| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Kevin Carreras denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 34-25 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the contested shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 34-27 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Dennis Charles is called for the reach on William McHalffey - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-27 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Lee is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee | |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Riggle | 39-27 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells gets the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Walter Riggle denies the turnaround by Dusty Grant | 39-27 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Gregg | 39-30 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Walter Riggle steals it from Brad Smith | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 41-33 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal lays it in | 41-35 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 43-35 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Charles - foul #3 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF) Gary Wells, Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 14:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Smith and the foul's on Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William McHalffey banks in the layup set up by Franjo Zenor | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a floater from the left block set up by Franjo Zenor | 46-41 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 48-41 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Carreras | 48-44 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson tips it home | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 50-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Wells | 52-44 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is fouled on the floor by Charles Tanner - foul #3 on Charles Tanner, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Phillip Jones tips it in | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses short on a shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Wells | 55-46 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Robert Bostwick picks off the pass by William McHalffey | 55-46 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 55-46 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 55-49 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 05:15 | Penn State | William McHalffey's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Peterson | 55-49 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | William McHalffey lays it up and in set up by Franjo Zenor | 55-51 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor steps in front of the Richard Peterson pass | 55-51 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 55-51 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is open and scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Franjo Zenor out of the doubleteam | 55-53 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) David Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelal is denied by Dusty Grant | 55-53 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant comes up short on the runner from the right block | 55-53 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #4 on Dennis Charles, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brad Smith | 59-55 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits a runner from the left block | 59-57 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Franjo Zenor takes the ball from Dennis Charles | 59-57 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Brad Smith steals the ball from William McHalffey | 59-57 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith lays it in | 61-57 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a shot from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 63-60 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Raymond Parsons steals the ball from William McHalffey | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Marijan Kiedrowski is called for the reach on Richard Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) David Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #3 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 67-63 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses long on a fullcourt shot | 69-63 |