| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Gooden (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Michael Krieg inbounds the ball | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Michael Krieg comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 51-36 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 51-36 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Michael Krieg drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dominic Mancini | 51-38 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Dominic Mancini steals the ball from Gavin Stryker | 51-38 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | James Tyrell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Johnathan Gooden is called for the reach on Dominic Mancini - foul #1 on Johnathan Gooden, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | William Magdaleno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Johnathan Gooden | 54-40 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | William Krolikowski steals the ball from Michael Krieg | 54-40 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | James Tyrell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | James Tyrell grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | James Tyrell's floater is tipped away by Jerome Taylor | 54-40 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 57-40 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | James Tyrell can't finish the layup | 57-40 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-40 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor tips it home | 59-40 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | William Magdaleno is hacked by Gavin Stryker - foul #2 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #2 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Nicholas Hayes (SF), Kelly Schellenberge (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Gavin Stryker, Johnathan Gooden, Joel Craig, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Olin Zacher (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Lawerence Sapp (C) Dominic Mancini, Michael Krieg, James Tyrell, Adam Williams | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Hayes (fresh) PF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Wisner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Magdaleno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Olin Zacher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Briley (fresh) C - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | William Magdaleno clanks a floater from the right side | 59-40 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Olin Zacher hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Harold Briley pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Olin Zacher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Frazier and he's fouled by Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | William Magdaleno comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses badly on a floater near the basket | 59-45 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Harold Briley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 59-45 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge scores on a floater from the right block | 61-45 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Olin Zacher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Hayes - foul #1 on Nicholas Hayes, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (PG), Joel Craig (SF), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Charles Hamilton, Nicholas Hayes, Kelly Schellenberge, Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), James Tyrell (PF) Kevin Frazier, William Magdaleno, Harold Briley | |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Krolikowski | 61-46 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Antonio King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-46 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Antonio King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Magdaleno - foul #1 on William Magdaleno, team foul #1 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden (SG) Gavin Stryker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG) William Magdaleno | |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Antonio King makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is hacked by Antonio King - foul #3 on Antonio King, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (PG) Antonio King | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier scores on a jumper from the left side set up by James Tyrell | 62-48 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gavin Stryker | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnathan Gooden (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses the tip | 62-48 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig jams it on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 66-48 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #3 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (SG), Nicholas Hayes (SF), Kelly Schellenberge (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Johnathan Gooden, Joel Craig, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Olin Zacher (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Lawerence Sapp (C) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, James Tyrell, Adam Williams | |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Olin Zacher snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Wisner - foul #2 on Harold Wisner, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF) Dominic Mancini | |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge loses the dribble to Lawerence Sapp | 66-52 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-52 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Antonio King is fouled on the floor by William Magdaleno - foul #2 on William Magdaleno, team foul #2 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF) Nicholas Hayes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), James Tyrell (PF) William Magdaleno, Clarence Gore, Harold Briley | |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses badly on a shot from the right side | 66-52 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Olin Zacher comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 66-52 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Olin Zacher tips it in | 66-54 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner tips it in | 68-54 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Olin Zacher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gavin Stryker | 71-54 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Kelly Schellenberge is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Kelly Schellenberge, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden (SG), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Gavin Stryker, Kelly Schellenberge, Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | William Magdaleno pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Johnathan Gooden (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Tyrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Antonio King steals it from Kevin Frazier | 71-56 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig scores on a jump hook in the paint | 73-56 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Michael Krieg lays it in and the foul's on Antonio King - foul #4 on Antonio King, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (PG), Nicholas Hayes (SF) Antonio King, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Harold Briley (PF) Kevin Frazier, James Tyrell | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the free throw | 73-58 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Krolikowski | 75-58 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses short on a floater from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Harold Briley tips it in | 75-60 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Hayes | 78-60 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Johnathan Gooden picks off the pass by Michael Krieg | 78-60 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski blows the layup | 78-60 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | William Magdaleno connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harold Briley | 78-62 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski is whistled for traveling | 78-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Kelly Schellenberge (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Johnathan Gooden, Nicholas Hayes, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Olin Zacher (SF), James Tyrell (PF), Lawerence Sapp (C) William Magdaleno, Michael Krieg, Harold Briley, Adam Williams | |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Olin Zacher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Frazier | 78-65 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #10 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) Gavin Stryker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-67 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Antonio King is fouled on the floor by Dominic Mancini - foul #2 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #3 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (PF) Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG) Kevin Frazier | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-67 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | James Tyrell pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Olin Zacher (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Penn State | William Magdaleno can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kelly Schellenberge - foul #2 on Kelly Schellenberge, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (PG), Jerome Taylor (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Briley (PF) James Tyrell | |
| 03:50 | Penn State | William Magdaleno makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | William Magdaleno makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio King | 81-69 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp's fadeaway is rejected by William Krolikowski | 81-69 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp grabs the offensive board | 81-69 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Joel Craig takes the ball from Olin Zacher | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Dominic Mancini picks off the pass by Gavin Stryker in the backcourt | 81-69 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini dunks the ball | 81-71 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski is fouled on the floor by Harold Briley - foul #3 on Harold Briley, team foul #4 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden (SG), Nicholas Hayes (SF), Kelly Schellenberge (PF) Antonio King, Joel Craig, William Krolikowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), James Tyrell (PF), Adam Williams (C) Dominic Mancini, Olin Zacher, Harold Briley, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Gooden comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 81-71 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 81-71 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 81-71 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Hayes snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), William Krolikowski (PF) Nicholas Hayes, Kelly Schellenberge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG) Kevin Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Johnathan Gooden | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 84-71 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the offensive board | 84-71 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | William Magdaleno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 84-71 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 84-71 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by William Magdaleno - foul #3 on William Magdaleno, team foul #5 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (PG), Kevin Frazier (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Lawerence Sapp (C) Dominic Mancini, William Magdaleno, Michael Krieg, James Tyrell, Adam Williams | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp gets the rebound | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp clanks a shot from the right side | 84-71 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker grabs the defensive rebound | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Olin Zacher is called for the reach on William Krolikowski - foul #2 on Olin Zacher, team foul #6 | 84-71 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker runs out the clock | 84-71 |