| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Simonson (fresh) SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) PF - Timmy Carr (fresh) C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | James Foster is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Lance Combs can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-40 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Crawford - foul #2 on Jim Crawford, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Solomon (PG), Chris Bauer (SF), Bobby Hebert (C) Gregory Gilles, Francisco Bravo, Lance Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (PF), David Wooten (C) Timmy Carr, Terrance Scott | |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | James Foster is called for 10 seconds | 24-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gregory Gilles (PG) Andrew Simonson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles hits a shot from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | James Foster is hacked by Nathan Junker - foul #1 on Nathan Junker, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lance Combs (C) Nathan Junker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | David Wooten hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Gilles - foul #3 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF) Gregory Gilles, Chris Bauer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr (PF) Douglas Frederick | |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Gene Solomon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Francisco Bravo - foul #1 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott (C) David Wooten | |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Junker (PF) Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF) Francisco Bravo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (PF) Timmy Carr | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Lance Combs loses the dribble to Douglas Frederick | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Simonson (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Combs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Terrance Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Chris Bauer - foul #1 on Chris Bauer, team foul #4 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Taylor (PG), Kenneth Skipper (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Bobby Hebert (C) Gene Solomon, Andrew Simonson, Chris Bauer, Lance Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wooten (C) Terrance Scott | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 3rd free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-48 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gregory Gilles (PG), Francisco Bravo (SF) James Taylor, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SG), James McKenize (SF), Timmy Carr (PF) James Foster, Jim Crawford, Douglas Frederick | |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-50 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr pulls down the rebound | 26-50 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | David Wooten is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #3 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bobby Hebert (PF), Lance Combs (C) Nathan Junker, Daniel Gemmill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (SG) Jeremy Greaney | |
| 13:59 | Penn State | David Wooten denies the turnaround by Lance Combs | 26-50 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Skipper | 26-50 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles is whistled for a carry | 26-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF) Francisco Bravo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford (SF), Douglas Frederick (PF) James McKenize, Timmy Carr | |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | David Wooten is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Foster | 26-52 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Chris Bauer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-52 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it but misses | 26-52 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Kenneth Skipper pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-52 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Kenneth Skipper tips it back up and in | 28-52 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | David Wooten throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Junker (PF) Lance Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (SG), Terrance Scott (C) James Foster, David Wooten | |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | James McKenize is hacked by Kenneth Skipper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Skipper, team foul #6 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG) Kenneth Skipper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (PG), Timmy Carr (PF) Ernest Dexter, Douglas Frederick | |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-52 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | James McKenize is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James McKenize, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (C) Chris Bauer, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SG) Jim Crawford | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gregory Gilles (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Gemmill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Simonson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SG - Ernest Dexter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McKenize (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timmy Carr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Nathan Junker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney gets the rebound | 28-52 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the easy layup | 28-52 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott tips it but misses | 28-52 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Nathan Junker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles loses the ball out of bounds | 28-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Solomon (PG), Lance Combs (C) Gregory Gilles, Nathan Junker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (SG), Jim Crawford (SF), Douglas Frederick (PF), David Wooten (C) Jeremy Greaney, James McKenize, Timmy Carr, Terrance Scott | |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is hacked by Gene Solomon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Solomon, team foul #7 | 28-52 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-54 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo grabs the offensive board | 28-54 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-54 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Douglas Frederick | 28-54 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Wooten | 28-57 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-57 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter gets the rebound | 28-57 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-60 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo throws it down | 30-60 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the lay-in | 30-60 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill snags the defensive board | 30-60 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-60 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | James Foster lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Dexter and the foul's on Daniel Gemmill - foul #4 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #8 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Taylor (PG), Chris Bauer (SF), Bobby Hebert (PF) Daniel Gemmill, Francisco Bravo, Lance Combs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (SF) Jim Crawford | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses the free throw | 32-62 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert gets the rebound | 32-62 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gene Solomon misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #5 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (PG) James Foster | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gene Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 32-62 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gene Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Solomon - foul #4 on Gene Solomon, team foul #9 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG) Gene Solomon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-64 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Daniel Gemmill (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chris Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Andrew Simonson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Ernest Dexter (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James McKenize (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Frederick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - David Wooten (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ernest Dexter | 36-67 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chris Bauer | 38-67 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Greaney | 38-70 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-70 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeremy Greaney | 38-70 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the wide open jumper in the paint set up by James McKenize | 38-72 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill loses the dribble to Jeremy Greaney | 38-72 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is hacked by James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Solomon (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford (SF) Jeremy Greaney | |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 38-72 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-73 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Gene Solomon misses the 3 from straight away | 38-73 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Chris Bauer snags the offensive board | 38-73 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Chris Bauer hits a shot from the left side | 40-73 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | David Wooten hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Simonson - foul #2 on Andrew Simonson, team foul #11 | 40-73 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 40-73 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson grabs the board | 40-73 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-73 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Simonson | 40-73 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Chris Bauer drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-73 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | James McKenize is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Gemmill - foul #5 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #12 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Junker (PF) Daniel Gemmill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | James McKenize makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | James McKenize makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson's fadeaway is rejected by David Wooten | 42-75 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses the tip | 42-75 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick snags the defensive board | 42-75 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Nathan Junker takes the ball from James McKenize in the backcourt | 42-75 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | The jumper by Andrew Simonson is denied by Jim Crawford | 42-75 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford gets the rebound | 42-75 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Bobby Hebert denies the turnaround by David Wooten | 42-75 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Chris Bauer pulls down the rebound | 42-75 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Solomon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Simonson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Bauer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Junker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Hebert (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (tired) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - James McKenize (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Frederick (tired) 5 reb. 3 stl. C - David Wooten (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Gene Solomon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-75 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Nathan Junker tips it back up and in | 44-75 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Gene Solomon is called for the reach on Ernest Dexter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gene Solomon, team foul #13 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gregory Gilles (PG) Gene Solomon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (SG) Jim Crawford | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Chris Bauer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Junker | 44-76 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | David Wooten gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Simonson - foul #3 on Andrew Simonson, team foul #14 | 44-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Skipper (SG) Nathan Junker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 44-77 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | David Wooten swats the short shot by Chris Bauer | 44-78 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter pulls down the rebound | 44-78 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Chris Bauer steals it from David Wooten | 44-78 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert's layup is rejected by David Wooten | 44-78 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | David Wooten pulls down the rebound | 44-78 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | James Foster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-78 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Chris Bauer grabs the board | 44-78 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Chris Bauer is called for traveling | 44-78 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lance Combs (C) Kenneth Skipper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford (SF) James Foster | |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-78 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Lance Combs grabs the board | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson is denied on a dunk by David Wooten | 44-78 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Chris Bauer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-78 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert banks in the layup set up by Gregory Gilles and the foul's on Douglas Frederick - foul #2 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #6 | 46-78 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert makes the free throw | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | James McKenize double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-78 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Gregory Gilles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-78 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert hits the follow up shot | 49-78 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by David Wooten is blocked by Lance Combs | 49-78 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Lance Combs snags the defensive board | 49-78 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Chris Bauer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-78 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it home | 51-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter runs out the clock | 51-78 |