| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Roy Hill loses the dribble to Sterling Borges | 30-27 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges lays it in | 30-29 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | John Dolezal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | John Dolezal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim tips it home | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Derek Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Sterling Borges | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Roy Hill misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF) Derek Smith, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Logan Morris (C) Frederick Zupfer, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 16:49 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-31 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Roy Hill (PF) James Chiesa, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), John O'Donahue (C) Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - John O'Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Zupfer | 36-34 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Frederick Zupfer - foul #1 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, John O'Donahue | |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Dolezal and the foul's on Dante Hill - foul #2 on Dante Hill, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Robert Husky | |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF), William Devore (C) Garry Gearhart, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | William Devore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it home | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Logan Morris is blocked by William Devore | 41-35 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | William Devore snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | John Dolezal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 44-35 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | William Devore drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 46-35 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) PF - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Derek Smith blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dante Hill - foul #3 on Dante Hill, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, William Devore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is fouled on the floor by James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Everett Ibrahim picks off the pass by Sterling Borges | 48-35 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Dolezal and he's fouled by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #3 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John O'Donahue | 50-35 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Stephen Baumgartner denies the turnaround by Bruce Bennett | 50-35 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim tips it back up and in | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | James Chiesa gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | James Chiesa knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Garry Gearhart | 54-35 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky drills a shot in the paint set up by Stephen Baumgartner | 54-37 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | James Chiesa is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Roy Hill (PF) James Chiesa, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner banks in the layup on a great pass from Sterling Borges | 54-39 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Dolezal | 56-39 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sterling Borges | 56-42 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #2 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF) John Dolezal, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Logan Morris (PF) Robert Husky, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett slams it home on a great pass from Derek Smith | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Garry Gearhart picks off the pass by Logan Morris | 58-42 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Derek Smith is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), Roy Hill (PF) James Chiesa, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), John O'Donahue (C) Sterling Borges, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 60-42 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Dante Hill, John O'Donahue | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #4 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe (C) Logan Morris | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-42 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 62-42 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #5 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #9 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), William Devore (C) Bruce Bennett, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 05:11 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-44 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-44 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | William Devore gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Roy Hill can't finish the layup | 64-44 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the offensive board | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Derek Smith scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Garry Gearhart and he's fouled by Dante Hill - foul #4 on Dante Hill, team foul #10 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the free throw | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 3 reb. C - John O'Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses the tip | 67-44 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 69-44 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #5 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Everett Ibrahim (C) Derek Smith, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (PF) John O'Donahue | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Logan Morris - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #11 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) David Bakke | |
| 01:49 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-46 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cole Livingston, team foul #12 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-46 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Roy Hill swats the shot by Cole Livingston | 70-46 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston loses the dribble to William Devore | 70-46 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Devore is fouled on the floor by Robert Husky - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #13 | 70-46 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Devore misses the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Devore misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the lay-in | 70-46 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Devore | 70-46 |