| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Corley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Richard Dupuis, Marlin Hayne, Michael Patten | |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Jackie Scalf knocks away the 3 by John Tilford | 26-27 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf blows the dunk | 26-27 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hedeon Orcholski | 28-27 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Mario Price connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley hits the finger roll | 30-30 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Keith Hey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mario Price | 30-32 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | John Tilford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hedeon Orcholski | 33-32 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | James Hinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-32 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Mario Price tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Tilford | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Corley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hinson (fresh) PF - Keith Hey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (SG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (C) John Tilford, Henry Richardson, Andy Ruder | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, James Hinson, Keith Hey, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis is hacked by Paul Corley - foul #3 on Paul Corley, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Schanz | 33-34 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Michael Patten misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Michael Patten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (PG), John Tilford (SG) Hedeon Orcholski, Kevin Plummer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Marlin Hayne - foul #1 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Michael Patten | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | John Tilford scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Schanz and he's fouled by John Tilford - foul #1 on John Tilford, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG) Terry Knapp | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Keith Hey | |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Corley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson double dribbles | 39-37 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Mario Price misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Michael Patten snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-37 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Paul Corley | 39-37 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Henry Richardson is called for the reach on Mario Price - foul #4 on Henry Richardson, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (PF), Steven Hall (C) Kevin Plummer, Henry Richardson, Paul Corley, Andy Ruder | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Keith Hey (PF) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne | |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Keith Hey tips it home | 39-39 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp is fouled on the floor by Keith Hey - foul #2 on Keith Hey, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (SG) John Tilford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer drills a floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Chris Schwieger - foul #3 on Chris Schwieger, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson (SF), Paul Corley (PF) Terry Knapp, Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Keith Hey | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Dupuis | 41-39 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Jackie Scalf | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Corley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson is fouled on the floor by Richard Dupuis - foul #1 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Andy Ruder (C) Kevin Plummer, Chris Schwieger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Marlin Hayne, Michael Patten | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson loses the dribble to Gary Schanz | 41-41 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses the dunk | 41-41 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | James Hinson grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Gary Schanz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Gary Schanz drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Nuzzo | 41-44 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | John Tilford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hedeon Orcholski and he's fouled by Gary Schanz - foul #2 on Gary Schanz, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Terry Knapp (SF), Chris Schwieger (C) Hedeon Orcholski, Henry Richardson, Andy Ruder | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, James Hinson, Keith Hey, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | John Tilford makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis tips it home | 44-46 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Patten denies the turnaround by Paul Corley | 44-46 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Dupuis | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Terry Knapp (fresh) PF - Paul Corley (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schwieger (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (PG), Henry Richardson (SF), Andy Ruder (C) John Tilford, Terry Knapp, Paul Corley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Michael Patten | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Paul Corley (PF) Kevin Plummer, Chris Schwieger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Keith Hey | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Michael Patten gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Nuzzo, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | John Tilford is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Tilford, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Keith Hey | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Paul Corley is called for the reach on Marlin Hayne - foul #4 on Paul Corley, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 44-46 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne connects on the jumper in the lane | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | John Tilford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Paul Corley gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Hedeon Orcholski | 44-48 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | John Tilford is called for the reach on Richard Dupuis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Tilford, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | John Tilford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gary Schanz gets the rebound | 44-48 |