| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Burton Sneed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Stott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Pinette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Butts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chester Yother (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Burton Sneed loses the dribble to Donald Pinette | 39-25 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Burton Sneed - foul #1 on Burton Sneed, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Stott | 39-27 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright clanks a shot from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Dwayne O'Niell picks off the pass by Donald Pinette | 39-27 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Slinkard - foul #1 on Joseph Slinkard, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SF), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Burton Sneed, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF) Donald Pinette | |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses the easy dunk attempt | 41-27 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts tips it home | 41-29 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell tips it back up and in | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Allbright (SF) Dwayne O'Niell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Donald Pinette (SF), Christopher Dunbar (C) Joseph Slinkard, Kim Seale, Chester Yother | |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-29 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | The short jumper by Ignacio Alaniz is denied by Christopher Dunbar | 43-29 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Cunningham | 43-29 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Joseph Allbright picks off the pass by Randy Cunningham in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-29 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses the dunk | 45-29 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright misses short on a shot from the baseline | 45-29 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts grabs the board | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wathen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ignacio Alaniz (fairly fresh) C - Chris Dumond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fairly fresh) SG - Randy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Pinette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Butts (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Joseph Allbright steps in front of the Christopher Dunbar pass | 45-29 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Christopher Dunbar steals it from Joseph Allbright | 45-29 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Wadley and he's hacked by Joseph Allbright - foul #1 on Joseph Allbright, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Gary Stott (PF), Terry Farrell (C) Samuel Baxter, Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Ignacio Alaniz, Chris Dumond | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Kim Seale (SF), Chester Yother (C) James Wadley, Donald Pinette, Anthony Butts | |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar misses the free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Gary Stott pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham is called for traveling | 45-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Williams (PF) Christopher Dunbar | |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-31 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham blows the dunk | 45-31 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale snags the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Farrell - foul #3 on Terry Farrell, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Allbright (SF), Harry Holahan (C) Abel Lee, Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale | |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Edward Williams steals the ball from Dwayne O'Niell | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Gary Stott is called for the reach on Edward Williams - foul #1 on Gary Stott, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Loren Dibenedetto (PG) Joseph Slinkard | |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham misses the runner from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gary Stott gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne O'Niell | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Dwayne O'Niell steals the ball from Chester Yother | 47-33 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Holahan | 49-33 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 49-33 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Burton Sneed (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Gary Stott (tiring) 5 reb. C - Harry Holahan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Loren Dibenedetto (fresh) SG - Randy Cunningham (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Pinette (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Yother (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Burton Sneed is fouled on the floor by Chester Yother - foul #3 on Chester Yother, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Terry Farrell (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Burton Sneed, Dwayne O'Niell, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Kim Seale (SF), Anthony Butts (PF), Christopher Dunbar (C) Loren Dibenedetto, Donald Pinette, Edward Williams, Chester Yother | |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Chris Dumond tips it home | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Slinkard | 51-35 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Terry Farrell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale can't finish the layup | 51-35 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Terry Farrell gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Butts - foul #1 on Anthony Butts, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz (PF) Chris Dumond | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chester Yother (C) Randy Cunningham | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-35 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Terry Farrell snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chester Yother | 53-35 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Abel Lee - foul #2 on Abel Lee, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF) Samuel Baxter, Donald Wathen, Abel Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham (SG), Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale, Christopher Dunbar | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Anthony Butts is called for the reach on Burton Sneed - foul #2 on Anthony Butts, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG) Joseph Slinkard | |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses the lay-in | 53-37 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | James Wadley travels in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Dumond (C) Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dwayne O'Niell | 55-37 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ignacio Alaniz - foul #3 on Ignacio Alaniz, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Stott (PF) Ignacio Alaniz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Burton Sneed clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell tips it home | 57-39 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Wathen (SG) Dwayne O'Niell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Edward Williams (PF) James Wadley, Anthony Butts | |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is denied on a layup by Edward Williams | 57-39 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Burton Sneed | 59-39 |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Dumond | 59-39 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Burton Sneed (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Donald Wathen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Gary Stott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Chris Dumond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Pinette (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Yother (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Donald Wathen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-39 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Stott | 59-39 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard grabs the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chris Dumond - foul #3 on Chris Dumond, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Harry Holahan (C) Burton Sneed, Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Chris Dumond | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Anthony Butts (SG), Kim Seale (SF), Christopher Dunbar (PF) Joseph Slinkard, Randy Cunningham, Donald Pinette, Edward Williams | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Harry Holahan grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Baxter | 61-40 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the shot from close range | 61-42 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Terry Farrell (C) Samuel Baxter, Gary Stott, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Randy Cunningham (SG) James Wadley, Chester Yother | |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Ignacio Alaniz swats the short shot by Randy Cunningham | 61-42 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard tips it but misses | 61-42 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Randy Cunningham is called for the reach on Dwayne O'Niell - foul #3 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Wathen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF) Burton Sneed, Abel Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Randy Cunningham is called for the reach on Terry Farrell - foul #4 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Williams (PF) Anthony Butts | |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Donald Pinette steps in front of the Donald Wathen pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 61-42 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 61-42 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar is denied on a layup by Terry Farrell | 61-42 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Terry Farrell snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ignacio Alaniz, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Abel Lee (SF), Harry Holahan (C) Dwayne O'Niell, Joseph Allbright, Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Kim Seale (SF) Joseph Slinkard, Donald Pinette | |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Donald Wathen steps in front of the Edward Williams pass in the backcourt | 61-42 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Dunbar - foul #2 on Christopher Dunbar, team foul #7 | 61-42 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Donald Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Harry Holahan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz drills a turnaround from close range | 64-42 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams is hacked by Donald Wathen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Wathen, team foul #9 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Dumond (C) Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts (SG) Randy Cunningham | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams misses the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-42 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams gets the offensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Chris Dumond denies the turnaround by Edward Williams | 64-42 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale grabs the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams blows the wide open layup | 64-42 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale hits the follow up shot | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Edward Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wathen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Lee (fairly fresh) PF - Ignacio Alaniz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Dumond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Butts (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kim Seale (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Dunbar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale is hacked by Abel Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Lee, team foul #10 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Holahan (C) Chris Dumond | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Loren Dibenedetto (PG), Randy Cunningham (SG) James Wadley, Anthony Butts | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Donald Wathen tips it back up and in | 66-45 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Samuel Baxter takes the ball from Loren Dibenedetto in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Abel Lee banks in the layup set up by Samuel Baxter | 68-45 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar is called for traveling | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Randy Cunningham - foul #5 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Randy Cunningham | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Pinette and he's hacked by Ignacio Alaniz - foul #5 on Ignacio Alaniz, team foul #11 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Farrell (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Ignacio Alaniz, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar makes the free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Chris Dumond double dribbles | 70-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Stott (PF) Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Anthony Butts (SG) Loren Dibenedetto, Donald Pinette | |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Anthony Butts is denied by Gary Stott | 70-48 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Stott | 70-48 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Abel Lee | 72-48 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts connects on the shot from the right side | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Donald Wathen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-50 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts grabs the board | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Gary Stott picks off the pass by Kim Seale in the backcourt | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter runs out the clock | 72-50 |