| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward loses the dribble to James Das | 22-36 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | William Day lays it in | 24-36 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gene Parry - foul #3 on Gene Parry, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF) John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 3rd free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | William Day's pass is intercepted by Jeff Ward | 24-37 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals is called for a charge - foul #2 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, Darrell Ryals | |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Gene Parry grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Gene Parry clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is hacked by Gene Parry - foul #4 on Gene Parry, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SG) Gene Parry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Darrell Ryals (C) Rafael Rice, Jeff Ward | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson is whistled for traveling | 24-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward (C) Albert Sotomayor | |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds's pass is intercepted by Stefan Losh | 24-37 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh is denied on a dunk by James Das | 24-37 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals clanks a jumper from the right side | 24-37 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | James Das grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Virgil Dawson steals the ball from Walter Hammonds | 24-37 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh lays it in set up by Virgil Dawson | 24-39 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | James Das throws it down and he's hacked by Stefan Losh - foul #2 on Stefan Losh, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Steven Gill, William Day | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Jeff Ward | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | James Das misses the free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Albert Sotomayor | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fresh) SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) C - James Das (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield loses the dribble to Bruce Porter | 26-39 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chester Marks | 29-39 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor hits the follow up shot | 29-41 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Darrell Ryals swats the short shot by James Das | 29-41 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 29-43 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rafael Rice - foul #1 on Rafael Rice, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SF), William Day (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Walter Hammonds, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Darrell Ryals | |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Virgil Dawson | 31-45 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | William Day makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski and he's fouled by Rafael Rice - foul #2 on Rafael Rice, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | William Day misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Curtis Elias snags the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | William Day misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Albert Sotomayor | 33-45 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Jeff Ward steals it from Chester Marks | 33-45 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | William Day is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 33-47 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward misses the jump hook near the basket | 33-47 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | William Day snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:05 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Steven Gill tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Virgil Dawson | 35-49 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Darrell Ryals denies the turnaround by William Day | 35-49 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward is fouled on the floor by Gene Parry - foul #5 on Gene Parry, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Gene Parry, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Hammonds - foul #1 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor is whistled for a carry | 37-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Chester Marks clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Steven Gill's floater is tipped away by Darrell Ryals | 37-51 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Bruce Porter gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Gill | 40-51 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor blows the layup but the foul's on Bruce Porter - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (SG), William Day (PF) Steven Gill, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | James Das is fouled on the floor by Albert Sotomayor - foul #1 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Darrell Ryals (PF) Virgil Dawson, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SF) Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Rafael Rice, Darrell Ryals | |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Elias - foul #2 on Curtis Elias, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | William Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF) John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals slams it home | 40-57 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Chester Marks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #2 on Steven Gill, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (C) Steven Gill, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Day | 43-58 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh dunks the ball on a nice dish by Darrell Ryals and he's fouled by Walter Hammonds - foul #2 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Virgil Dawson, Jeff Ward | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Harvey Gray | 43-63 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Goggin | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor gets the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Gray | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Darrell Ryals (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Stefan Losh | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a runner in the lane | 45-66 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds tips it but misses | 45-66 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harvey Gray, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), Steven Gill (SF), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, Walter Hammonds, William Day, James Das | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | John Stanfield swats the layup by Curtis Elias | 45-66 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | A charge is called on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG) Rafael Rice | |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor gets the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Virgil Dawson | 45-68 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Day | 47-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-68 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day is fouled on the floor by Albert Sotomayor - foul #2 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Albert Sotomayor | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor runs out the clock | 48-68 |