| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Grafton inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | David Grafton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Curt Tweedy | 24-39 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles McFarland | 24-41 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Charles Aquino denies the turnaround by Gerald Arnold | 24-41 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Donald Shockley snags the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the contested shot from the right block on a nice dish by Curt Tweedy | 24-43 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Charles Aquino swats the short shot by Edward Landon | 24-43 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | David Grafton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-43 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Curt Tweedy steals it from Martin Lavigne | 24-43 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it home | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Mize | 24-45 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 24-45 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Donald Shockley gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold slams it home set up by Martin Lavigne | 26-45 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 26-45 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Lavigne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Landon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold dunks the ball set up by Martin Lavigne | 28-45 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Shockley - foul #2 on Donald Shockley, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Albert Jones (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF), John Selby (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Gerald Arnold, Donald Shockley, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Sam Apgar (SG), Ismael Lowe (C) Curt Tweedy, Charles McFarland, Charles Aquino | |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #3 on Todd Mize, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener (PF) Todd Mize | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Inman - foul #1 on Gregory Inman, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Grafton | 28-49 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Gregory Inman buries a jumper from the free throw line | 30-49 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Grafton | 30-51 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen hits a jumper in the lane | 32-51 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart and he's hacked by John Selby - foul #1 on John Selby, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Landon (C) Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) David Grafton | |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Edward Landon clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Landon | 32-54 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Albert Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles McFarland - foul #2 on Charles McFarland, team foul #2 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Sorensen (PF) John Selby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Mathew Whitener, Ismael Lowe | |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Edward Landon makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Inman | 34-54 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Sorensen - foul #2 on Richard Sorensen, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), John Selby (PF) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman, Richard Sorensen, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG) Tyler Lockhart | |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-56 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Lavigne - foul #1 on Martin Lavigne, team foul #5 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Shockley (PF), Edward Landon (C) Gerald Arnold, John Selby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Apgar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin's floater is tipped away by Todd Mize | 34-57 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Edward Landon - foul #2 on Edward Landon, team foul #6 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Donald Shockley, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Charles McFarland | |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Edward Landon (PF) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman, Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG), Ismael Lowe (C) Sam Apgar, Charles Aquino | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Zachary Harbin steals the ball from Curt Tweedy | 34-59 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 34-59 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it home | 34-61 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Edward Landon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-61 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ismael Lowe | 34-61 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-63 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Todd Mize steals it from Edward Landon | 34-63 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart misses short on a floater in the lane | 34-63 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-63 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the board | 34-63 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin is whistled for traveling | 34-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Richard Sorensen (PF), John Selby (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Gerald Arnold, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF) Curt Tweedy, Todd Mize | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | David Grafton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 34-66 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Gregory Inman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ray Anderson (fresh) SG - Gregory Inman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Jones (tiring) PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Selby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sam Apgar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mathew Whitener (fresh) C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Albert Jones is called for the reach on Tyler Lockhart - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #7 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) David Grafton | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-68 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 37-68 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | John Selby grabs the offensive board | 37-68 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Mathew Whitener steps in front of the Gregory Inman pass | 37-68 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Gregory Inman picks off the pass by Tyler Lockhart in the backcourt | 37-68 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Gregory Inman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Sorensen | 40-68 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Monroe Morrissey (SF) John Selby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Charles McFarland | |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Ray Anderson is hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #2 on Sam Apgar, team foul #3 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Selby (PF) Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Gregory Inman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ray Anderson | 42-68 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | David Grafton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-71 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Ismael Lowe swats the layup by Gregory Inman | 42-71 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Albert Jones tips it back up and in | 44-71 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ray Anderson - foul #1 on Ray Anderson, team foul #8 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Sorensen (PF) John Selby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | David Grafton makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | David Grafton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Gregory Inman is hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #3 on Sam Apgar, team foul #4 | 44-73 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Gregory Inman loses the dribble to Mathew Whitener | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Monroe Morrissey steps in front of the Sam Apgar pass | 44-73 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Gregory Inman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sam Apgar - foul #4 on Sam Apgar, team foul #5 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Selby (C) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) David Grafton | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Gregory Inman misses the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Gregory Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ray Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Inman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monroe Morrissey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Selby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Apgar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mathew Whitener (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Ismael Lowe (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland lays it in | 45-75 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | John Selby is whistled for a carry | 45-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Jones (C) Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Tyler Lockhart | 45-77 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Mathew Whitener swats the shot by Monroe Morrissey | 45-77 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Albert Jones tips it back up and in | 47-77 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 47-79 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Monroe Morrissey throws it down | 49-79 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Charles McFarland is denied by Monroe Morrissey | 49-79 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | John Selby gets the rebound | 49-79 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Monroe Morrissey comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-79 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | John Selby hits the follow up shot | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Selby - foul #2 on John Selby, team foul #9 | 51-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Sorensen (PF) Monroe Morrissey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Charles McFarland | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener makes the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener makes the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Tyler Lockhart steps in front of the Ray Anderson pass in the backcourt | 51-81 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart hits the finger roll | 51-83 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mathew Whitener - foul #1 on Mathew Whitener, team foul #6 | 51-83 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart runs out the clock | 52-83 |