| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peluso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Guy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Gold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Genaro Russo (SF), James Holland (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Levi Gardiner, David Peluso, Andrew Guy, Daniel Gold | |
| 19:12 | Penn State | James Scuderi is called for the reach on Michael Norwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Scuderi, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (SF) Genaro Russo | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Mathew McCabe - foul #3 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo (SF) David Braud | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | James Holland tips it home | 39-30 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Chang Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Daniel Gold (C) James Scuderi, Mathew McCabe | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold drills a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF) Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), John Sapien (C) Genaro Russo, James Holland | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | John Nunes double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (C) John Sapien | |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Lee Boling is fouled in the backcourt by James Scuderi - foul #4 on James Scuderi, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) John Nunes, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Genaro Russo (SF), James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, David Braud, Daniel Gold, Mathew McCabe | |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Chang Zheng clanks a jump hook in the lane | 39-35 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Sapien | 39-35 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | James Zacher's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Smith | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Genaro Russo | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | James Zacher connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Levi Gardiner | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Michael Norwood connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chang Zheng | 41-37 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | John Sapien banks in the layup on a great pass from Genaro Russo | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zacher (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Genaro Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sapien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | James Williams loses the dribble to James Holland | 41-39 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner scores on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Levi Gardiner steps in front of the Chang Zheng pass in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is called for 3 seconds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Richard Cofer (SG), David Peluso (SF), Andrew Guy (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher, Genaro Russo, James Holland, John Sapien | |
| 15:07 | Penn State | John Nunes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold (C) Mathew McCabe | |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Chambers - foul #4 on Jacob Chambers, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG) Jacob Chambers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (C) Daniel Gold | |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Billy Wood pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Randy Autry knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Wood and he's hacked by Mathew McCabe - foul #4 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Daniel Gold (C) David Peluso, Mathew McCabe | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Randy Autry misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | John Nunes misses short on an open floater from close range | 43-42 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Wood | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Lee Boling travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF) Levi Gardiner, Richard Cofer | |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | James Zacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Randy Autry is fouled in the backcourt by David Peluso - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Randy Autry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | David Peluso gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Lee Boling swats the shot by James Zacher | 43-42 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Billy Wood gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | James Zacher picks off the pass by Timothy Sullivan in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | James Zacher jams it | 43-44 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | David Braud picks off the pass by John Nunes | 43-44 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | David Braud lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Lee Boling can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Andrew Guy - foul #1 on Andrew Guy, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Timothy Sullivan, John Nunes, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Richard Cofer (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), John Sapien (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) David Braud, James Zacher, David Peluso, Andrew Guy, Daniel Gold | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Michael Norwood gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Boling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Cofer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Genaro Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Sapien (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Lee Boling gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Billy Wood comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 45-46 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | John Sapien gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Lee Boling can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-46 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Michael Norwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Billy Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF), Andrew Guy (PF) James Scuderi, Richard Cofer, Genaro Russo, John Sapien | |
| 10:01 | Penn State | John Nunes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | James Zacher blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Smith | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (SG), David Braud (SF), James Holland (PF), Daniel Gold (C) James Zacher, David Peluso, Andrew Guy, Mathew McCabe | |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | David Braud steals it from Kevin Smith | 47-46 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi lays it up and in on a great pass from David Braud | 47-48 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | James Scuderi is called for the reach on John Nunes in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Scuderi, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF), Andrew Guy (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) James Scuderi, David Braud, James Holland, Daniel Gold | |
| 09:08 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | John Nunes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the floater from the baseline set up by Levi Gardiner and the foul's on Michael Norwood - foul #2 on Michael Norwood, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (SF), John Sapien (C) David Peluso, Mathew McCabe | |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Wood | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy connects on the floater from the right block | 50-52 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Billy Wood comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Lee Boling can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Billy Wood snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Chang Zheng misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Lee Boling misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Guy | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Boling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zacher (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Braud (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Guy (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sapien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is denied on a layup by Lee Boling | 50-52 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 50-52 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Chang Zheng connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by David Braud - foul #1 on David Braud, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer (SG), David Peluso (SF), James Holland (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) James Zacher, David Braud, Andrew Guy, John Sapien | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Chang Zheng misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | James Holland snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Peluso | 52-55 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | James Williams misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 52-55 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG) Chang Zheng | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), Daniel Gold (C) Richard Cofer, David Peluso, Mathew McCabe | |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | James Holland makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | John Nunes misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy (PF) James Holland | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Genaro Russo | 54-56 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Randy Autry is called for the reach on Genaro Russo - foul #2 on Randy Autry, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SF), Mathew McCabe (C) Genaro Russo, Andrew Guy | |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner loses the dribble to Jacob Chambers | 54-56 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-56 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers tips it home | 58-56 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-56 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | John Nunes is fouled in the backcourt by James Zacher - foul #2 on James Zacher, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Richard Cofer (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher, David Peluso, Daniel Gold, Mathew McCabe | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | John Sapien loses the ball out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Chang Zheng (SG) John Nunes, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Andrew Guy (PF) David Braud, James Holland | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Michael Norwood is fouled on the floor by John Sapien - foul #1 on John Sapien, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG) Chang Zheng | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF), James Holland (PF) Levi Gardiner, Richard Cofer, Genaro Russo, Andrew Guy | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | David Peluso clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | James Holland tips it but misses | 62-56 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | John Sapien hits the follow up shot | 62-58 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Billy Wood is hacked by David Braud - foul #2 on David Braud, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF), Daniel Gold (C) David Braud, David Peluso, James Holland, John Sapien | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Chang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Wood (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zacher (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Genaro Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Guy (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Chang Zheng, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer (SG), David Peluso (SF), John Sapien (C) James Zacher, Genaro Russo, Daniel Gold | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Guy - foul #2 on Andrew Guy, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF) Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (C) Richard Cofer, David Peluso, John Sapien | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | David Braud pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | James Zacher slams it home and the foul's on Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF) John Nunes, Kevin Howard, James Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) Andrew Guy, Mathew McCabe | |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 65-61 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | David Braud gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on James Holland - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Billy Wood (C) Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer (SG), David Peluso (SF), Daniel Gold (C) James Zacher, David Braud, John Sapien | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | James Holland makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Wood | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is hacked by Levi Gardiner - foul #2 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Richard Cofer, David Peluso, James Holland, Daniel Gold | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Nunes - foul #2 on John Nunes, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) John Nunes, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Richard Cofer (SG) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher | |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 66-64 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | David Braud clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Lee Boling pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Chang Zheng is whistled for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF), Daniel Gold (C) David Braud, Richard Cofer, Genaro Russo, Mathew McCabe | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Chang Zheng steals it from David Peluso | 66-64 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers banks in the layup on a great pass from Chang Zheng | 68-64 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is whistled for traveling | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | James Zacher is called for the reach on Billy Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zacher, team foul #15 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF) Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Daniel Gold | 69-64 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Lee Boling swats the layup by Andrew Guy | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Chang Zheng snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Levi Gardiner is called for the reach on Chang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #16 | 69-64 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Chang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Chang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lee Boling | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Levi Gardiner is called for the reach on Lee Boling in the backcourt - foul #4 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #17 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) Chang Zheng | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Lee Boling misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Levi Gardiner is called for the reach on Billy Wood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #18 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG) Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG) Levi Gardiner | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Billy Wood takes the ball from James Zacher | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Billy Wood runs out the clock | 74-67 |