| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | David Seng inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Penn State | The short jumper by Steven Trower is denied by Todd Mize | 29-45 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 29-45 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Roger Padgett is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #1 on Roger Padgett, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), Derek Lindauer (PF) Roger Padgett, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-45 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-45 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Rickman takes the ball from Mario Laroche after a doubleteam | 29-45 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Charles Rickman knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Matthew Carvalho and he's hacked by David Rooks - foul #1 on David Rooks, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | David Seng is called for the reach on John Boyd - foul #3 on David Seng, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF) Charles Rickman, David Seng | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-45 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche can't tip it in | 34-45 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Lindauer | 36-45 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | David Rooks scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Boyd | 36-48 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's floater is knocked away by John Boyd | 36-48 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it home | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Lindauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mario Laroche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Padgett | 41-48 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | John Boyd blows the layup | 41-48 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Todd Mize denies the turnaround by Derek Lindauer | 41-48 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it in | 43-48 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | David Rooks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits a wide open floater from close range | 43-50 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Thompson | 43-50 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Robert Tontarski steps in front of the Roger Padgett pass in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski can't finish the layup | 43-50 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-50 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), David Palmer (SG), David Seng (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Steven Trower (C) Roger Padgett, Matthew Carvalho, Gerald Arnold, Derek Lindauer, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| 12:33 | Penn State | David Seng connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Rickman | 45-50 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Carrasco | 45-52 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Paul Coleman steps in front of the Fredrick Hunter pass | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Palmer (fresh) SF - David Seng (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Carrasco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Coleman (fresh) PF - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Aquino | 45-54 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the dunk | 45-54 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | David Seng gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter jams it set up by David Palmer and the foul's on David Rooks - foul #2 on David Rooks, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (C) David Palmer, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), John Boyd (SF) David Rooks, Paul Coleman | |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco drills a fadeaway from the left block | 48-56 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter is hacked by Ismael Lowe - foul #2 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Lindauer (PF) Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Ismael Lowe | |
| 10:14 | Penn State | David Seng misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | David Seng makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | David Seng makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Mario Laroche (C) William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Rickman | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche connects on the floater from the left block set up by Robert Tontarski and the foul's on Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG), Steven Trower (PF) Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF) John Boyd | |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 52-63 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Randy Dulin steals the ball from Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) David Palmer, Steven Trower, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (PF) Todd Mize | |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco lays it in set up by Randy Dulin and he's hacked by Fredrick Hunter - foul #3 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG) Roger Padgett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), John Boyd (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) Randy Dulin, Robert Tontarski, Mario Laroche | |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | David Seng double dribbles | 52-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Steven Trower (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Charles Rickman, Fredrick Hunter, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | David Rooks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Carrasco | 52-69 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), David Palmer (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Roger Padgett, Matthew Carvalho, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Mario Laroche (C) William Carrasco, Ismael Lowe | |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is hacked by David Seng - foul #4 on David Seng, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Derek Lindauer (PF) David Palmer, Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF), Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | David Seng's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Mize | 52-71 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Derek Lindauer - foul #3 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Palmer (SG), Steven Trower (PF) Charles Rickman, Matthew Carvalho, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | David Rooks takes the ball from Steven Trower | 52-73 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco lays it in on a great pass from David Rooks | 52-75 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Steven Trower is whistled for traveling | 52-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF) David Palmer, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) William Carrasco | |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | David Rooks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Tontarski | 52-78 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roger Padgett | 55-78 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-78 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Hunter | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's floater is knocked away by John Boyd | 55-78 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses the tip | 55-78 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Rooks | 55-80 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Seng (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - Mario Laroche (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-80 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Matthew Carvalho takes the ball from David Rooks | 55-80 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses the lay-in | 55-80 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 55-80 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-83 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-83 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 55-83 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Rooks and the foul's on David Seng - foul #5 on David Seng, team foul #9 | 55-85 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), David Palmer (SG), Derek Lindauer (SF), Edward Landon (C) Roger Padgett, Matthew Carvalho, David Seng, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Mario Laroche | |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the free throw | 55-86 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | David Palmer is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #10 | 55-86 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Todd Mize | |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Fredrick Hunter swats the layup by Randy Dulin | 55-86 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco grabs the offensive rebound | 55-86 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Carrasco | 55-88 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Charles Rickman is called for traveling | 55-88 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco travels with the ball | 55-88 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter lays it up and in | 57-88 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin runs out the clock | 57-88 |