| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) SF - Richard Desir (fresh) PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Huey Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fresh) SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) PF - David Tillery (fresh) C - Joshua Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Scott White snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Desir | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | David Tillery buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Mazon | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle is hacked by David Tillery - foul #1 on David Tillery, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Joshua Powell blocks the short jumper by Huey Griffith | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott White | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Richard Desir knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott White | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Albarazi out of a doubleteam | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Scott White is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Linneman | 8-4 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell is fouled on the floor by Huey Griffith - foul #1 on Huey Griffith, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (PF), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), Ryan Autry (SG), David Collins (SF), Joseph Reyer (PF), James McNeill (C) Albert Mazon, Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado, David Tillery, Joshua Powell | |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Carter, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Gary Haynes is denied on a layup by Joseph Reyer | 8-4 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Carter tips it in | 8-6 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Gus Cochran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Edward Vass snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Stephen Box is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Carter - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG), Richard Desir (PF) Gus Cochran, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), John Wagner (SG), David Tillery (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Charles Carter, David Collins, Joseph Reyer, James McNeill | |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Edward Vass can't connect on a jumper from close range | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Tillery | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) SG - William Green (fresh) SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Vass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wagner (fresh) SF - Ryan Autry (fresh) PF - David Tillery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Desir is called for the reach on David Tillery - foul #1 on Richard Desir, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gus Cochran (SG), Huey Griffith (C) William Green, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) John Wagner, Ryan Autry | |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Vass - foul #1 on Edward Vass, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Gus Cochran, Gary Haynes, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Edward Vass snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Stephen Box buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Green | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Albarazi and he's hacked by Edward Vass - foul #2 on Edward Vass, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, William Green, Richard Desir, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer (PF), James McNeill (C) David Tillery, Joshua Powell | |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Huey Griffith gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Albert Mazon steps in front of the Daniel Pirtle pass | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Albarazi picks off the pass by Michael Linneman in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi lays it in | 10-14 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Gary Haynes hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Huey Griffith | 12-14 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer misses short on a floater from the right block | 12-14 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Gary Haynes gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Scott White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Huey Griffith snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James McNeill - foul #1 on James McNeill, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Richard Desir (PF), Leroy Love (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SG), David Collins (SF), David Tillery (PF), Joshua Powell (C) Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado, Joseph Reyer, James McNeill | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Albert Mazon | 14-17 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Gus Cochran is hacked by David Tillery - foul #2 on David Tillery, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), William Green (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Gary Haynes, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McNeill (PF) David Tillery | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Richard Desir buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gus Cochran | 17-17 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-17 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Richard Desir pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Scott White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Huey Griffith | 20-17 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | David Collins is hacked by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (C) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (PG), John Wagner (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) Albert Mazon, Ryan Autry, David Collins | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Desir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wagner (fresh) SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James McNeill (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Huey Griffith (C) William Green | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Huey Griffith pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Richard Desir hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Huey Griffith | 22-17 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | James McNeill misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Michael Linneman is hacked by Dikembe Albarazi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leroy Love (C) Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer (PF) James McNeill | |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Richard Desir is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Pirtle | 25-17 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer dunks the ball and the foul's on Daniel Pirtle - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Scott White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-20 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Powell | 25-20 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Daniel Pirtle steals it from Joshua Powell | 25-20 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Scott White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Powell - foul #1 on Joshua Powell, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (PF) Michael Linneman, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Ryan Autry (SF), James McNeill (PF) John Wagner, Dale Furtado, Joseph Reyer | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Scott White misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Scott White makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | James McNeill can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Leroy Love - foul #1 on Leroy Love, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Richard Desir (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Gus Cochran, Leroy Love, Scott White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Collins (SF) Albert Mazon | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | James McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | James McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Albarazi is called for the reach on Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gus Cochran (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Leroy Love (C) Michael Linneman, Richard Desir, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | James McNeill grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | James McNeill is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pirtle - foul #2 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Richard Desir (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Gus Cochran, Daniel Pirtle, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado (SF) David Collins | |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | James McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | James McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Ryan Autry is called for the reach on Michael Linneman - foul #1 on Ryan Autry, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG) Scott White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James McNeill | 28-24 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | James McNeill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Leroy Love (PF) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer (PF) James McNeill | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Desir (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Leroy Love (fresh) C - Huey Griffith (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Reyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Powell (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Scott White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Richard Desir tips it in | 30-24 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Gus Cochran, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Collins (SF), James McNeill (C) Dale Furtado, Joshua Powell | |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Huey Griffith knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Linneman | 32-24 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer makes the shot in the paint | 32-26 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Huey Griffith clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James McNeill - foul #2 on James McNeill, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Leroy Love (PF) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Wagner (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), Joshua Powell (C) Ryan Autry, David Collins, James McNeill | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Huey Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Huey Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Stephen Box picks off the pass by Albert Mazon | 34-26 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Stephen Box's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Stephen Box, Gus Cochran, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer loses the dribble to Gary Haynes | 34-26 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Gary Haynes hits the finger roll | 36-26 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Reyer | 36-28 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Gary Haynes lays it in uncontested | 38-28 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell is fouled on the floor by Leroy Love - foul #2 on Leroy Love, team foul #10 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SG), David Collins (SF) John Wagner, Dale Furtado | |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | David Collins steals the ball from Stephen Box in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Huey Griffith denies the turnaround by David Collins | 38-29 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Stephen Box misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Box steals it from Ryan Autry | 38-29 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Richard Desir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Gus Cochran, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado (SF) David Collins | |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Joseph Reyer knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 38-31 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Box | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linneman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huey Griffith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Autry (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Reyer (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Powell (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Mazon | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Stephen Box is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Box, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), William Green (SF), Edward Vass (C) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), David Collins (SF), David Tillery (PF), James McNeill (C) Albert Mazon, Ryan Autry, Dale Furtado, Joseph Reyer, Joshua Powell | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | James McNeill hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Carter | 40-35 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | William Green hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | David Collins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 42-37 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Edward Vass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (SF) Gus Cochran | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | David Collins double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG) Scott White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Wagner (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) Charles Carter, David Collins | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Richard Desir's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Albarazi | 42-37 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi lays it in | 42-39 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Michael Linneman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG) Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | James McNeill buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Daniel Pirtle - foul #3 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #12 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Richard Desir (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | James McNeill misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Edward Vass snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | William Green is hacked by David Tillery - foul #3 on David Tillery, team foul #11 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG) Stephen Box, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell (C) David Tillery | |
| 01:13 | Penn State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Richard Desir - foul #2 on Richard Desir, team foul #13 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Dale Furtado steps in front of the Huey Griffith pass in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | James McNeill is hacked by Huey Griffith - foul #2 on Huey Griffith, team foul #14 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG) Stephen Box, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Carter (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG) Albert Mazon, John Wagner | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | James McNeill misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | James McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Huey Griffith scores on a jump hook in the paint | 45-43 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 45-46 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Scott White misses short on a halfcourt shot | 45-46 |