| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | James Keller is called for the reach on Harold Myers - foul #1 on James Keller, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG) Elijah Black | |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | James Simpson makes the floater from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Tony Sims is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Dale Lauria is called for the reach on James Simpson - foul #2 on Dale Lauria, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) Larry Gamboa | |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford's floater is tipped away by William Robinson | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Elijah Black snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is fouled on the floor by James Simpson - foul #3 on James Simpson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) Elijah Black, James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Harold Myers steals it from Larry Gamboa | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers lays it in | 33-34 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Tony Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Gamboa | 33-36 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mashama Almarza | 36-36 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | David Gentry buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Sims | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carr (fresh) SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Nathan Telford is called for the reach on Larry Gamboa - foul #1 on Nathan Telford, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF), James Simpson (C) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Elijah Black is fouled on the floor by Kirk Humphries - foul #1 on Kirk Humphries, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Tony Sims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tony Sims, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Tony Sims connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Keller and the foul's on James Simpson - foul #4 on James Simpson, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is hacked by David Gentry - foul #4 on David Gentry, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF) David Gentry | |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Keller - foul #2 on James Keller, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | James Keller connects on the 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Tony Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Tony Sims is fouled on the floor by Wallace Ahearn - foul #1 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF) James Keller | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | The short jumper by Dale Lauria is denied by Nathan Telford | 40-44 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Elijah Black clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Telford | 42-44 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Tony Sims lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Lauria and he's hacked by Wallace Ahearn - foul #2 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF) Larry Gamboa | |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | James Keller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | William Robinson tips it in | 44-49 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers blows the layup over the doubleteam | 44-49 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Mashama Almarza is called for the reach on James Keller - foul #2 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Harold Legendre (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF), Henry Wetmore (C) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, Dale Lauria | |
| 10:05 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto is hacked by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), Dale Lauria (C) James Keller, David Sarvis | |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | William Robinson misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Rizzuto - foul #2 on Jonathan Rizzuto, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, Dale Lauria | |
| 09:02 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | James Keller hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Sims | 47-56 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | David Sarvis is called for the reach on Kirk Humphries - foul #1 on David Sarvis, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), James Simpson (C) Harold Legendre, Jonathan Rizzuto, Henry Wetmore | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, James Keller, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Carr (fresh) SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Gentry | 49-58 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson misses the jump hook from close range | 49-58 |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Gamboa - foul #2 on Larry Gamboa, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG) Kirk Humphries | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa | |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | James Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | James Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is fouled on the floor by James Simpson - foul #5 on James Simpson, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF) Tony Sims, James Keller | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Wallace Ahearn | 56-60 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the jumper from the left side | 56-60 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Carr | 56-60 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Elijah Black double dribbles | 56-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, Dale Lauria | |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore is hacked by James Keller - foul #3 on James Keller, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Henry Wetmore is called for the reach on James Keller - foul #1 on Henry Wetmore, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG) Wallace Ahearn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, David Sarvis | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) Larry Gamboa | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Gentry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | James Keller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kirk Humphries - foul #2 on Kirk Humphries, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Harold Myers, Henry Wetmore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG) Elijah Black | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Rizzuto | 61-64 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Tony Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Harold Myers (SG) Kirk Humphries, Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), David Sarvis (C) Larry Gamboa, Dale Lauria | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-64 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | James Keller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | William Robinson tips it back up and in | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers tips it home | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | James Keller is hacked by Wallace Ahearn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG) Elijah Black | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Telford | 66-68 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | William Robinson is hacked by Harold Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Myers, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) James Carr | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Sims - foul #2 on Tony Sims, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Wallace Ahearn is called for the reach on Elijah Black in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #14 | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Dale Lauria swats the layup by Wallace Ahearn | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 68-70 |