| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis May | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's floater is tipped away by Arthur Cosby | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it in set up by Curtis May | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | A charge is called on George Kepley - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Curtis May | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Curtis May tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | George Kepley splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 5-7 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Silas Pan is called for the reach on George Kepley - foul #1 on Silas Pan, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger blows the layup | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Silas Pan (fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | David Bertrand comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Scott - foul #1 on Ralph Scott, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Wayne Flickinger, John Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Leonard Lechuga is called for the reach on Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curtis May | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | William Cook steals it from Gerardo Ortega | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) William Cook | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 7-10 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses long on a shot near the basket | 7-10 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | David Bertrand drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by George Kepley out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF) Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sidney Gaither | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | David Bertrand is called for 10 seconds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) John Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Curtis May clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy tips it in | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Arthur Cosby | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Ralph Scott is called for the reach on Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Ralph Scott, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland clanks a jump hook from the right block | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), John Huff (C) Paul Suazo, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Silas Pan (SF) Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Cook | 14-16 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | John Huff dunks the ball on a great pass from Gerardo Ortega out of a doubleteam | 16-16 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Curtis May pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Juan Rios, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, Silas Pan | |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Takahashi | 16-16 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Leonard Lechuga (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, John Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG) Mark Boren, Curtis May | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither tips it home | 16-18 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | George Kepley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the jumpshot from the left side | 18-18 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses short on a turnaround from close range | 18-18 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jack Karlin (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark McMurtrie | 21-18 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jack Karlin | 21-20 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | George Kepley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Paul Suazo - foul #1 on Paul Suazo, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), John Huff (C) Mark McMurtrie, Paul Suazo, Kenneth Takahashi, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Silas Pan (SF) Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Arthur Cosby | |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 3rd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | George Kepley tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Arthur Cosby (C) Silas Pan, Jack Karlin | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Juan Rios hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Suazo and he's fouled by Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Curtis May scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Cook | 24-28 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 24-28 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it in | 26-28 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Curtis May tips it in | 26-30 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Juan Rios misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | John Huff tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | David Bertrand picks off the pass by Arthur Cosby | 28-30 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Juan Rios blows the layup | 28-30 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cook | 28-33 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Arthur Cosby is called for the reach on John Huff - foul #2 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Paul Suazo, Juan Rios, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | John Huff misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | John Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand can't connect on a floater from the left block | 29-33 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Curtis May comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 29-33 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | John Huff makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 31-33 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses the tip | 31-33 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG) Mark Boren, Curtis May | |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | The jump hook by George Kepley is blocked by Gary Barrientes | 31-35 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 31-35 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither connects on the 3 from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Kepley | 34-38 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Wayne Flickinger denies the turnaround by Ronald Roland | 34-38 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |