| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Dennis Charles denies the turnaround by Franjo Zenor | 34-39 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson slams it home on a great pass from Raymond Parsons and he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it but misses | 34-42 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor takes the ball from David Sears | 34-42 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 36-42 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons lays it in | 36-44 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelal is denied by Dennis Charles | 36-44 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson blows the dunk | 36-44 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras blows the layup but he's fouled by David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Robert Bostwick, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner loses the dribble to Tyler Hess | 38-46 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Wells | 38-48 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | William McHalffey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Marijan Kiedrowski | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the lay-in | 40-48 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Cuthbert blocks the short jumper by William McHalffey | 40-48 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 40-52 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 42-52 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | William McHalffey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | David Sears knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Brad Smith, Dusty Grant | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 45-57 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-57 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 45-57 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | David Sears's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carreras | 48-57 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Michael Lee, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hess in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Tyler Hess lays it in | 50-57 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the easy layup | 50-57 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Brad Smith | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Tyler Hess comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Phillip Jones tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 3rd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Walter Riggle scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 56-59 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 58-61 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Wells | 58-64 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the shot from the right side | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits a fadeaway from close range | 60-66 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #3 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Andrew Gregg, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdelal steals it from Brad Smith | 61-68 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #4 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Raymond Parsons is called for the reach on Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #3 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG) Raymond Parsons | |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 61-68 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the lay-in | 61-68 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the tip | 61-68 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Tyler Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits a shot in the lane | 61-70 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Tyler Hess can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 61-70 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg loses the dribble to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 61-70 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | William McHalffey picks off the pass by Raymond Parsons | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 61-72 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 61-72 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-72 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the follow up shot | 63-72 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons and he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #3 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Dusty Grant (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dennis Charles | |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William McHalffey out of the doubleteam and the foul's on David Sears - foul #3 on David Sears, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 65-74 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carreras | 65-74 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert can't tip it in | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Dennis Charles - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #8 | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Richard Peterson picks off the pass by Kevin Carreras | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert slams it home | 65-78 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-78 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the follow up shot | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons runs out the clock | 67-78 |