| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Percy Naumann | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Gerald Frew scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dikembe Abke | 30-25 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Ray Warren | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abke | 33-27 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the runner in the lane | 33-27 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's pass is intercepted by Ray Warren | 33-27 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ray Warren | 33-30 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Whitacre - foul #2 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Carl Umana gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Carl Umana is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carl Umana, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Jerry Hobby takes the ball from Michael Menzel | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby banks in the layup | 36-30 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Webre | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Carl Umana drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | David Webre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-33 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Carl Umana pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew slams it home set up by Jerry Hobby and the foul's on David Webre - foul #2 on David Webre, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga, David Webre | |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Percy Naumann - foul #2 on Percy Naumann, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Frew and he's hacked by Ryan Whitacre - foul #3 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Jerry Hobby steals the ball from Brandon Green | 43-35 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Beam | 46-35 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Donald Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Carl Umana clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson and the foul's on Donald Beam - foul #1 on Donald Beam, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Timothy Aston (SF) Donald Beam, John Husman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the jumper from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Hobby | 49-40 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | David Veiga scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Felix Vanvalkenburg | 49-42 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski tips it in | 52-44 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Carl Umana is hacked by David Webre - foul #3 on David Webre, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Percy Naumann (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Cecil Lazar, Timothy Aston, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga, David Webre | |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 52-44 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Menzel and the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits a fadeaway near the basket | 56-47 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Percy Naumann knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Husman | 59-50 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 59-52 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | John Husman is hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Donald Beam | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Brandon Green | |
| 06:32 | Penn State | John Husman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Husman, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Veiga (PF) Ryan Whitacre | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 59-55 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-55 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Warren | 59-58 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Timothy Johnson is called for the reach on Jerry Hobby - foul #4 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Ray Warren, Felix Vanvalkenburg, Timothy Johnson | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Percy Naumann is hacked by David Veiga - foul #3 on David Veiga, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Percy Naumann makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Percy Naumann misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre is hacked by Percy Naumann - foul #3 on Percy Naumann, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Willard Drayton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | David Veiga snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | David Veiga misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Carl Umana gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Veiga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Brandon Green | 60-61 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Percy Naumann steals it from Andrew Johnson in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, David Veiga | |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke blows the dunk | 63-61 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Husman | 63-61 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the easy layup | 63-61 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Whitacre | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Percy Naumann misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | John Husman wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Husman | 66-63 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Timothy Johnson steps in front of the Dikembe Abke pass | 66-63 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Timothy Johnson and the foul's on Percy Naumann - foul #4 on Percy Naumann, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Carl Umana (SF) Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre | |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is denied on a layup by Felix Vanvalkenburg | 66-66 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), Gerald Frew (SF) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Brandon Green steals the ball from Gerald Frew | 66-66 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski banks in the layup set up by Brandon Green | 66-68 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Johnson | 66-68 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Ray Warren | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Gerald Frew drills a driving attempt in the lane | 68-70 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Percy Naumann can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it in | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Gerald Frew blocks the jumper by Ivan Radlinski | 70-70 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-72 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |