| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wike (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Charles Whorton inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | David Stukes comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Rocco Ricci - foul #2 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | David Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | David Stukes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Charles Whorton grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-28 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Charles Whorton swats the shot by Lonnie Nicholson | 26-28 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Johnny Pate is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Micheal Whetstone and he's hacked by Gordon Guerrera - foul #2 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | David Stukes steps in front of the Gordon Guerrera pass | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Michael Downard scores on a shot from the left side set up by Micheal Whetstone | 31-30 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Stukes - foul #1 on David Stukes, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (PF), Jonny Russell (C) David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Slaugh | 34-32 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | David Wike is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Wike, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF) Micheal Whetstone, Michael Downard, Charles Whorton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Thomas Hust takes the ball from Lowell Hill | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joe Landin | 34-34 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Joe Landin takes the ball from Robert Jackson | 34-34 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Landin | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone (PG), Michael Downard (SG), Charles Whorton (SF), David Stukes (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF) James Lower, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust | |
| 14:40 | Penn State | David Stukes loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Downard is called for the reach on Rocco Ricci - foul #3 on Michael Downard, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Pate - foul #2 on Johnny Pate, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | David Stukes gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Gordon Guerrera - foul #3 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (C) Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gabriel Bartels | 36-40 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Slaugh | 39-40 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-40 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Charles Whorton | 39-40 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | David Stukes misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | David Wike pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Whorton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stukes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wike (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is hacked by Michael Downard - foul #4 on Michael Downard, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Johnny Pate (C) Michael Downard, Charles Whorton, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Thomas Staggers is blocked by Robert Slaugh | 39-40 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Adam Knorr (PF) Micheal Whetstone, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Gerald Costello hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Gerald Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Whorton (SF) Lowell Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG) Joe Landin | |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Lower | 39-46 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 39-46 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | James Lower grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone (PG), David Stukes (PF), Robert Slaugh (C) Gerald Costello, Adam Knorr, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) James Lower, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | David Stukes misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-46 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Charles Whorton gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Bartels - foul #2 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Guerrera - foul #4 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF) Charles Whorton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Gabriel Bartels steps in front of the Lowell Hill pass | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - David Stukes (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wike (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | David Wike scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Lower | 41-48 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 41-48 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | David Wike gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | David Wike comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Micheal Whetstone | 41-50 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Lowell Hill's floater is tipped away by Lonnie Nicholson | 41-50 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson jams it set up by Joe Landin | 41-52 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Charles Whorton (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, David Stukes, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG) James Lower, Joe Landin | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Michael Downard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Micheal Whetstone steps in front of the Gordon Guerrera pass | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the shot from the left block | 46-52 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Michael Downard takes the ball from Rocco Ricci | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Rocco Ricci steals it from Charles Whorton | 46-52 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci banks in the layup | 46-54 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Johnny Pate is hacked by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #3 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Stukes (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 9 pts. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Micheal Whetstone steals it from Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Thomas Hust swats the layup by David Stukes | 46-57 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rocco Ricci | 46-57 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham tips it back up and in | 46-59 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-59 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Michael Downard grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Michael Downard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rocco Ricci - foul #3 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Michael Downard makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers clanks a jumper from the left block | 47-59 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it home | 47-61 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is fouled on the floor by James Lower - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Johnny Pate steals the ball from Thomas Staggers | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Johnny Pate knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Micheal Whetstone | 51-61 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin's pass is intercepted by Micheal Whetstone | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the easy layup | 51-61 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Johnny Pate tips it home | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) James Lower, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera runs out the clock | 53-61 |