| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the follow up shot | 23-38 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Gene Amon - foul #3 on Gene Amon, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Boren | 26-40 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | William Cook drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Bertrand and he's fouled by Sidney Gaither - foul #2 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cook | 32-43 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | David Bertrand can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 32-43 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to David Bertrand | 32-43 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | George Kepley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 32-46 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | William Cook lays it up and in set up by Ronald Roland | 34-46 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland blows the layup | 34-46 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Kepley | 34-46 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Bertrand | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Scott (fairly fresh) C - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Gross | 34-51 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | David Kennedy picks off the pass by George Kepley | 34-51 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin slams it home on a great pass from David Kennedy | 36-51 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | George Kepley jams it on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger and he's fouled by Ralph Scott - foul #2 on Ralph Scott, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 14:33 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't finish the layup | 36-53 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's fadeaway is rejected by David Bertrand | 36-53 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Gene Amon is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #4 on Gene Amon, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:42 | Penn State | George Kepley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Bertrand and he's hacked by Ralph Scott - foul #3 on Ralph Scott, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:20 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the free throw | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes double dribbles | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-56 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 36-56 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova travels with the ball | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer (C) Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Ralph Scott - foul #4 on Ralph Scott, team foul #6 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF), Gary Barrientes (C) Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the free throw | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | William Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Kennedy | 38-59 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | George Kepley can't tip it in | 38-59 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-59 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-59 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | George Kepley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Bertrand | 38-61 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it up and in and the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #2 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF) David Bertrand, George Kepley | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy lays it up and in set up by Mark Boren | 43-61 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Dale Dancer denies the turnaround by Wayne Flickinger | 43-61 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren's pass is intercepted by Harry Gross | 43-61 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harry Gross is fouled on the floor by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Mark McMurtrie, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harry Gross makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harry Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Harry Gross snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Sidney Gaither - foul #3 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Cook | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits a fadeaway from the left block | 45-65 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Cordova is called for the reach on William Cook - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #3 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-65 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the lay-in | 45-65 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Gaither - foul #4 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #9 | 45-65 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | William Cook is fouled on the floor by Wayne Flickinger - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #4 | 45-67 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is called for traveling | 45-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-67 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the lay-in | 48-67 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), George Kepley (SF), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Suazo, Mark McMurtrie, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy dunks the ball set up by Jack Karlin and the foul's on Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the finger roll set up by George Kepley | 50-69 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits a floater near the basket | 52-69 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-69 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the offensive board | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | George Kepley is whistled for traveling | 52-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer (C) Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Mark McMurtrie (SF) David Bertrand, Paul Cordova, George Kepley | |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses badly on a runner from close range | 52-69 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott hits the follow up shot | 54-69 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Suazo | 54-71 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy buries a turnaround from the left block | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Harry Gross comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott is hacked by John Lau - foul #1 on John Lau, team foul #6 | 56-71 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 56-71 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses badly on a floater from the right side | 56-71 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 56-71 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Karlin | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Jamie Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harry Gross | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses short on a jumper from the right side | 59-73 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Jamie Smith gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Harry Gross comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-73 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #7 | 59-73 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harry Gross runs out the clock | 60-73 |