| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Reese | 32-35 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Howard | 34-35 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Mena - foul #1 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Josiah Green | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Jonny Russell steals it from Thomas Hust | 37-37 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Youngquist | 37-37 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mitchell Mena - foul #2 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Gary West (SG), Adam Knorr (PF), Mark Welch (C) John Howard, Jesse Ardoin, Mitchell Mena, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF), James Kelly (C) Jimmy Youngquist, Dustin Reese | |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | The short jumper by Mark Welch is denied by Thomas Hust | 37-39 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Josiah Green | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary West (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-41 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Gary West is called for the reach on Josiah Green - foul #1 on Gary West, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Mitchell Mena (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Gary West, Kevin Jones, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Ian Littell, Thomas Hust, James Kelly | |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Adam Knorr gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Adam Knorr clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Reese - foul #3 on Dustin Reese, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Thomas Hust (PF) James Lower, Richard Nyman | |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Adam Knorr, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG) Thomas Chen | |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Jonny Russell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Josiah Green - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on Jimmy Youngquist | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG) Seth Bronson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF) Jimmy Youngquist | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Josiah Green - foul #1 on Josiah Green, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Mitchell Mena (PF) Joseph King, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kelly (C) Dustin Reese | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Hust | 40-43 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin hits a fadeaway from the right side | 42-43 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 42-45 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Penner | 42-48 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | John Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) John Howard, Jesse Ardoin, Mitchell Mena, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Ian Littell, Thomas Hust, James Kelly | |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | James Lower is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Joseph King gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Reese - foul #4 on Dustin Reese, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kelly (C) Dustin Reese | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Youngquist | 44-50 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | James Lower steals the ball from Adam Knorr | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | James Lower misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Knorr - foul #2 on Adam Knorr, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Mitchell Mena (SF) Joseph King, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Thomas Chen, Richard Nyman, James Kelly | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | John Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Adam Knorr tips it home | 46-52 |
| 06:40 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist can't tip it in | 46-52 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Mena | 46-52 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Jonny Russell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the jump hook in the lane set up by James Lower | 46-54 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jimmy Youngquist - foul #1 on Jimmy Youngquist, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Seth Bronson, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Ian Littell (SF) James Lower, Jimmy Youngquist | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Welch | 48-54 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena is fouled on the floor by Dustin Reese - foul #5 on Dustin Reese, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Kevin Jones (SF) John Howard, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kelly (C) Dustin Reese | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is fouled on the floor by Ian Littell - foul #2 on Ian Littell, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG) Josiah Green | |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Jonny Russell's fadeaway is rejected by James Kelly | 48-54 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin is fouled on the floor by Michael Penner - foul #2 on Michael Penner, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Mitchell Mena (PF), Adam Knorr (C) Joseph King, Mark Welch, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (PF) Thomas Chen, Ian Littell, Thomas Hust | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is fouled on the floor by Jesse Ardoin - foul #1 on Jesse Ardoin, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG) Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Penner | 50-59 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Adam Knorr buries a shot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Richard Nyman | |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 52-61 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Josiah Green steals it from Mitchell Mena | 52-61 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Adam Knorr knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Seth Bronson | 54-61 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust blows the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Mena - foul #3 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jonny Russell (C) Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Michael Penner steals it from Kevin Jones | 54-63 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner lays it in | 54-65 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | James Kelly makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 54-67 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't finish the layup | 54-67 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jimmy Youngquist | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner runs out the clock | 54-67 |