| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-31 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Garry Gearhart - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-33 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Vernon Rice | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Gerald Ricco | 22-35 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bruce Bennett and he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #2 on Mike Leland, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mike Leland | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco loses the ball out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (SF) Joseph Harrison | |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Gerald Ricco is called for the reach on Vernon Rice - foul #1 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (PF) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 24-38 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bakke (fresh) C - Mike Leland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 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) | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 28-38 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland clanks a turnaround from the right block | 28-38 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland tips it home | 28-40 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 30-40 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | James Chiesa takes the ball from Mike Leland | 30-40 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 32-40 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Logan Morris, David Bakke, Mike Leland | |
| 12:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Stephen Baumgartner | 32-40 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John O'Donahue (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Radomil Chudzinski steals the ball from Joseph Harrison | 34-43 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Ashley Peters tips it home | 36-43 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #1 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Mistretta (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) John O'Donahue | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 36-43 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF) Gerald Ricco, William Mistretta | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne | |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-43 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Ashley Peters tips it home | 38-43 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (PF), Mike Leland (C) Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Chiesa and he's fouled by John O'Donahue - foul #4 on John O'Donahue, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (PF) John O'Donahue | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Bakke | 40-43 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is hacked by Weldon Ruffin - foul #2 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG) Weldon Ruffin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris lays it in | 40-45 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 42-45 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris tips it home | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bakke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | David Bakke steals it from James Chiesa | 42-47 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice drills a jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mwai Abdur | 44-49 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Logan Morris, David Bakke | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Harrison | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), John O'Donahue (C) Vernon Rice, Mike Leland | |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Harrison | 44-57 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerald Ricco | 47-57 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John O'Donahue - foul #5 on John O'Donahue, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) John O'Donahue | |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco's pass is intercepted by Brendan Blakey in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Baumgartner | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 18 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Garry Gearhart | 50-62 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner can't tip it in | 50-62 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 53-62 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Logan Morris | |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brendan Blakey and he's hacked by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #2 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Garry Gearhart and he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #3 on Mike Leland, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Vernon Rice | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Gerald Ricco is called for the reach on Vernon Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Garry Gearhart is called for the reach on Brendan Blakey - foul #4 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Stephen Baumgartner is called for the reach on Garry Gearhart - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Ricco - foul #3 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Ashley Peters can't finish the layup | 59-69 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey runs out the clock | 59-69 |