| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | James Das misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Kerlin | 30-26 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harvey Gray out of a doubleteam | 30-29 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | James Das is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Walter Hammonds takes the ball from James Kerlin after a doubleteam | 32-29 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin tips it in | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Kerlin | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Day evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Goggin and he's hacked by James Kerlin - foul #3 on James Kerlin, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, James Kerlin | |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Day misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Darrell Ryals | 36-31 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh's floater is knocked away by William Day | 36-31 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | William Day steals it from Rafael Rice | 36-31 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | William Day snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Virgil Dawson steals the ball from Thomas Goggin | 36-31 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson lays it in | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson makes the jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Ryals (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | James Das makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Goggin and he's hacked by Darrell Ryals - foul #1 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Thomas Goggin, William Day | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), John Stanfield (SF), James Kerlin (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor, Darrell Ryals | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | James Das misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Chester Marks loses the dribble to Jeff Ward | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Curtis Elias | 38-35 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Rafael Rice is called for the reach on Chester Marks - foul #1 on Rafael Rice, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG) Rafael Rice | |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Stanfield | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Bruce Porter's fadeaway is rejected by James Kerlin | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Kerlin | 40-38 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Bruce Porter gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Kerlin - foul #4 on James Kerlin, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), William Day (SF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Walter Hammonds, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, James Kerlin | |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-40 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Ward | 40-40 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Goggin steps in front of the Jeff Ward pass | 40-40 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Porter and the foul's on Rafael Rice - foul #2 on Rafael Rice, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF) Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh | |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Das (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the runner in the lane set up by Harvey Gray | 42-42 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Curtis Elias double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Sotomayor | 42-45 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Curtis Elias clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Virgil Dawson - foul #2 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Thomas Goggin, William Day | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh | |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Dawson | 44-47 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Chester Marks is hacked by Albert Sotomayor - foul #2 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG) Virgil Dawson | |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Albert Sotomayor | 45-50 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Porter | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Bruce Porter steals the ball from Harvey Gray | 48-50 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF) Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harvey Gray out of the doubleteam | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Day (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | William Day is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-53 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Bruce Porter snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 48-53 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | William Day can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | James Das misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | William Day tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh can't connect on a floater from the left block | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Jeff Ward is denied by William Day | 50-53 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Bruce Porter pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Chester Marks's pass is intercepted by Harvey Gray | 50-53 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), James Kerlin (PF) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice is hacked by Thomas Goggin - foul #1 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Bruce Porter blocks the jumper by John Stanfield | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 52-53 |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Curtis Elias is hacked by John Stanfield - foul #1 on John Stanfield, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (PF) William Day, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG) Virgil Dawson | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Stanfield | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) PF - James Das (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kerlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeff Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Harvey Gray | 52-58 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Curtis Elias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), William Day (PF) Thomas Goggin, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Kerlin | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Penn State | William Day is hacked by Harvey Gray during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Harvey Gray, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| 02:28 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin's pass is intercepted by Szczesny Olshefski | 54-60 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Curtis Elias's floater is tipped away by James Kerlin | 54-60 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward is hacked by Chester Marks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chester Marks, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice is fouled on the floor by Chester Marks - foul #3 on Chester Marks, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | William Day is called for the reach on James Kerlin - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | William Day is called for the reach on James Kerlin - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin is hacked by Walter Hammonds - foul #3 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Chester Marks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is hacked by Thomas Goggin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | James Das makes the runner in the paint set up by Chester Marks | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Goggin is called for the reach on James Kerlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the finger roll and the foul's on Rafael Rice - foul #3 on Rafael Rice, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses the free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Goggin is called for the reach on James Kerlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | James Das misses the dunk attempt | 58-68 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Chester Marks is called for the reach on Rafael Rice - foul #4 on Chester Marks, team foul #11 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-70 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Kerlin | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Kerlin runs out the clock | 58-70 |