey swats the layup by Dusty Grant | 35-31 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Sears | 38-31 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Dusty Grant blocks the short jumper by Thurman Walters | 38-31 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | William Smith is hacked by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | William Smith gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Jeffrey Cuthbert, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 40-35 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Thurman Walters evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Weir | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 40-38 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Raymond Parsons is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William Smith (C) Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| 10:54 | Penn State | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Gregg | 40-40 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Raymond Parsons is denied by William Smith | 40-40 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | John Desrochers picks off the pass by Andrew Gregg | 40-40 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #4 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | David Sears knocks in the jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by John Desrochers - foul #2 on John Desrochers, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) David Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is hacked by John Desrochers - foul #3 on John Desrochers, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor steps in front of the Raymond Parsons pass | 47-44 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | John Desrochers steps in front of the Byron Weir pass | 47-44 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Byron Weir picks off the pass by Raymond Parsons | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | John Desrochers is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #4 on John Desrochers, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Andrew Gregg | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the finger roll | 49-45 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | William McHalffey is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Franjo Zenor out of the doubleteam | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Gary Wells | 51-47 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a jumper from the left block | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #4 on William McHalffey, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a runner from the left block | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 51-49 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #5 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Phillip Jones | |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Marijan Kiedrowski and he's hacked by Gary Wells - foul #2 on Gary Wells, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 51-55 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson double dribbles | 51-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it home | 51-57 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | William Smith drills a runner from the left block set up by Thurman Walters | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William McHalffey - foul #5 on William McHalffey, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (PF) William McHalffey | |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 52-59 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-59 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Smith is hacked by Brad Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Smith, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor picks off the pass by Brad Smith | 55-60 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-60 |