| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Phung (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hickok (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | James Phung is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Brown | 34-34 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese travels in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Christopher Cornwell, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 36-36 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG) Jeffrey Wood | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG) Frankie Herrington | |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese is hacked by Paul Boyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Boyer, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok (SF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Phillip Williams, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), William Savarese (C) Stephen Privett, Michael Hill | |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | James Phung can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-36 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Samuel Hickok, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Frankie Herrington, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan, William Savarese | |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Oliver Fernald is called for the reach on Jeremy Stubbs - foul #2 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF) Matthew Calabrese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG) Paul Boyer | |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman is called for 10 seconds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Timothy Martowski (C) James Phung, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Michael Hill (PF) Christopher Cornwell, Oliver Fernald | |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the floater near the basket | 38-36 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Calabrese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Matthew Calabrese (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Bernard Vale, Jeffrey Wood, Phillip Williams, Jesse Brown, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), William Savarese (C) Stephen Privett, Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Michael Hill, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Oliver Fernald steps in front of the Samuel Hickok pass | 38-36 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Mark Hale's pass is intercepted by James Phung in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese is fouled on the floor by Paul Boyer - foul #3 on Paul Boyer, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SF), Larry Grogan (PF) Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff banks in the layup on a great pass from James Phung | 40-36 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale's floater is knocked away by Ernest Graff | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | James Phung is open and buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Calabrese | 42-36 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Calabrese - foul #2 on Matthew Calabrese, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Phung, Matthew Calabrese, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Paul Boyer, Christopher Cornwell, Larry Grogan, William Savarese | |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Wilbur | 42-38 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok loses the dribble to Dikembe Suleiman | 42-38 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Jesse Brown swats the short shot by Nathan Wilbur | 42-38 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 42-38 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Hickok (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Nathan Wilbur is called for the reach on Samuel Hickok - foul #1 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Phillip Williams (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Michael Hill (PF) Mark Hale, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is hacked by Frankie Herrington - foul #1 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Timothy Martowski is called for the reach on Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Martowski, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff (PF) Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Stephen Privett grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Privett | 42-41 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Larry Grogan steals the ball from Jeffrey Wood in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Stephen Privett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wood - foul #2 on Stephen Privett, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG), Jesse Brown (PF) Jeffrey Wood, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Stephen Privett, Frankie Herrington, Larry Grogan, Michael Hill | |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Boyer - foul #4 on Paul Boyer, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Paul Boyer | |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Suleiman is called for the reach on Matthew Calabrese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett (C) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (C) Brian Calabrese, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | William Savarese is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Phung | 46-44 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Brown - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Ernest Graff (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Phung, Matthew Calabrese, Timothy Martowski, Jesse Brown, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, William Savarese | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Samuel Hickok in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #9 | 46-46 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Paul Boyer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Hale | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Hickok (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brian Calabrese (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Suleiman is called for the reach on Jeremy Stubbs - foul #4 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG) Bernard Vale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Mark Hale, Larry Grogan | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stubbs | 49-49 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Paul Boyer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Boyer, team foul #11 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett (C) Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Paul Boyer, Brian Calabrese | |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Stephen Privett travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) Jeffrey Wood, Samuel Hickok, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (C) Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Nathan Wilbur is called for the reach on Phillip Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #12 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (PF) Oliver Fernald | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Stephen Privett connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Frankie Herrington and the foul's on Jeremy Barrett - foul #2 on Jeremy Barrett, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Stephen Privett makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Barrett is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from James Phung | 55-52 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Barrett - foul #3 on Jeremy Barrett, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Ernest Graff (PF) James Phung, Matthew Calabrese, Phillip Williams, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Christopher Cornwell (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Michael Hill, William Savarese | |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Bernard Vale | 57-54 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Barrett - foul #4 on Jeremy Barrett, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (PG), Phillip Williams (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Timothy Martowski (C) Bernard Vale, Samuel Hickok, Ernest Graff, Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Frankie Herrington, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jesse Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Brian Calabrese denies the turnaround by Jesse Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Matthew Calabrese (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Brown (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Cornwell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 60-55 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Hale | 60-58 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Christopher Cornwell steals the ball from Matthew Calabrese in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cornwell | 60-61 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Matthew Calabrese | 62-61 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Phung (PG), Samuel Hickok (SF), Jeremy Barrett (C) Matthew Calabrese, Phillip Williams, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Larry Grogan | |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington tips it home | 62-63 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Jeffrey Wood steals the ball from Brian Calabrese in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Samuel Hickok banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wood | 64-63 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Wood steals the ball from Brian Calabrese in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood jams it | 66-63 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Barrett - foul #5 on Jeremy Barrett, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff (C) Jeremy Barrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Graff | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | James Phung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Brown - foul #3 on Jesse Brown, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Mark Hale is called for the reach on James Phung in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Hale, team foul #13 | 66-64 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Graff - foul #1 on Ernest Graff, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | James Phung is hacked by Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Hale, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG) Mark Hale | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Samuel Hickok steps in front of the Frankie Herrington pass in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | James Phung is hacked by Brian Calabrese - foul #2 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Calabrese (SG), Timothy Martowski (C) Jeffrey Wood, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | James Phung makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | James Phung grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | James Phung is hacked by Christopher Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #16 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Phillip Williams (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Matthew Calabrese, Samuel Hickok, Ernest Graff, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | James Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Suleiman | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Phung runs out the clock | 71-69 |