| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Nies (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Marble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Steigerwald (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Todd Nies inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Shane Phillips drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti misses the runner near the basket | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Edwards | 27-33 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Harold Edwards is called for 5 seconds | 27-33 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | John Edwards is hacked by David McCubrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on David McCubrey, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | David McCubrey is called for the reach on John Edwards - foul #2 on David McCubrey, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Shane Phillips steals the ball from Edward Whiten in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Shane Phillips banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Todd Nies grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Todd Nies misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-33 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Todd Carlton hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Harold Edwards pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | David McCubrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Wilder | 34-35 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is fouled on the floor by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (PG), Yong Tang (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF), Jason Marble (C) Shane Phillips, Todd Carlton, Todd Nies, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (SG), William Morado (SF), Kurt McNish (PF) Mark Wilder, Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Privatsky (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David McCubrey (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yong Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Marble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Morado (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt McNish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | A charge is called on Yong Tang - foul #4 on Yong Tang, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF) Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | William Morado lays it in | 34-37 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Todd Nies clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Steigerwald - foul #1 on Bernard Steigerwald, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (SG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Edward Whiten (SF) John Edwards, William Morado | |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Privatsky - foul #4 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG) Robert Privatsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | David McCubrey is called for the reach on Edward Whiten - foul #3 on David McCubrey, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (C) Bernard Steigerwald | |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Todd Nies blocks the jumper by Edward Whiten | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 36-37 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by Edward Baker - foul #2 on Edward Baker, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (C) Kurt McNish | |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Bernard Steigerwald steals it from Shane Phillips | 36-37 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Nies - foul #1 on Todd Nies, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Ronald Felipe (SF), Cesar Conti (PF) Edward Baker, Edward Whiten, William Morado | |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | David McCubrey double dribbles | 36-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (PF) Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten (SF) Mauricio Bruno | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | David McCubrey is called for the reach on Ronald Felipe in the backcourt - foul #4 on David McCubrey, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti scores on a jump hook in the lane | 36-41 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Todd Carlton, team foul #8 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (SF), Kurt McNish (PF) Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti | |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Shane Phillips is called for the reach on Ronald Felipe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Phillips, team foul #9 | 36-41 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Todd Nies (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 22 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Edwards (tiring) 6 reb. C - Jason Marble (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Felipe (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt McNish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Steigerwald (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Harold Edwards denies the turnaround by Edward Baker | 38-42 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt McNish | 38-42 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Bernard Steigerwald is blocked by Harold Edwards | 38-42 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Jones | 40-42 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Wilbert Jones | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jason Marble - foul #2 on Jason Marble, team foul #10 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Mark Wilder (SG), Edward Whiten (SF), Cesar Conti (PF) John Edwards, Ronald Felipe, Edward Baker, Kurt McNish | |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (C) Bernard Steigerwald | |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Todd Nies snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Edward Whiten picks off the pass by Todd Nies | 42-43 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Wilder, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (PF) Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Kurt McNish (C) Mauricio Bruno, William Morado | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cesar Conti | 42-43 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | John Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald (C) Kurt McNish | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Todd Nies can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Shane Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | John Edwards picks off the pass by Shane Phillips | 42-43 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | John Edwards dunks the ball | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Todd Nies (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Shane Phillips (tired) 24 pts. 2 stl. SF - Todd Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Edwards (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Wilder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by Cesar Conti - foul #1 on Cesar Conti, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Nies, Shane Phillips, Todd Carlton, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Mauricio Bruno (SG), Kurt McNish (PF) John Edwards, Mark Wilder, Cesar Conti | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Yong Tang | 44-45 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Harold Edwards - foul #3 on Harold Edwards, team foul #11 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (SF), William Morado (C) Edward Whiten, Bernard Steigerwald | |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | David McCubrey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mauricio Bruno | 47-47 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Harold Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF) Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Bernard Steigerwald (C) Edward Baker, Ronald Felipe | |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | John Edwards misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish tips it home | 47-49 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Edwards | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF) Yong Tang, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder (SG), Edward Whiten (SF), Cesar Conti (PF) Mauricio Bruno, William Morado, Kurt McNish | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Bernard Steigerwald is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Edwards | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Privatsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - David McCubrey (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Nies (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones is hacked by Cesar Conti - foul #2 on Cesar Conti, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (C) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Todd Nies connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Privatsky | 49-53 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti misses the dunk attempt | 49-53 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Harold Edwards drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David McCubrey | 51-53 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mark Wilder | 51-55 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Todd Nies tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | John Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Jason Marble (C) Robert Privatsky, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Yong Tang dunks the ball | 55-55 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by David McCubrey | 55-55 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Edward Whiten denies the turnaround by Yong Tang | 55-55 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Yong Tang picks off the pass by Mark Wilder in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Todd Nies buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shane Phillips | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Edwards | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | John Edwards is called for the reach on Shane Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Wilbert Jones (PF) David McCubrey, Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky is hacked by Mark Wilder - foul #3 on Mark Wilder, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Cesar Conti is called for the reach on Wilbert Jones - foul #3 on Cesar Conti, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |